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Yemen and Afghanistan are linked as primary theaters for US covert drone warfare strategies [1] and as key operational regions for the IRGC-QF's transnational network of militias {fact:2, fact:3}. Furthermore, both countries are cited as regions where Iran expanded its influence following the perceived failures of US policy in the Middle East and Central Asia [2].
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History of the Central Intelligence Agency - Wikipedia en.wikipedia.org 1 fact
claimThe CIA and JSOC drone strike on September 30, 2011, was the first such strike in Yemen since 2002 and was part of an effort by the CIA to replicate the covert war strategy used in Afghanistan and Pakistan.
Iran in crisis: the landscape after the Twelve-Day War - OSW osw.waw.pl 1 fact
accountDuring the 2010s, Iran successfully established a network of partners and clients in countries such as Lebanon, Iraq, and Yemen, benefiting from the failure of US policies in Iraq and Afghanistan and the upheavals of the Arab Spring.
War by Proxy: Iran's Growing Footprint in the Middle East - CSIS csis.org 1 fact
claimThe Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps-Quds Force (IRGC-QF) maintains partnerships with foreign forces in Syria, Iraq, Lebanon, Yemen, and Afghanistan.