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Elisabeth Kendall

4 months

Out today @EngelsbergIdeas : I have written an explainer on #Yemen 's Houthis & the Red Sea attacks ▪️Who are the #Houthis & what do they want? ▪️What is the link to #Israel - #Gaza ? ▪️What is #Iran 's role? ▪️Can they be reined in? ▪️How likely is all-out war?

The Houthis’ forgotten war goes global

The Houthis emerged in Yemen as an Islamist movement in the late 1980s. Following the war in Gaza, their significance has grown as they disrupt trade through the Red Sea, with dangerous potential for...

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Elisabeth Kendall

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5 years

#ISIS #Yemen thwarted by loudly squawking bird: Heroic bird relentlessly drowns out ISIS-Y's attempt to renew allegiance to the caliph. Leader's feeble memory adds to the woes... These bodged "takes" didn't make it into the official video of this solemn event, released end July

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@JohnJCrace @guardian I was getting a falafel sandwich in #Beirut last night. Falafel guy "Where you from?" Me "Britain" Falafel guy falls about laughing "Here to monitor the protests? [I'm not, but we were speaking Arabic] Look at your own mess! [more laughs]" So much for British soft power...

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Elisabeth Kendall

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5 years

This is deeply disturbing. In today's @Guardian podcast, @GuardianAnushka speaks in depth to @carolecadwalla & @shahmiruk on how #VoteLeaveBrokeTheLaw , then tried to undermine the whistle-blower. The rot appears to go to the heart of government. #Brexit

Blowing the whistle on Brexit – podcast

A year after revealing that the official leave campaign broke electoral law, whistleblower Shahmir Sanni and Guardian and Observer journalist Carole Cadwalladr assess the impact of the story. Plus...

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Elisabeth Kendall

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7 years

Not that anyone was wondering..."Why I became a #jihad #poetry critic" #Yemen #AQAP @Politics_Oxford @PembrokeOxford

Why I became a jihadist poetry critic

Osama bin Laden, like other jihadists, wrote poems. These might not win any literary prizes, but Elisabeth Kendall believes they could help fight extremism.

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4 years

Just had a WhatsApp from a tribesman in #Yemen 's north-east deserts, checking to see if I'm ok. Apparently they've just heard news of how many Brits🇬🇧 are dying from #CoronaVirus . How lovely is that? I wish Brits were equally worried about what Yemenis 🇾🇪 are dying from...

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4 years

#Yemen : Finally something that the Houthis, STC & Hadi government can all agree on... All 3 rival power structures have released warm words of respect, appreciation & condolence on the passing of #Oman 's #SultanQaboos . It's hard to imagine any other world leader achieving this

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Elisabeth Kendall

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4 months

I spoke to BBC News about why #Yemen 's #Houthis are doing what they're doing in the #RedSea . (Live from @GirtonCollege @Cambridge_Uni )

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6 years

UK #Parliament is currently in an emergency debate on #Yemen . Turnout is disgraceful. This is how the House Chamber looks right now. British voters do care about famine, cholera, blockade, sale of UK weapons that *may* kill civilians, atrocities on all sides. Why don't our MPs?

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Elisabeth Kendall

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3 years

Excellent news: Journalist Adel al-Hasani released after 6 months horrific detention in #Yemen . Well done to the MANY who raised his case privately, and also to public voices incl @hrw @RoKhanna @guardian @patrickwintour @HuffPost @AkbarSAhmed @CNN @theintercept @SuaadS (old pic)

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Elisabeth Kendall

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5 years

Strongly disagree with views aired in @Guardian & @BBCNewsnight that revoking #ISIS bride #ShamimaBegum 's citizenship is racist. UK Home Secretary (himself of Pakistani Muslim heritage) acted -rightly or wrongly- because she opted to join ISIS not because of her Bangladeshi roots

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Elisabeth Kendall

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4 years

Flags at UK royal residences & government buildings are flying half-mast today to mark the passing of #SultanQaboos . The special relationship between #Britain & #Oman - and our monarchs - is long & enduring. All respect to Oman for a swift & smooth transition to Sultan Haitham

