article_snippet: many army units have also grafted many army units onto parts of the army in the battle against al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) that is now raging in central and southern Yemen.
article_snippet: An Arab League summit in Egypt at the weekend agreed to form a joint military force, but that will take months at least to build.
article_snippet: This would suit both AQAP and ISIS
article_snippet: Baron says one critical question is whether ISIS and AQAP will now go head-to-head in trying to kill as many Houthis as possible.
article_snippet: There will be less actionable intelligence against one of al Qaeda's most potent affiliates, and al Qaeda's Sunni allies in the Middle East (and especially the Gulf) will have even less interest than before in dialogue with Iran on issues from Iran nuclear program to Iraq.
article_snippet: U.S. options have also diminished with the hurried withdrawal of some 100 military personnel from al-Anad airbase in the south of Yemen hours before Yemen was seized by Houthis.
article_snippet: Drone operations from the base had at least blunted AQAP's freedom of action, even if Drone operations from the base failed to eradicate the group.