Rivals Al-Qaeda and the Islamic State group are cementing their presence in south Yemen in the absence of state authority and little opposition from pro-government Arab coalition forces, experts say.

For the first time since its campaign against Iran-backed Shiite rebels in Yemen began almost a year ago, warplanes from the Sunni Saudi-led coalition this weekend targeted jihadists in Aden.

Analysts fear such action may be short-lived, however, and that the growing jihadist power in the south may be unstoppable…

Although many of its leaders have been killed in US drone strikes, AQAP is “today more powerful than ever”, according to US-based intelligence consultancy The Soufan Group.

“The Islamic State is nowhere near as strong as AQAP,” it argued in a report on IS…

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