On January 3rd, a major strategic region was retaken by Saudi-backed Yemeni government forces from a UAE-backed armed separatist group. The move is a seismic development in a decade-long civil war that has essentially become a proxy war between the two Gulf superpowers.
But why are the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia at odds over the future of Yemen and what does it mean for the relationship of the United States’ close allies? Here’s everything you need to know.
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