The chief of the United States Central Command has said that the country is "in danger of losing" Yemen as U.S.' "key partner" in counterterrorism fight as the Arab nation is struggling to prevent a takeover by the tribal Houthi movement.
According to the Huffington Post, General Lloyd Austin described the risks of facing Yemen's U.S.-friendly President Abd Rabbu Mansur Hadi.
Yemen may soon fall off the list of America's close allies which would be the consequence of a brewing civil war in Yemen wherein President Barack Obama's administration is unwilling to involve itself, said Austin.
The chief of the U.S. central command spoke on Thursday at the Atlantic Council.
The Houthis began fighting the Yemeni central government in the aftermath of Yemen's 2011 revolution and has made military advances, overrunning the Yemini capital in September.