David Hessen

Gulf of Aden Security Review – December 2, 2022

Yemen: Houthi forces may be detaining Houthi ministers for violating the Houthi Code of Conduct; possible AQAP fighter attacks mosque dur...

Gulf of Aden Security Review – November 30, 2022

Yemen: US Envoy to Yemen visits Oman to discuss peace efforts in Yemen; Yemeni president meets with UN envoy to Yemen; Yemeni president a...

Salafi-Jihadi Global Tracker: Al Shabaab Besieges Hotel Near Somali Presidential Complex

Al Shabaab besieged a hotel within a mile of Somalia’s presidential palace on November 27. The siege is the latest in a series of high-pr...

Gulf of Aden Security Review – November 28, 2022

Yemen: AQAP fighters target UAE-backed forces in two separate IED attacks, Yemeni officials meet with the King of Jordan, Yemeni minister...

Gulf of Aden Security Review – November 21, 2022

Yemen: Houthis target oil facility in Hadramawt with explosive-laden drone; AQAP condemns 2022 World Cup; AQAP fighters target STC-backed...

Gulf of Aden Security Review – November 18, 2022

Gulf of Aden Security Review – November 16, 2022

Gulf of Aden Security Review – November 14, 2022

Yemen: Houthi members meet with other Axis of Resistance factions; Houthis claim Saudis are willing to discuss salary payments; Houthi dr...

Gulf of Aden Security Review – November 9, 2022

Yemen: Houthis deny targeting weapons depot in Ma’rib; US Ambassador visits Hadramawt; US Secretary of State meets with Omani Foreign Min...

Gulf of Aden Security Review – November 7, 2022

Yemen: The Jordanian government restricts travel between Jordan and Sana’a and Aden; STC Negotiation Affairs head threatens to expel the ...

Gulf of Aden Security Review – November 4, 2022

Gulf of Aden Security Review – November 2, 2022

Yemen: Key ROYG officials meet with Iraqi officials; Houthis ban instant messaging services; STC officials in Aden sign agreement to buil...

Gulf of Aden Security Review – October 31, 2022

Gulf of Aden Security Review – October 28, 2022

Gulf of Aden Security Review – October 26, 2022

Yemen: Houthi media frames Houthi attacks as defensive “warnings”; the Yemeni and Saudi foreign ministers discuss Houthi drone attacks in...

Gulf of Aden Security Review – October 24, 2022

Yemen: AQAP ambushes STC-backed unit in Abyan governorate; STC-backed forces raid an AQAP safehouse in Abyan governorate; STC-aligned off...

Gulf of Aden Security Review – October 21, 2022

Yemen: The Houthis target oil facilities in Yemen with two explosive drones; Houthis frame drone attack as a “warning strike”; anonymous ...

Gulf of Aden Security Review – October 19, 2022

Yemen: Yemeni government forms new negotiating team; Houthi economic committee “allows” entry of tanker into Shabwani port; Houthi leader...

Gulf of Aden Security Review – October 17, 2022

Yemen: Houthis and Saudis agree to prisoner exchange from March 2022; Houthi negotiator threatens US and Europe with oil and gas attacks;...

Gulf of Aden Security Review – October 12, 2022

Yemen: AQAP detonates IED targeting STC forces in Abyan; AQAP detonates two IEDs targeting STC forces in Abyan in separate attack; AQAP a...

Gulf of Aden Security Review – October 5, 2022

Yemen: The UN Secretary-General says the UN is continuing negotiations to pursue a truce extension; Houthis reject Saudi-Yemeni offer to ...

Gulf of Aden Security Review – October 3, 2022

Yemen: Houthis and ROYG fail to renew Yemen’s truce; Houthis threaten oil companies in Saudi Arabia in the UAE; truce negotiations create...

Gulf of Aden Security Review – September 30, 2022

Yemen: PLC meets with Saudi defense minister to resolve differences; Houthi president and prime minister meet with UN special envoy; UN s...