Qaeda-U.S. (Yemen-Security‪)‬

Yemen Faces Stability Threats from Multiple Fronts More and more Yemen is edging closer to a nation on the brink of total collapse. The government is struggling to maintain security against threats on multiple fronts, Houthi rebels in the north, southern secessionists in the south, and a growing al Qaeda offshoot, al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP), throughout. Violence is on the rise and it is grabbing the attention of Yemen's neighbors, who fear spillover effects, and the Western World loathe to see a weak state become safe harbor for international terrorism.