Varios grupos extremistas islamistas en Yemen han estado más activos que nunca, y Al Qaeda considera a Yemen una de sus zonas más importantes para planear ataques contra objetivos occidentales y para entrenar a la milicia y a terroristas suicidas.
Various Islamist extremist groups in Yemen have been more active than ever before, and al-Qaeda sees Yemen as one of its most important areas to plan attacks on Western targets and to train militia and potential suicide bombers.