Al-Qaeda Insurgency (30 dez 1988 ano – 1 nov 2009 ano)
Descrição:
Geography: South Yemen, Eastern provinces and Transnational groups all across the Arabian peninsula (AQAP)
Warring Factions: Al Qaeda group headed by Osama Bin Laden, AQAP affiliated Islamist groups in the peninsula vs Yemeni Government forces, local militias and International counterterrorism forces USA, UN coalition, Anti soviet Afghan Jihadist group, Yemeni Socialist Party, Saudi Led Coalition confronted the Houthi group
Duration: 1988 - 2009
Weapons Supplier: USA, Soviet Bloc, smuggled weapons and illegal trade, Saudi Arabia, UAE backed Yemeni forces against AQAP
Description: The insurgence of the Al Qaeda Islamist extremist jihadist group that began to inspire other similar groups across the Arab Peninsula, these groups exploited state weaknesses and fought civil wars to seize power territorial gains and conducted ‘terrorist’ attacks to establish control they were targeted by many international actors and the Yemeni Government.
30, 1998 – Wed, Aug 25, 2010
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Data:
30 dez 1988 ano
1 nov 2009 ano
~ 20 years