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A diverse mix of tribal groups fighting for their own interests
have coalesced under government and military alliances [Reuters]

“Tribe” in Extremists’ Strategies

by Hani Nasira | Jul 5, 2016 | Features

As a unit, and a stable social identity that gathers its members, the tribe has overtook its social, economic, and collaborative spaces toward a more political and public status over history. Many observers stress on the importance of the role that tribes play in...

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Major General Ali Mohsen al Ahmar receiving US Military Attaché David Cobbs and his deputy

Al Ahmar Intensifies Meetings with Chieftains to Free Sanaa

by Arafat Madabish | Mar 7, 2016 | Latest News, Middle East

Aden-Deputy Chief Commander of Yemeni armed forces, Lt. Gen Ali Mohsen Al Ahmar is intensifying his meetings with tribal elders in Sanaa, specifically with citizens in regions surrounding the Yemeni capital. The meetings came as the ousted Ali Abdullah Saleh in the...

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File photo of Sheikh Sadeq Al-Ahmar, the head of Yemen’s powerful Hashid tribe. (AP Photo/Hani Mohammed)

Sheikh Al-Ahmar on Yemen’s National Dialogue

by Mohammed Jumeh | Apr 13, 2013 | Interviews

Sana’a, Asharq Al-Awsat—Sheikh Sadiq Al-Ahmar is the head of Yemen’s powerful Hashid tribe. He rose to prominence during Yemen’s revolution when he backed the revolutionary youth against the Saleh regime. He resigned from his position in...