Aden-Abyan Islamic Army, Islamic Army of Aden, Islamic Army of Aden-Abyan, IAA - Yemen-based terrorist group that supports al-Qaeda's goals; seeks to overthrow the Yemeni government and eliminate United States interests; responsible for bombings and kidnappings and killling Western tourists in Yemen

Arab League - an international organization of independent Arab states formed in 1945 to promote cultural and economic and military and political and social cooperation

Asian country, Asian nation - countries occupying the Asian continent

Arabia, Arabian Peninsula - a peninsula between the Red Sea and the Persian Gulf; strategically important for its oil resources

Aden - an important port of Yemen; located on the Gulf of Aden; its strategic location have made it a major trading center of southern Arabia since ancient times

Al-Hudaydah, Hodeida - an important port in Yemen on the Red Sea

Al-Mukalla, Mukalla - a port in southern Yemen on the Gulf of Aden east of Aden

Sana, Sana'a, Sanaa - the capital and largest city of Yemen; on the central plateau

Asia - the largest continent with 60% of the earth's population; it is joined to Europe on the west to form Eurasia; it is the site of some of the world's earliest civilizations

Yemeni - a native or inhabitant of Yemen