Abyan has already been declared capital of AQAP’s “Islamic Emirate,” over the weekend they overran Zinjibar. SANA, Yemen — The Yemeni government ratcheted up its violent response to opponents on two fronts Monday, pounding a major coastal city with airstrikes aimed at dislodging Islamic militants, and smashing the country’s largest antigovernment demonstration in overnight clashes … Continue reading Yemen: Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula Seizes Control of Second City…