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Elisabeth Kendall

@Dr_E_Kendall

7 years

Latest #alQaeda paper just out. Congrats #SteveBannon for being lead story with headline "the war is with #Islam as a religion". Yes, a gift

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Elisabeth Kendall

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10 months

The #Yemen war could be heading into a new phase focused on the south. There are both regional & international interests at play. Read this important new article by @gregorydjohnsen for @GulfStatesInst

The Growing Battle for South Yemen

Now that the war against the Houthis appears to be nearing an end, the head of the Southern Transitional Council is making his move to push for Southern independence.

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Elisabeth Kendall

@Dr_E_Kendall

3 years

#AlQaeda in #Yemen releases slick new video stoking tensions in south & showcasing attacks on #UAE -backed Security Belt checkpoints in #Abyan . Title “From the Field” bodes badly: it echoes an action series title from 2014-15 when #AQAP ramped up ops in south. Batarfi looks well

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Elisabeth Kendall

@Dr_E_Kendall

2 years

The UK's new #EducationMinister puts out a statement in which 5 of the 7 sentences contain grammatical errors. My 11 year old niece could do a better job.

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Elisabeth Kendall

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5 years

UK Foreign Minister's defence of #Brexit in @WashingtonPost is embarrassing -We survived World War 2 (Not reassuring) -Our mighty int'l standing remains (No. But anyway Brexit hasn’t happened yet) -We have a nuclear deterrent (Hopefully this is irrelevant)

Britain has been shaping the world for centuries. That won’t change with Brexit: article by Jeremy...

Writing in the Washington Post, the Foreign Secretary says there is no doubt that Britain will retain all the capabilities of a global power after Brexit.

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Elisabeth Kendall

@Dr_E_Kendall

6 years

#AlQaeda 's women's wire tackles that awkward question: Men enjoy 72 virgins, but what's so great about Paradise for #women ? Cue Imam al-Qurtubi (d.1273): Women will be prettier & higher ranking than the virgins. I think it's safe to assume AQ's women's wire is written by guys

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Elisabeth Kendall

@Dr_E_Kendall

5 years

What's going on in #Aden , #Yemen ? Here's a short extract from my interview this afternoon on France24

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Elisabeth Kendall

@Dr_E_Kendall

3 years

New 2-page statement from #AlQaeda in #Yemen congratulates #Taliban on victory in #Afghanistan . #AQAP concludes that this: - Heralds wider triumphs & a new era of Islamic rule - Proves #jihad is the way to achieve goals - Reveals the “democracy game” & peaceful means as a mirage

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Elisabeth Kendall

@Dr_E_Kendall

3 years

Alleged new #AQAP statement claiming to lead fight vs Houthis in Bayda #Yemen is fake (or at best a rogue splinter). Here's why -Numbered statements fell out after 2017 -Header has been grey since 9/2020 -Was not issued on official wire -Omits footer -No parallel CE date -Style..

علي النسي

@aalnaasi

3 years

#البيضاء ⓵ تنظيم فاعدة الجهاد في جزيرة العرب-ولاية البيضاء يصدر بيانا يؤكد ان التنظيم هو من يقاتل في جبهتي الزاهر والصومعه كقوة اساسيه ولا وجود لقوات هادي فيها كما اكدت لكم اكثر من مرة سابقا.

