Iona Craig

Supporters of southern Yemeni separatists take part in an anti-government protest in Aden, Yemen January 28, 2018

South Yemen's separatists speak through a Michigan mom

Summer Ahmed was born in Aden, Yemen. She grew up in Michigan, but keeps her Adeni connection. In fact, she is the social media voice of the southern Yemeni separatists who have seized power in Aden.

South Yemen's separatists speak through a Michigan mom
A man stands on the wreckage of a house destroyed by a Saudi-led air strike in Yemen's Red Sea port city of Houdieda

Are US, UK making a humanitarian crisis worse in Yemen?

Are US, UK making a humanitarian crisis worse in Yemen?
A boy looks through a window of his home damaged by an air strike near Sanaa Airport March 31, 2015.

No power, no fuel, no water, no food. That's Yemen right now

No power, no fuel, no water, no food. That's Yemen right now
An injured girl reacts as she is carried by a man out of a mosque which was attacked by a suicide bomber in Sanaa on March 20, 2015.

Yemen's capital is wracked by bombings targeting mosques

Yemen's capital is wracked by bombings targeting mosques
US armored vehicles left behind in Yemen

Western diplomats had 'no Plan B' for Yemen

Western diplomats had 'no Plan B' for Yemen
A screenshot from a video released by al Qaeda on December 4, 2014, showing captured British-American photojournalist Luke Somers.

A failed rescue attempt in Yemen may have put an American hostage at greater risk

American photojournalist Luke Somers has two days to live, if al-Qaeda in Yemen makes good on its threat to kill him. One of Somers' friends believes that's partially thanks to a failed rescue mission last month by US Navy SEALs that may have provoked his captors instead.

A failed rescue attempt in Yemen may have put an American hostage at greater risk
Shiite Houthi rebels gesture as they stand atop an army vehicle they took from the compound of the army's First Armoured Division in Sanaa on September 22, 2014.

Yemen's peace deal brings Houthi rebels into the government, but many problems remain

A protest in Sana'a led by a northern Yemeni tribe, the Houthis, became a military assault on the capital over the weekend. Now a UN-brokered peace deal will allow the Houthis into power and end the fighting, but the situation remains complex with sectarian and tribal disputes still simmering.

Yemen's peace deal brings Houthi rebels into the government, but many problems remain
Followers of the Shi'ite Houthi movement perform Friday prayers on the airport road in Sanaa. Shiite rebels shelled Yemen's state-run television building in Sanaa on Friday and hundreds of residents fled in a dramatic escalation of violence.

The biggest threat in Yemen probably isn't what you think

The Houthi insurgency may be low on the radar of American worries in Yemen, the but the Shiite group is now in the streets of the capital and fighting government forces. And that battle could hand an opportunity to the group Western nations are focused on: al-Qaeda.

The biggest threat in Yemen probably isn't what you think
Journalist Iona Craig in London

No accredited Western reporters remain to witness a huge military offensive against al-Qaeda in Yemen

One of the largest military offensives against al-Qaeda in Yemen, involving US air strikes and Yemeni ground troops, began about three weeks ago. At the same time, there's been an uptick in the number of attacks, kidnappings and assassinations in Yemen's capital. But the number of Western journalists there to cover it has dwindled to zero in recent days.

No accredited Western reporters remain to witness a huge military offensive against al-Qaeda in Yemen

As Embassies Reopen, A Watchful Eye Remains on Yemen

As Embassies Reopen, A Watchful Eye Remains on Yemen
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Journalist Charged With Aiding Militants Freed in Yemen

A journalist, who is an expert on al-Qaeda, has been released from prison in Yemen despite concern and disappointment from Washington over his alleged involvement with the terrorist group in the Arabian Peninsula.

Journalist Charged With Aiding Militants Freed in Yemen

Anti-US Protests Spread to Yemen

Demonstrators in Yemen broke into the US embassy there today, to protest an American made movie they deem blasphemous. The riot comes two days after riots at US diplomatic missions in Libya and Egypt.

Anti-US Protests Spread to Yemen

Al-Qaeda Suspected in Yemen Car Bomb Attack on Defense Minister

A powerful car bomb struck the motorcade of Yemen's defense minister in the capital of Sanaa. The bombing comes a day after Yemeni authorities announced the death of the No. 2 leader of Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula.

Al-Qaeda Suspected in Yemen Car Bomb Attack on Defense Minister