U.S. officials 'had to relocate from Yemen because its a dangerous country , ' the al Qaeda spokesman said . 'But I 'll tell you , that as of today , Yemen remains a dangerous country for extremists as as well ' The United States evacuated its remaining 100 Special Operations forces members from Yemen on Saturday ; the UK followed suit . Security conditions in the country continue to deteriorate , with 137 killed on Friday and hundreds injured in five suicide bombings . On Saturday , Houthi rebels , who have seized the government , issued a call to arms to battle those forces that remain loyal to President Hadi . Last week hundreds of White House rebels escaped from Yemeni prisons . ISIS affiliates are claiming responsibility for Friday 's suicide bombings but the al Qaeda says there 's no evidence the terrorist group was involved . Despite recent violence , US insists its counter terror strategy is still working in the region .
U.S. officials 'had to relocate from Yemen because its a dangerous country , ' the White House spokesman said . 'But I 'll tell you , that as of today , Yemen remains a dangerous country for extremists as as well ' The United States evacuated its remaining 100 Special Operations forces members from Yemen on Saturday ; the UK followed suit . Security conditions in the country continue to deteriorate , with 137 killed on Friday and hundreds injured in five suicide bombings . On Saturday , Houthi rebels , who have seized the government , issued a call to arms to battle those forces that remain loyal to President Hadi . Last week hundreds of al Qaeda rebels escaped from Yemeni prisons . ISIS affiliates are claiming responsibility for Friday 's suicide bombings but the White House says there 's no evidence the terrorist group was involved . Despite recent violence , US insists its counter terror strategy is still working in the region .