How to prevent Yemen from sinking further into chaos? Question currently unanswered. The illustrate the climate of insecurity that prevails in this country.
The territory is under the control of various armed groups that oppose the one hand, the al-Qaida militants in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) and the other Houthi Shiite militia.
Yemen's President Abed Rabbo Mansour Hadi spoke Saturday for the first time since his sudden departure from the capital late January. He called on Shiite militiamen to release the institutions they occupy in Sana'a. And while denouncing Shiite extremism, he also attacked the Sunni armed groups accused of being the perpetrators of Friday.
These terrorist attacks that claimed more than 140 lives were claimed by the Islamic State group jihadist organization previously little present on the front of the Yemeni scene.
In this context of high instability, the United States evacuated their troops stationed at an air base in the south of the country. These soldiers were deployed there to supervise including drone strikes against al Qaeda.
Several countries, including France, have evacuated their nationals last month, and closed its embassy ( ).
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