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Elisabeth Kendall

@Dr_E_Kendall

3 years

#Yemen 's Houthis & #ISIS claim to be fighting one other in #Marib . This claim serves the interests of both. Be sceptical. In January, the UN Panel of Experts concluded that " #ISIL may have affiliated themselves with those Houthis that they were fighting" (S/2021/79, Annex 5 p.66)

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Elisabeth Kendall

@Dr_E_Kendall

1 year

Seven years ago today, PhD student Giulio #Regeni was abducted whilst conducting fieldwork in #Egypt . He was tortured and murdered. His killers have not been brought to justice. We will never forget. #veritapergiulioregeni

Remembering Giulio Regeni (1988-2016)

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Elisabeth Kendall

@Dr_E_Kendall

4 years

#Yemen : So impressed that tribes in the deserts of #Mahra decided to postpone their annual #camel race. They sent me a WhatsApp saying they want to help limit #CoronaVirus spread. Ten years ago they had barely heard of the internet... Here's a pic of the event a few years back

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Elisabeth Kendall

@Dr_E_Kendall

4 months

Eight years ago today, our PhD student #GiulioRegeni was abducted whilst conducting fieldwork in #Egypt . He was tortured and murdered. Justice has yet to be done. Today we unveiled a plaque for Giulio. We will never forget. #veritapergiulioregeni

Girton College remembers former student Giulio Regeni (1988-2016)

www.girton.cam.ac.uk

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Elisabeth Kendall

@Dr_E_Kendall

5 years

This breaking news is hard to digest. #UAE court has just sentenced British student Matthew Hedges to life in prison for spying. He was researching UAE foreign policy for his PhD.

Al Jazeera Breaking News

@AJENews

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BREAKING: UAE appeals court sentences UK PhD student Matthew Hedges to life in prison for spying and supplying sensitive information to external actors

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Elisabeth Kendall

@Dr_E_Kendall

6 years

Ladies, some good news to cheer up your weekend! #AlQaeda has confirmed that “There’s Romance After 40” (latest issue of its #women ’s guidance magazine, Baytu-ki 6 p.11). Article subtitle is a bit less encouraging: “How do I find it after everything in me has withered?” #jihad

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Elisabeth Kendall

@Dr_E_Kendall

5 years

Impromptu #English lessons in east #Yemen 's #Mahra lands. #TinTin sure gets around...

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Elisabeth Kendall

@Dr_E_Kendall

4 years

The final, and most spectacular, of my snapshots of Arabic road signs. Can someone please make this into a T-shirt?

Elisabeth Kendall

@Dr_E_Kendall

4 years

And here's another one. Remember: it's a description, not an instruction...

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@Dr_E_Kendall

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January issue of #alQaeda ’s #women ’s magazine returns to that old dilemma: Men get virgins in Paradise but what do women get? Sheikh Ibn Jibreen’s fatwa to the rescue: Women will be reunited with husbands & recreated as virgins No risk of a mass female stampede to Paradise then

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Elisabeth Kendall

@Dr_E_Kendall

2 years

What an incredible welcome from Cambridge University's @GirtonCollege . I feel very privileged to be here. The "Installation of the Mistress" was a truly memorable and magnificent ceremony!

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Elisabeth Kendall

@Dr_E_Kendall

4 months

As reports come in of another missile strike by #Yemen 's #Houthis on a vessel in the #RedSea , here's why US-UK strikes are unlikely to act as a deterrent. (From an earlier interview with Germany's DW, live from @GirtonCollege , @Cambridge_Uni )

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@Dr_E_Kendall

5 years

Following @realDonaldTrump 's controversial tweet on #GolanHeights , the UK government does not mince its words: "The UK views the Golan Heights as territory occupied by #Israel . Annexation of territory by force is prohibited under international law"

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Elisabeth Kendall

@Dr_E_Kendall

7 years

GOOD: UK Parliament focuses on #Yemen for 2nd time this week with 3.5 hour Yemen debate today. BAD: I calculate that only 3% of MPs attended

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@Dr_E_Kendall

5 years

When I first crossed this desert border between #Yemen & #Oman before the war, there was barely a vehicle in sight. Now the "no man's land" between them is a massive jam of trucks heading *into* Yemen. No wonder rival groups seek to control this lucrative entry point #WarEconomy

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@Dr_E_Kendall

3 years

Why the escalating conflict in #Yemen 's #Marib is significant, in 1-minute. (The clip is from a longer interview last night on France 24)

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Elisabeth Kendall

@Dr_E_Kendall

6 years

No, @ForeignPolicy , it is not "Time for Peace Talks with #IslamicState & #alQaeda ". This would bestow legitimacy on groups that the vast majority of locals abhor. Far better to address the deep grievances that drive people to join them in the first place

Time for Peace Talks With ISIS and Al Qaeda?

