The Yemeni political analyst Jamal Al-Awadhi said to YOL that the new US strategy of anti-terrorism in Yemen will lead to sectarian war between Shiites and Sunnis. It is known that the Sunnis  in Yemen, representing 70% , The whole people in  southern are Sunnis, while the people in  the north of north of Yemen are Shiite’ Al-Awadhi said.  He added that the US war against Al-Qaeda in the Sunni areas using the  militia of al-Houthi rebels (Shiite) made new alliances between Sunni tribes and al-Qaeda on the basis of al-Qaeda also belong to the Sunni sect . The Sunni tribes considered the Shiite Houthi attacks on their areas are targeted  the Sunnis in the light of the great historical differences and conflict between Sunnis and Shiites in Yemen’ Al-Awadhi Said.
Thus, al-Qaida is no longer fighting alone, but has become more powerful than ever  because of the alliance and cooperation with Sunni tribes to protect their areas of expansion of armed  Shiite militias’ the Yemeni analyst noted.

Al-Awadi added that if the current US news strategy continues  in the war against al-Qaeda in Yemen by the new alliance with the Houthis that will lead the expansion of armed clashes in more than one area and  instead of weakening al-Qaeda the result will be the opposite.

There are many examples where the Sunni tribes and al-Qaeda attacks in areas such as al-Beidah and Marib province cost al- Huothi militia dozens of victims daily, the United States should examine their strategy well in Yemen, where it became necessary to deal with the war against al-Qaida in Yemen with new means and more accurate, Al-Awadhi said.
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