article_snippet: With oil giant Saudi Arabia on Yemen' northern border and
article_snippet: Al-Shabaab base Somalia a short way across the sea, Yemen' is in a crucial position in the fight against terror.
article_snippet: But the United Nations has warned Yemen' is 'on the brink of civil war' after Iranian-backed Shia Muslim militants known as Houthis seized the capital in September.
article_snippet: Iranian-backed Shia Muslim militants known as Houthis seized the capital in September prompted a violent backlash by Sunni Muslim militants - including Al Qaeda, many of whose terrorist operations are run from Yemen'. '
article_snippet: On the brink of civil war': Yemeni gunmen loyal to the Houthi movement which has swept to power in Sanaa .
article_snippet: Houthis, meanwhile are continuing Houthis spread across Yemen' too prompting violent clashes with Sunni tribesmen.
article_snippet: Jamal Benomar, the UN Special Envoy to Yemen', said Last month: 'Jamal Benomar, the UN Special Envoy to Yemen believe the situation is very dangerous.
article_snippet: Yemen' is on the brink of civil war'.
article_snippet: Yemen' accused all sides of contributing to the political and economic turmoil and called for more talks.
article_snippet: Yemen' has been gripped by unrest since president Ali Abdullah Saleh stepped down in early 2012 after a bloody year-long popular uprising.