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In September 2019, Saudi Arabia agreed to a cease-fire in several areas of Yemen, including the capital of Sana’a, which is controlled by Iranian-backed [[Houthi]] rebels. This was part of broader efforts to end a four-year conflict that has threatened to escalate into a regional war.<ref>{{cite web|last=Hatem|first=Mohammed|date=September 27, 2019|title=Saudi Arabia Agrees to Limited Cease-Fire in Yemen War|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-09-27/saudi-agrees-limited-cease-fire-with-houthis-yemen-official|website=Bloomberg}}</ref> The UN Special Envoy Griffiths believed the ceasefire was a positive sign in the progression of the peace process that started with the Stockholm agreement.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/jan/30/yemen-ceasefire-is-holding-says-un-envoy |title=Yemen ceasefire looks dire but is holding, says UN envoy |last=Wintour |first=Patrick |date=January 30, 2019 |newspaper=The Guardian}}</ref> This was followed by an agreement to share power between the Southern Transition Council (STC) and the Republic of Yemen Government (ROYG) in October 2019, further advancing the effort to secure a lasting peace.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/saudi-backed-yemeni-government-separatists-sign-power-sharing-deal-11571954579 |title=Saudi-Backed Yemeni Government, Separatists Sign Power-Sharing Deal |last=London |first=Dion Nissenbaum in Beirut and Saleh Al-Batati in |website=WSJ}}</ref>
In September 2019, Saudi Arabia agreed to a cease-fire in several areas of Yemen, including the capital of Sana’a, which is controlled by Iranian-backed [[Houthi]] rebels. This was part of broader efforts to end a four-year conflict that has threatened to escalate into a regional war.<ref>{{cite web|last=Hatem|first=Mohammed|date=September 27, 2019|title=Saudi Arabia Agrees to Limited Cease-Fire in Yemen War|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-09-27/saudi-agrees-limited-cease-fire-with-houthis-yemen-official|website=Bloomberg}}</ref> The UN Special Envoy Griffiths believed the ceasefire was a positive sign in the progression of the peace process that started with the Stockholm agreement.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/jan/30/yemen-ceasefire-is-holding-says-un-envoy |title=Yemen ceasefire looks dire but is holding, says UN envoy |last=Wintour |first=Patrick |date=January 30, 2019 |newspaper=The Guardian}}</ref> This was followed by an agreement to share power between the Southern Transition Council (STC) and the Republic of Yemen Government (ROYG) in October 2019, further advancing the effort to secure a lasting peace.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/saudi-backed-yemeni-government-separatists-sign-power-sharing-deal-11571954579 |title=Saudi-Backed Yemeni Government, Separatists Sign Power-Sharing Deal |last=London |first=Dion Nissenbaum in Beirut and Saleh Al-Batati in |website=WSJ}}</ref>
On January 31, 2020, the New York Times reported that three U.S. officials "expressed confidence" that Qasim al-Raymi, the emir of AQAP was killed by the CIA on January 25,<ref>https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefings-statements/statement-from-the-president-13/</ref> in Al Abdiyah District, Ma'rib Governorate, Yemen. Al-Raymi eluded U.S. forces for years as he led what experts referred to as al-Qaida's “most dangerous franchise.” Yahoo News reported that Mulroy said his death would be “very significant.” Al-Raymi was the target of the Jan. 29, 2017, special operations raid in which [[Navy SEAL]] William Owens was killed. The Wall Street Journal also reported al-Raymi attempted to blow up a U.S.-bound airliner on Christmas Day of 2009.<ref name="auto2" /> Al-Raymi's actions “have killed countless innocent people including an attack on a hospital,” Mulroy explained, “The United States never forgets and their tenacity in pursuit removed this very dangerous person from the battlefield.” <ref>{{Cite web|last=Detsch|first=Jack|date=2020-02-07|title=Trump confirms al-Qaeda's Yemen leader killed|url=https://www.al-monitor.com/pulse/originals/2020/02/trump-confirm-al-qaeda-leader-yemen-killed-strike.html|access-date=2020-08-10|website=Al-Monitor|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last1=Callimachi |first1=Rukmini |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2020/01/31/world/middleeast/qaeda-yemen-alrimi.html |title=U.S. Strikes at Leader of Qaeda in Yemen |date=2020-01-31 |work=The New York Times |access-date=2020-01-31 |last2=Schmitt |first2=Eric |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331 |last3=Barnes |first3=Julian E.}}</ref><ref name="auto3" /> U.S. President [[Donald Trump]] appeared to confirm reports that the U.S. had killed al-Raymi, by retweeting reports claiming that the CIA had conducted the strike.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title=Trump tweets apparent confirmation that U.S. drone strike killed top al Qaeda leader|url=https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/trump-appears-tweet-confirmation-u-s-drone-strike-killed-top-n1128381|access-date=2020-08-13|website=NBC News|language=en}}</ref> Experts considered him a possible successor to [[Ayman al-Zawahiri]], the leader of [[al Qaeda]] overall.<ref name=":0" />
=== Afghanistan ===
=== Afghanistan ===