1. War in Saada: From Local Insurrection to National Challenge
- Author:
- Christopher Boucek
- Publication Date:
- 04-2010
- Content Type:
- Working Paper
- Institution:
- Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
- Abstract:
- Yemen's leaders consider their sporadic war against the Houthi rebels a conflict they can win and, in so doing, discourage southern secessionists—a more immediate threat to their hold on power and the nation's territorial integrity. Instead, this war in the North has exposed greater vulnerabilities for the regime, weakened the central government, and emboldened other threats to Yemeni and global stability such as al-Qaeda.
- Topic:
- Political Violence, Civil War, Islam, Armed Struggle, Insurgency, and Sectarian violence
- Political Geography:
- Yemen and Arabia