Analysis: Yemen fighting risks deepening sectarian divisions BY SAMI ABOUDI DUBAI Wed Nov 13, 2013 4:47am EST (Reuters) - A deadly assault by Shiite Houthi rebels on a Salafi Islamic school planted in their mountain heartland could ignite wider sectarian conflict in Yemen, where instability has already helped al Qaeda militants to take root. The Houthis, who belong to the Zaydi branch of Shiite Islam, have bombarded the sprawling Dar al-Hadith seminary in Dammaj village for two weeks, killing at least 100 people. Late on Tuesday, Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsular (AQAP) pledged revenge for the assault. Political rivalries may have helped to start the violence, but the struggle over a Salafi outpost deep in Houthi territory is also part of a regional contest between Shiite Iran and Sunni Saudi Arabia that has been sharpened by the war in Syria. reuters/article/2013/11/13/us-yemen-strife-analysis-idUSBRE9AC0CB20131113
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