An American military intelligence team remains on the ground in Yemen, supporting the Arab coalition battling al Qaeda's main faction in the country, amid an upswing in violence against the coalition and the country's armed forces – Washington Times
Suicide bombers targeting army recruits killed at least 45 and injured scores in the restive southern Yemeni city of Aden in two separate assaults, highlighting the obstacles to peace talks currently underway in Kuwait. – Washington Post
Yemeni troops killed 13 militants in a raid outside the southern city of Mukalla on Sunday in which two soldiers also died, the army said, extending a struggle to restore security in an area ruled until last month by al Qaeda. - Reuters
Todd Rosenblum writes: Rising security cooperation between Riyadh and Tel Aviv provides new opportunities for the U.S. to develop a broader security apparatus in the Middle East. But it also carries major risks that the U.S. will further lose influence in the region and leave our military and diplomatic leaders unprepared for future events. A less influential Washington would put U.S. security at risk, especially on countering terrorism and violent extremism threats to the homeland. - Politico