With options limited for fighting terrorists, negotiations may be the best remaining alternative.

foreignpolicy.com

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Elisabeth Kendall

@Dr_E_Kendall

5 years

Now for some good news from #Yemen : How to say "camel's milk" in the Mahri #language of east Yemen Mahri is a distinct & ancient language, not an #Arabic dialect. It's also spoken in west #Oman . To preserve it, a new Mahri Language Centre is creating a system of writing for it!

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Elisabeth Kendall

@Dr_E_Kendall

5 years

3 weeks ago, an #alQaeda -linked media organisation put out an ad for translators. Their English site has now launched. But I suggest the jihadists review their interview process. If they weren't already going down for #terrorism , they should all be arrested for grammatical crimes

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@Dr_E_Kendall

5 months

Who are #Yemen 's Houthis & where did they come from? This week's most-viewed paper on my @academia page is "Militant #Jihad & the #Houthi Insurgency in #Yemen " (Handbook of U.S. #Counterterrorism and Irregular Warfare Operations, 2021). It's free here:

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Elisabeth Kendall

@Dr_E_Kendall

5 years

Tempted to marry a mujahid? Dec issue of #alQaeda #women ’s magazine details “Husband’s Rights”. Wife is in “custody”, needs his permission to exit home, must “fully service his needs”, wait on "his" kids, not interfere, offer no opinion. I'm detecting hints the author may be male

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Elisabeth Kendall

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5 years

Nice one @Facebook . You've removed my piss-take of #alQaeda 's Xmas message. Yet in May, when I reported the Facebook page hosting 57 full issues of alQaeda's hate-filled newspaper, you told me you couldn't find anything wrong with it... #ChristmasTurkey

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Elisabeth Kendall

@Dr_E_Kendall

1 year

Gorgeous #Girton : it was minus 6 this morning, jogging around @GirtonCollege @Cambridge_Uni in the frost!

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Elisabeth Kendall

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3 years

THREAD What is #alQaeda in #Yemen ? The #AQAP label is losing meaning. It's hastily deployed to describe a range of actors & acts. This clouds what’s really going on. Today, so-called “AQAP militants” fall into at least 5 categories: fake, former, pragmatic, committed, active

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Elisabeth Kendall

@Dr_E_Kendall

8 years

Awkward. #AlQaeda fan channels quieten down about #MunichAttack on news of killer's Iranian descent (hence he could be Shiite & their enemy)

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5 years

This is significant. The #alQaeda newspaper, al-Masra, has today been resurrected after 16-month gap. Leads with #Khashoggi . #Jihadist journalism take is that #Saudi is finding scapegoats to appease America & Crown Prince is a "murderer". Story makes it onto 4 of the 8 pages

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@Dr_E_Kendall

4 years

Former hostage Terry Waite was asked by @Channel4News for ways of coping with #isolation For the record, STAYING AT HOME is not comparable to being kidnapped in Beirut & held captive by #Hezbollah for 5 years. Please can the media stop stoking hysteria #LockdownNow #COVID ー19

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@Dr_E_Kendall

5 years

Much attention is on #UAE military drawdown in #Yemen . Remember, UAE 1. is not pulling out 2. is distancing itself from an unpopular, devastating, unwinnable war with Houthis in North & West 3. is increasing its presence in some areas 4. has proxy forces in place across the South

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Elisabeth Kendall

@Dr_E_Kendall

3 years

2/ For more analysis on how the relationship between #Yemen 's Houthis and so-called #ISIS has evolved, read my paper for @NewlinesInst (especially section 3) here:

ISIS in Yemen: Caught in a Regional Power Game - New Lines Institute

The Islamic State in Yemen has changed over the past two years from simply being a branch of the transnational jihadist movement to an entity resembling a proxy or a tool in a broader conflict...

newlinesinstitute.org

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@Dr_E_Kendall

4 years

Shocking: UK government to resume #ArmsSales to #Saudi for use in #Yemen after finding no "pattern" of violations Well here's a pattern: For 5 years in a row, the @UN Expert Panel has reported Saudi violations in Yemen Extracts below from UN Report 2020 are just the latest...

