Ominous partnership. The Yemen-based Houthi rebels regularly visit parts of southern Somalia controlled by al-Shabab and are providing the Islamist group with weapons and training in the use of drones and explosives, according to U.S. officials and security experts who spoke with the Financial Times. The Houthis reportedly want to conduct recruitment activities in Somalia […]
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