Shi'ite Houthi rebels ride on a patrol truck in Sanaa November 4, 2014. REUTERS/Khaled Abdullah
DUBAI (Reuters) - Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula, reacting to the loss of its strongholds to Shi'ite Houthi fighters, has accused its opponents of acting as a proxy for the United States and threatened renewed violence against them.
In an audio message on jihadist websites, al AQAP's military commander Qassim al-Raymi called the Houthis "the new rented gun for the enemies of Islam".
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