| Days after a
“humanitarian situation” compelled the Biden administration to revoke
the terrorist designation of a Yemen-based militant group, the U.S. is
sending the Islamic nation $191 million in assistance. Yemen is a
hotbed of terrorism that serves as the headquarters of Al Qaeda in the
Arabian Peninsula (AQAP). The international community strongly opposed the
Trump administration’s classification of another Yemeni radical faction,
Ansarallah, as a specially designated global terrorist entity asserting
that it would come with repercussions for humanitarian operations. In
a Federal Register bulletin announcing the move the State
Department writes that Ansarallah, also known as Partisans of God, has
committed or has attempted to commit, or poses a significant risk of
committing, or has participated in training to commit, acts of terrorism
that threaten the security of U.S. nationals or the national security,
foreign policy, or economy of the United States. |