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@Dr_E_Kendall

5 years

NEW #AQAP statement on south #Yemen (used old header date). Longest for 3+ years -Strongly against dividing Yemen -Current events planned by coalition -Criticizes #Saudi , but #UAE even more -UAE deserted Houthi war, exploited south, created “swamp of chaos” -Solution is #jihad

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Elisabeth Kendall

@Dr_E_Kendall

8 months

#AlQaeda in #Yemen has relaunched its epic magazine Sada al-Malahim after a gap of over 12 years. It's yet another sign that #AQAP remains a persistent threat, albeit its brand/concept has evolved. Issues 1-16 were published 2008-11. This is issue 17.

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@Dr_E_Kendall

3 years

If you want to understand what is going on with the #Taliban and #Afghanistan , listen to this excellent #podcast . @ColeBunzel @HooverInst talks to @asfandyarmir @StanfordCISAC . These two experts have it covered.

The Return Of The Islamic Emirate Of Afghanistan: A Conversation With Asfandyar Mir

Asfandyar Mir joins the podcast to discuss the crisis in Afghanistan, the political dynamics of the Taliban, and the threat of al-Qaida and the Islamic State.

www.hoover.org

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Elisabeth Kendall

@Dr_E_Kendall

2 years

I'm deeply honoured (and utterly thrilled!) to have been elected to an Honorary Fellowship @PembrokeOxford . Huge thanks 🙏. So happy we'll be keeping our link alive after I move to "the other place" ( @GirtonCollege , @Cambridge_Uni )!

Pembroke College

@PembrokeOxford

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We are delighted to share that @Dr_E_Kendall has been elected to an Honorary Fellowship at Pembroke College! This is in recognition of her distinguished academic career as a British Arabist & her services to the College and its community. Read more here:

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3 years

Be wary of articles alleging an #alQaeda surge in #Yemen . Some conflict parties gain from such news In fact - #AQAP is fragmented -Its recent media flood is mostly old footage -The "1000s of fighters" refers to a 2019 report which was outdated even then

Yemen's Al-Qaeda Regenerates Amid Battle for the North

Years of setbacks have weakened the once-mighty Yemeni branch of Al-Qaeda, but the militants are seizing the opportunity to regenerate.

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2 years

Big news: UN Envoy announces 2-month #truce in #Yemen from tomorrow ▪️Military offensives halt ▪️Hudaydah ports open to fuel ships ▪️Sanaa airport opens for commercial flights ▪️Space to work on more permanent resolution It's easy to be sceptical, but right now this is progress

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Yes, the threat of #Yemen 's #Houthis & #alQaeda collaborating is real but it's neither new nor unique. Three important points: 1. The Houthis have a history of doing business with #AQAP when needs must 2. There's evidence they did the same with #ISIS 2018-20 3. The Houthis are

The Telegraph

@Telegraph

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🔴 Iran-backed rebels providing weapons to former enemies and doing prisoner swaps in fight to overthrow secessionists in south, experts say Read more 👇

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6 years

Re US claims yday of #Iran 's role in #Yemen , note -Iran wasn't the military game-changer for the Houthis 2014-15. Former Pres Saleh was, bringing with him c.2/3 of Yemeni military -Houthi grievances were domestically generated - #Saudi -led campaign has assisted not diminished Iran

Foreign Policy

@ForeignPolicy

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Nikki Haley claims that the U.N. has obtained “undeniable” evidence that Iran supplied Yemeni insurgents with missiles and other arms. But U.N. Secretary General Antonion Guterres reached no such conclusion.

