Yemen is in the headlines once again for another Al Qaeda bombing plot. What can the U.S. and its allies do to stop Al Qaeda in Yemen (AQAP)? The goal is simple enough: eliminate this terrorist group. But the devil is in the details. No one single action will do it. But you have to do each single action.
Al Qaeda in Yemen will continue to try and attract recruits from anywhere in the world. They can and have gained membership from multiple classes of society. So there are many fronts on which to stop Al Qaeda's vast reach.
However, one source of their recruiting pool is often ignored in terms of developing an anti-terrorism strategy. These would be recruits from within Yemen itself as Al Qaeda needs to have the support of the population if they are to grow.
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