While the Pentagon often presents the war in Yemen as being against al-Qaeda by way of trying to justify ever deeper direct US involvement, al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) leader Qasim al-Rimi was a bit more frank about the situation, noting AQAP forces regularly fight “alongside” the US-backed Sunni forces. That’s an often unspoken
al-Qaeda Leader: We’re Fighting Alongside US-Backed Forces In Yemen
Sunni tribal militias receive extensive funding and arms from the US-backed Saudi-led coalition.