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#Saudi Minister assures the world that the investigation into #Khashoggi 's killing will show it was a rogue operation. I'm sure it will. But the whole point of an investigation is that one isn't supposed to know the result in advance.

Amid sanctions calls, Saudis deny prince had role in slaying

A top Saudi official is insisting his country's crown prince had no role in the October slaying of Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi.

apnews.com

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5 years

#Germany has again extended its ban on weapons exports to #SaudiArabia . It was due to end Sunday. Germany also called on #France & #Britain (who had pressured it to lift the ban) to ensure their weapons are not used by Saudi in #Yemen .

Germany extends ban on arms sales to Saudi Arabia

German arms exports to Riyadh have been halted since October 2018, after the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi. The weapons freeze has been criticized by France and the UK.

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@Dr_E_Kendall

6 years

#Yemen : As if cholera & diptheria were not enough, measles is now spreading among children. War/blockade has disrupted vaccines/medicine & food shortage has weakened immunity. Measles is not "normally" fatal. But if vaccines & medicine can't get through, children will die.

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Arabists know to ignore #Google Translate. This really useful article by D. M. Varisco lists quality #Arabic dictionaries now available online. No need to march around clutching 10 volumes of Lisan al-'Arab... #Languages

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2 years

A government that vets guest speakers for potentially critical views is disturbing. The carefully framed rationale may sound acceptable but I'm sceptical (I've experienced it). And don't forget: these are the folks lecturing universities on free speech...

UK civil servants to vet social media of guest speakers at one Whitehall ministry

Jacob Rees-Mogg’s allies endorse new Cabinet Office edict to trawl accounts for criticism of officials or policy

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5 years

My new article on #IslamicState in #Yemen (ISY) covers 4 questions 1/Why did ISY fail to take root? 2/What are its challenges? 3/What's behind ISY's recent conflict with #AQAP ? 4/Where next for ISY? Abstract attached. Or read it all for free via this link:

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As tensions rise in #Yemen , #AQAP releases new video of leader Batarfi blaming all ills on America, Jews, Christians, Iran, Saudi, UAE + agents, who are all somehow aligned. Flatters Abyan & Shabwa tribes & claims UAE/STC efforts to sow discord between #alQaeda & tribes failed

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4 years

My new piece for @WashInstitute explains how #alQaeda in the Arabian Peninsula may be changing. Please read it. All of it! #AQAP #Yemen

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#ISIS in #Yemen has changed. It is no longer simply a branch of transnational #jihad , but a #proxy in a broader regional power game. I've been tracking this group for years. Here are the results. @CGPdc @PembrokeOxford @UniofOxford

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5 years

So here we have a #Christmas message from #alQaeda . Not exactly glad tidings of goodwill. It promises hellfire even for Muslims if they send greetings for this "infidel festival" & retailers if they display Xmas symbols (er, its own message shows a bearded sheikh in a red suit..)

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4 years

#AlQaeda seizes the moment to release new 83-page issue of "One Ummah" magazine - in English. That's significant as it focuses on current challenges like ▪️ #BlackLivesMatter protests ▪️ #Covid_19 ▪️Economic downturn Frames these as religious issues generated by infidel regimes

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Cheeky dress rehearsal for conferring degrees at @Cambridge_Uni 's Senate House! (Thanks a million to the Esquire Bedell & Praelector @EMHistoryMaghe ... patience is golden!)

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7 years

Well done #Oman (again!) for securing another release in #Yemen : Indian priest kidnapped in #Aden 18 months ago by #IslamicState is now free

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9 months

Foreign Office at last apologises to Matthew Hedges @Mhedgesh over mishandling his imprisonment & #torture in #UAE . Let's also remember the unsung heroes in such cases: Matthew's wife Daniela lobbied relentlessly (as did Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe's husband Richard when she was

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Elisabeth Kendall

@Dr_E_Kendall

1 year

It's not often one gets to unpick the #Yemen conflict for several hours on camera. Depressing stuff. Amid all the Ukraine horror, don't forget Yemen. An 8-part documentary series is in the offing...

