US Drone Strikes Resume in Yemen Despite Turmoil

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Nevertheless, experts said that both ground operations and intelligence gathering will suffer in addition to the loss of a faithful partner in Hadi. Yemen's president was a vocal proponent for the U.S. war against al-Qaida, saying at one point that he approved each strike at a time.

“Hadi was an extraordinary important,” said Bill Roggio, the managing editor of Long War Journal, which tracks militant groups' activities. “He made it easy to cooperate with Yemeni military and intelligence. His loss is a major loss for U.S. side.” Roggio added that the “upheaval will make it more and more difficult to get intelligence.”
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