The Pentagon is concerned that terrorist groups are exploiting the absence of legitimate authority in Yemen
English - Monday 02 December 2019 الساعة 03:50 pm
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"The Pentagon is concerned that terrorist groups such as al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula and ISIS, as well as Iran, could exploit power gaps in Yemen," Al-Monitor said.
The US Defense Department is leading efforts to push Congress to give it more power to provide security for diplomats and aid workers in conflict zones, a move that could allow US aid to penetrate Middle East war zones such as Yemen.
McMullroy said, "As part of Donald Trump's renewed defense strategy, the Department of Defense's Office of Special Operations and Low Intensity Conflict is groundbreaking legislation" that gives the Department of Defense the authority to initiate US and USAID stabilization initiatives in inaccessible areas. "
According to Al-Monitor, a Pentagon spokesman said US Undersecretary of Defense John Rudd, the third Pentagon official, made the proposal that would allow the agency to provide up to $ 25 million in logistical support and services to support the efforts of the State Department and USAID to stabilize.
He added, "The Pentagon's proposal is likely to enable the United States to play a greater role if negotiations succeed in ending Yemen's five-year war. Since the summer, the State Department has rushed to help the country's warring factions, including Abed Rabbo Mansour Hadi's government abroad, the Houthi militia and coalition led by Saudi Arabia and the Southern Transitional Council, to meet at the dialogue table
He said a senior defense intelligence official last week reported that Iran was not only providing "training, but also providing substantial financial assistance to the Houthi rebel group."
US and international officials are concerned that militias could establish themselves in hard-to-reach areas such as the southern region of the Yemeni mountains, making it difficult to target them through air surveillance only and the limited presence of US forces on the ground.
In this regard, Mc Mulroy said in an October statement "As part of the start of the Pentagon's irregular war strategy, this authority will be a small step towards enabling our inter-agency colleagues to bridge the gap quickly before our opponents can control power gaps, whether al-Qaeda is in Arabian Peninsula or ISIS or Iran, according to the same site.
Mulroy added that the Houthis took control of vital cities and ports, giving them the ability to steal humanitarian goods and increase troops to those areas to preempt attacks against them.