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Elisabeth Kendall

@Dr_E_Kendall

4 years

UK raises #terrorism threat level to SEVERE. This assessment seems right. After #ViennaTerrorAttack and the spate of attacks in #France , further acts of terror (including copycat attacks) are a real possibility.

UK terrorism threat level raised to 'severe'

It means an attack is highly likely but there is no specific intelligence of an imminent incident.

www.bbc.co.uk

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Elisabeth Kendall

@Dr_E_Kendall

6 years

Where did the #Yemen war spring from? And who's in power? Here are my answers in a 2 minute nutshell for BBC Radio today. Hats off to listeners of "Good Morning #Scotland " who woke up to these & multiple other pressing questions about this forgotten war

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Elisabeth Kendall

@Dr_E_Kendall

4 years

Explosive statement just released by #Yemen 's Southern Transitional Council asserts: " #alQaeda & #Daesh activity has returned under the cover of the 'legal government', facilitated & supported by its military & security forces" Specifies Shabwa, Abyan, Hadramawt #AQAP #ISIS

المجلس الانتقالي الجنوبي

@STCSouthArabia

4 years

تصريح صحفي

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Elisabeth Kendall

@Dr_E_Kendall

7 years

Shameless plug: Brush up your #Arabic this summer with this quick-fix vocab building series, now with audio files for phone/iPod (20% off!)

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Elisabeth Kendall

@Dr_E_Kendall

3 years

1/ New #alQaeda video "America Burns" portrays #Trump + his supporters as doing the mujahidin's work for them. Says it was Allah's will that the 4th plane on 9/11 did not reach its target, the US #Capitol Building. Watching Americans🇺🇸 destroy it themselves "brings greater joy"

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Elisabeth Kendall

@Dr_E_Kendall

5 months

1/ #AlQaeda rings in the New Year with a new 46-minute video under #AQAP #Yemen 's "Inspire" label, newly branded "Open Source Jihad". It urges #jihad attacks inside America🇺🇸, Britain🇬🇧, France🇫🇷 & the EU🇪🇺 as retribution for the #Israel - #Gaza war.

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Elisabeth Kendall

@Dr_E_Kendall

4 years

I may have just stumbled upon the world's most useless powerpoint slide. #IslamicLaw

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Elisabeth Kendall

@Dr_E_Kendall

2 years

10 years ago this week, Hadi was elected #President of #Yemen & recognised by the UK, US & other powers. He's still in place. Now seems an appropriate time to remember that: 1. He was the sole election candidate 2. He was elected for 2 years (2012-14) 3. He lives in #SaudiArabia

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Elisabeth Kendall

@Dr_E_Kendall

2 years

New #AlQaeda video hammers home Zawahiri's flourishing desire for harmony, tolerance & forgiveness. "Together to Allah 3" modestly admits parts1&2 may have been a bit dry. They were. So is this, apart from a bizarre anecdote of a bedouin who urinated in a mosque (he was forgiven)

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Elisabeth Kendall

@Dr_E_Kendall

2 months

1/ What do we know about the new leader of #alQaeda in the Arabian Peninsula, #Yemen -born Sa'd bin 'Atif al-'Awlaqi [US sp. Sa'ad bin Atef al-Awlaki] (pictured), who was elected following the death of Khalid Batarfi, announced by #AQAP in a 15-minute video address yesterday?

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Elisabeth Kendall

@Dr_E_Kendall

2 years

1) Official wire of #alQaeda in #Yemen has just released a plea for freedom by @UN official kidnapped with 4 colleagues in February. It's emotional. Some is scripted, some clearly not. Begs for #AQAP demands to be met or "get the body bags ready"

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Elisabeth Kendall

@Dr_E_Kendall

5 years

Grateful, as ever, to locals in #Mahra , east #Yemen , for taking great care of me. Tensions are high as various actors, domestic & external, compete for influence & power. Locals fervently hope that their beautiful & culturally-rich region can be spared being dragged into conflict

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Elisabeth Kendall

@Dr_E_Kendall

5 years

Latest #alQaeda #women 's magazine offers 7 handy tips on how to deal with one's husband, including -"Attend expertly to his conjugal rights" -"Eagerly seek his pleasure; don't be lazy" -Educate "his" kids in #Islam -When it's tough just "think of his superiority" Easy, isn't it?

