Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQPA): genesis and influence on the war in Yemen
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https://doi.org/10.24201/fi.v60i4.2678Keywords:
Yemen, 2015 war, al-Qaeda, al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula, HouthisAbstract
The war in Yemen is one of the conflicts that most requires attention and analysis today. This text offers an analysis of one of the least-studied actors in this conflict: al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (aqpa). The paper seeks to show how this group has evolved over a long period, in response to the global, regional, and domestic Yemeni context. With the outbreak of war in 2015, the organization reinvented itself as a pole of power standing apart from the conflict between the Houthis and the Saudi Arabia-UAE coalition. This makes it essential to understand their role in the current war and the future implications for Yemen.
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