The Associated Press has revealed that the US-backed Saudi-led coalition in Yemen has made secret deals with the local Al Qaida affiliate, AQAP, even recruiting its militants to fight Houthi rebels. Saudi analyst Ali Al-Ahmed says that the US is not just looking the other way — it’s involved

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Why the US Silence over Saudi-Al Qaeda Alliance in Yemen?

by Aaron Maté, The Real News Network
August 8, 2018

<h1>Why the US Silence over Saudi-Al Qaeda Alliance in Yemen?</h1> <p class="byline">by Aaron Maté, The Real News Network <br />August 8, 2018</p> <p>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=biY4lVSxmvg</p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400">The Associated Press has revealed that the US-backed Saudi-led coalition in Yemen has made secret deals with the local Al Qaida affiliate, AQAP, even recruiting its militants to fight Houthi rebels. Saudi analyst Ali Al-Ahmed says that the US is not just looking the other way — it’s involved</span></p> <p>This <a target="_blank" href="https://therealnews.com/why-the-us-silence-over-saudi-al-qaeda-alliance-in-yemen">article</a> first appeared on <a target="_blank" href="https://therealnews.com">The Real News Network</a> and is republished here under a Creative Commons license.<img src="https://i0.wp.com/therealnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/cropped-TRNN-2021-logomark-square.png?fit=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1" style="width:1em;height:1em;margin-left:10px;"><img id="republication-tracker-tool-source" src="https://therealnews.com/?republication-pixel=true&post=178365&amp;ga4=G-7LYS8R7V51" style="width:1px;height:1px;"></p> Copy to Clipboard

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