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Elisabeth Kendall

@Dr_E_Kendall

4 years

Love this! #Oman is celebrating its rich heritage of #poetry battles by issuing 4 beautiful stamps. This famous "Maidan" tradition comes with #music & #dance . Both men & #women take part. It requires wit, skill & eloquence! (Via @oman_post ) #بريد_عمان #عمان #شعر

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Elisabeth Kendall

@Dr_E_Kendall

3 years

When is a #famine not a famine? When it's too hard to access the data to prove it 🙏 Al Jazeera for the opportunity to highlight #Yemen 's ongoing suffering on @AJInsideStory tonight

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Elisabeth Kendall

@Dr_E_Kendall

2 years

40% of #Yemen 's cereal imports come from #Ukraine & #Russia . Coupled with war & currency collapse, a new IPC Yemen report predicts: ▪️19m will go hungry ▪️3.5m kids under 5 & young mums will suffer acute malnutrition Millions are relying on tomorrow's UN pledging event for Yemen

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Elisabeth Kendall

@Dr_E_Kendall

5 years

Horrifying new #Yemen report launched yesterday by @UNDP & @GermanyUN . Data modelling by @PardeeCenterIFs shows if war continues: -By end 2019 75% of Yemenis will be in poverty -By 2020 it will be poorest country in world -By 2030 95% will be malnourished

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Elisabeth Kendall

@Dr_E_Kendall

2 years

Impossible to resist photo-bombing #DavidBeckham ! #Doha ⚽️

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Elisabeth Kendall

@Dr_E_Kendall

3 years

#AlQaeda in #Yemen ’s new video message to #America ▪️Cheers #Taliban victory ▪️Gloats at extracts from #Biden ’s #Afghanistan pullout speech ▪️Says biggest 🇺🇸 loss was reputation ▪️Tells US it will never be safe while it supports #Israel ▪️Suggests new attacks on US are planned

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Elisabeth Kendall

@Dr_E_Kendall

3 years

A new push for a political solution to the #Yemen war is underway. Today, the UN Envoy to Yemen begins a 2-day trip to #Iran . This is significant. It comes as 🇺🇸 halts support for #Saudi offensive ops, stops relevant #arms sales to Saudi & #UAE , & appoints Envoys for Iran & Yemen

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Elisabeth Kendall

@Dr_E_Kendall

6 years

New outfit for Eid al-Adha (Festival of Sacrifice)! Plus the Mahri equivalent of trick-or-treaters, and a gang of knife-dodging goats.

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Elisabeth Kendall

@Dr_E_Kendall

5 years

Privilege to analyze the #Yemen war with so many officers from all over the Islamic world. There aren’t many occasions where senior military figures from #UAE #Saudi #Qatar #Oman & others can sit together & constructively discuss their takes. Thanks @NATO_DefCollege in #Rome

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Elisabeth Kendall

@Dr_E_Kendall

5 years

#Yemen gov & #STC southern separatists are in talks in Jeddah, but developments on ground continue: -STC met Kathiri tribal delegation yday to discuss "liberation" of #Hadramawt valley & desert from gov "occupation" -Also reports of pre-dawn gun battle outside palace in #Aden

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Elisabeth Kendall

@Dr_E_Kendall

11 months

New video from #alQaeda in #Yemen (21 mins) highlights alleged war crimes & violations by #UAE "mercenaries" in south. Also blames them for economic decline. Naturally #AQAP positions its #jihad & Sharia rule as the only solution. Batarfi pops up at end, looking well

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