Yemen
Yemen’s Mourning Feed
As fighting intensified this fall, Yemenis turned Facebook into a running record of the dead. Hundreds of posts trace the lives of students and graduates who felt they had no choice but to take up arms.
Yemen’s Preachers Go to War
Three Salafist commanders who rose from Yemen’s preaching circles are leading the Saudi-backed push to retake the west coast, and for Gen. Abdulrahman al-Mahrami, the campaign is a test of whether his battlefield reputation can translate to the national stage.
If Taiz Falls, Yemen May Never Be the Same
Yemen’s southwestern Taiz governorate has been a vital center of resistance to the Houthis for over a decade. If the group consolidates its hold on the area and takes the city of Taiz itself, the effects for the country could be lasting and profound.
In Yemen, No One Wants To Be a Teacher Anymore
Military recruitment and a collapsing riyal have drained Yemen’s teacher training colleges, with some departments now enrolling no students at all.
Southern Separatist Fighters Are Driving Saudi Gains Against the Houthis
Saudi Arabia's latest military achievements in Yemen followed an unusual Saudi-Emirati meeting in Riyadh and relied heavily on the UAE-backed Giants Brigades, whose southern separatist loyalties complicate who benefits from the win.
How Geography Has Changed the War in Yemen
The question in Yemen is no longer who controls Sanaa, or which faction holds this or that city. It is who can project power over one of the world’s most important maritime choke points, and through it over international trade, Red Sea security and the calculations of global powers.
Waiting for Yemen’s al-Sharaa
In a large online propaganda campaign in September, Yemen's government and its Saudi backers invoked Syria's revolution to promise Sanaa’s liberation. Within days, the Houthis had taken the coast of Bab al-Mandab.