Yemen’s Civil War Protagonists: A New Leader of Al Qaeda?

• Main Author: Mohammed Sinan Siyech
• Other Authors: S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies
• Format: Commentary
• Language: English
• Published: 2015
• Subjects: DRNTU::Social sciences::Political science
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/80354; http://hdl.handle.net/10220/38901
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

In Yemen’s civil war, the emergence of Qasim al Raymi as the leader of Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) has been accompanied by its tactical victories in southern Yemen. However the civil war is likely to end with a decisive victory over the Houthis by forces of the current president.