Islamist extremists have hit the streets in Aden threatening civilians and students.
The militants burst into a university telling students they have until Thursday to segregate men and women into different classrooms. The men also charged into stores demanding female employees to cover up and threatened families on a beach.
The city is at risk of falling to the terror groups, which also includes a dangerous sect of al-Qaeda, the Aden-Abyan Islamic Army, Daesh and ISIS. Houthi rebels were forced out in July, leaving a vacuum in leadership.
The Houthis are northern Shi’ite fighters aligned with the former president Ali Abdullah Saleh, who Iran also supports. The Iranian government is accused of backing the Houthi rebels, which they deny. The Sunni tribesman from the south oppose the Houthis.
A Saudi-led coalition launched airstrikes in March, consisting of troops from the United Arab Emirates, Kuwait, Qatar, Bahrain and Sudan are backing the ousted president Abdu Rabu Mansour Hadi, who was forced into exile in March. He was the successor to Saleh, and is considered to be pro-Western.
More than 2300 civilians have been killed in the fighting and many more injured. Over the weekend the Saudi strikes hit a hospital in Sadaa.
The outcome of the unrest has global ramifications. The country is located on the Bab al-Mandab straight which links the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden. Egypt and Saudi Arabia fear a Houthi takeover would threaten oil shipments.
The U.S. is concerned about al-Qaeda gaining ground because of its military skill.
The instability has also caused a humanitarian crisis for 21.1 million people, according to the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs. The Yemeni people are in need of jobs, food and medicine.
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