Shaul Shay
(Senior research fellow at the International Institute for Counter-terrorism (ICT) at the Interdisciplinary Centre Herzliya and former deputy head of Israel’s National Security Council)
Copyright: @ 2024 Research Institute for European and American Studies (www.rieas.gr) Publication date: 23 March 2024
Note: The article reflects the opinion of the author and not necessarily the views of the Research Institute for European and American Studies
Al Qaeda of Arab Peninsula (AQAP), which was considered the most dangerous branch of the organization and whose terrorist activity has declined in recent years, is about to change its strategy due to 3 main reasons: new policy of the central command of al Qaeda, a new leader for the organization and the war in Gaza. These reasons caused a historic change in the relations between al Qaeda and the Houthis in Yemen from hostility and conflict to cooperation and this raise concerns that AQAP will once again be a significant actor in global terrorism.... Read more