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Yemen and Pakistan are linked as operational theaters for U.S. drone strike strategies [1] and as primary recruitment or support bases for transnational Shiite militias coordinated by the IRGC {fact:2, fact:3}.
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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.
War by Proxy: Iran's Growing Footprint in the Middle East - CSIS csis.org 1 fact
claimForces supported by the IRGC-QF include Lebanese Hezbollah, the Hashd al-Sha’abi in Iraq (specifically the Badr Organization, Kata’ib Hezbollah, and Asaib Ahl al-Haq), militia forces in Syria, the Houthis in Yemen, Liwa Fatemiyoun from Afghanistan, Liwa Zainabyoun from Pakistan, and groups in Palestinian territory such as Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad.