Items by Khalil Dewan
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- June 17, 2017 Khalil Dewan
The US is failing to exploit tribal anti-AQAP sentiments in Yemen
Operation Enduring Freedom against Afghanistan was spearheaded by the United States after the 9/11 attacks and triggered the “War on Terror” which has since engulfed several other countries, including Yemen. In 2015, Yemen witnessed the beginning of Operation Decisive Storm by a coalition of Arab states led by Saudi...
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- June 8, 2017 Khalil Dewan
Qatar-Gulf Crisis: the Yemen element
Growing tensions in the Gulf have unleashed a full siege on Qatar, spearheaded by Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates. Accusations levied against Qatar include support for the Muslim Brotherhood, Al-Qaeda, Daesh and sectarian groups in Saudi Arabia and Yemen. Qatar has categorically denied funding terrorism and described...
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- June 3, 2017 Khalil Dewan
Russia’s role in Yemen: political negotiator or opportunist?
In a bid to secure key naval bases in Yemen, Russia is introducing itself to the conflict as a political negotiator. Sidestepping the United Nations (UN) framework and failed attempts to gather warring parties to the negotiations table, Russia’s intervention may trigger a dangerous new dynamic into an already...
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- May 25, 2017 Khalil Dewan
Operation Hudaydah: Yemen’s most wanted port
Since 2015, the Saudi-led coalition has been targeting the Iranian-backed Houthi group to force them out of Yemen’s capital, Sana’a. In the midst of the volatile and complex Yemen civil war awaits the impending military operation to retake the Houthi-controlled Hudaydah port located on the Red Sea coast –...
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- May 20, 2017 Khalil Dewan
Saudi-UAE divided over southern Yemen
The United Arab Emirates’ support for the newly formed Southern Political Council (SPC) has introduced a new political shift and tension within the Saudi-led coalition. The new dynamic in the conflict has undermined original political goals for Yemen’s sovereignty; supporting President Abd Rabbuh Mansur Hadi’s central government. Now, there...
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- May 18, 2017 Khalil Dewan
Yemen War: US-Saudi battlefield alliance quandary
The United States’ support for the Saudi-led coalition has introduced a dangerous new dynamic into an already volatile and complex conflict in Yemen. In addition to the US’ controversial counter-terrorism drone strikes, raids and special ops missions, America is indirectly supporting armed groups which fight alongside Al-Qaeda in the...
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- May 12, 2017 Khalil Dewan
Who’s fighting the war in Yemen?
The war in Yemen is now being fought by numerous armed groups fuelled by sectarian tension and geopolitical influences to shape the future of the country’s government. In March 2015, President Abd Rabbuh Mansur Hadi made a plea to surrounding Arab countries to assist in the military push-back of...
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- May 4, 2017 Khalil Dewan
Syria’s new death traps: Hospitals
Airstrikes targeted 11 Syrian hospitals in April, destroying infrastructure, killing patients and aid workers....
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- April 27, 2017 Khalil Dewan
Trump’s ‘temporary’ battlefields in Yemen and Somalia
Trump: One drone strike every 1.8 days, Obama: One every 5.4 days – Micah Zenko, Council on Foreign Relations...