July 23, 2012: In the south,
the ugly aftermath of months of fighting al Qaeda has to be cleaned up.
All the combat in a few cities left infrastructure wrecked and more
civilians unemployed. There's a shortage of food, water and much else.
The southerners are unhappy and government efforts to help are perceived
as inadequate.
The southern secessionist movement has emerged once more, now that the war with al Qaeda is over. The southern tribes still want more autonomy, if not a partition of the government into north and south. That won't happen, because the oil and gas is in the south.
The big problem is that the country has too many people and is running out of water, food and much else. Yemenis are fighting over what's left and southerners believe that northerners are taking more than their fair share. Alas, the southern independence movement is split by tribal and political allegiances. One faction backed al Qaeda, and that group is quiet now, having taken heavy losses as they fought alongside al Qaeda gunmen since last February.
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The southern secessionist movement has emerged once more, now that the war with al Qaeda is over. The southern tribes still want more autonomy, if not a partition of the government into north and south. That won't happen, because the oil and gas is in the south.
The big problem is that the country has too many people and is running out of water, food and much else. Yemenis are fighting over what's left and southerners believe that northerners are taking more than their fair share. Alas, the southern independence movement is split by tribal and political allegiances. One faction backed al Qaeda, and that group is quiet now, having taken heavy losses as they fought alongside al Qaeda gunmen since last February.
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