Liam Karr

Liam Karr is an analyst for the Critical Threats Project at the American Enterprise Institute. He specializes in East Africa and the Lake Chad Basin. He graduated from the University of Notre Dame with a B.A. in Political Science, History, and Arabic and an International Security Studies Certificate.

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Gulf of Aden Security Review – October 3, 2022

Liam Karr David Hessen Brian Carter 17 hours ago BRIEF

Yemen: Houthis and ROYG fail to renew Yemen’s truce; Houthis threaten oil companies in Saudi Arabia in the UAE; truce negotiations create...

Gulf of Aden Security Review – September 30, 2022

Liam Karr David Hessen Brian Carter 3 days ago BRIEF

Yemen: PLC meets with Saudi defense minister to resolve differences; Houthi president and prime minister meet with UN special envoy; UN s...

Gulf of Aden Security Review – September 28, 2022

Liam Karr Brian Carter September 28, 2022 BRIEF

Yemen: UN envoy travels to Riyadh, Muscat, and Sana’a for negotiations; Houthis reiterate position on truce; Houthis threaten foreign com...

Gulf of Aden Security Review – September 26, 2022

Liam Karr Brian Carter September 26, 2022 BRIEF

Gulf of Aden Security Review – September 23, 2022

Liam Karr Brian Carter September 23, 2022 BRIEF

Yemen: Taiz governor announces new airport opening; tribesmen in Sana’a demand release of sheikhs imprisoned by Houthis; AQAP targets STC...

Gulf of Aden Security Review – September 19, 2022

Liam Karr Brian Carter September 19, 2022 BRIEF

Yemen: An AQAP IED attack targets STC-backed forces in southern Yemen Somalia: SNA and Ma’awisley clear al Shabaab from multiple villa...

Gulf of Aden Security Review – September 16, 2022

Liam Karr Brian Carter September 16, 2022 BRIEF

Yemen: Houthi chief negotiator meets with Lebanese Hezbollah leader; AQAP transfers kidnapped UN workers out of Abyan; STC-backed forces ...

Africa File: Clan Uprising Bolsters anti–al Shabaab Offensive in Central Somalia

Liam Karr September 15, 2022 BRIEF

Local tribes in central Somalia are increasingly mobilizing against al Shabaab. Several Hawiye subclans in central and south-central Soma...

Al Shabaab’s Area of Operations

Liam Karr September 15, 2022 ANALYSIS

Gulf of Aden Security Review – September 14, 2022

Liam Karr Brian Carter September 14, 2022 BRIEF

Gulf of Aden Security Review – September 12, 2022

Brian Carter Liam Karr September 12, 2022 BRIEF

Gulf of Aden Security Review – September 2, 2022

Liam Karr Brian Carter September 02, 2022 BRIEF

Gulf of Aden Security Review – August 31, 2022

Liam Karr Brian Carter August 31, 2022 BRIEF

Yemen: Major Houthi-initiated clashes in Taiz threaten last road connecting Taiz city to Aden; Houthis accuse Yemeni government of initia...

Africa File: Hayat Hotel Siege Challenges Somali Federal Government’s Counterterrorism Strategy

Liam Karr August 31, 2022 BRIEF

Al Shabaab conducted its longest-ever siege on a hotel in Somalia’s capital on August 19, marking a stepped-up effort to destabilize the ...

Gulf of Aden Security Review – August 29, 2022

Brian Carter Liam Karr August 29, 2022 BRIEF

Gulf of Aden Security Review – August 26, 2022

Liam Karr Brian Carter August 26, 2022 BRIEF

Yemen: Houthi negotiating delegation travels to Amman; US ambassador confirms presence of US military in Yemen; STC-backed military leade...

Gulf of Aden Security Review – August 24, 2022

Brian Carter Liam Karr August 24, 2022 BRIEF

Gulf of Aden Security Review – August 22, 2022

Liam Karr Brian Carter August 22, 2022 BRIEF

Yemen: The Yemeni president meets with unspecified UAE officials in Abu Dhabi; Houthis allege US military involvement in southeastern Yem...

Gulf of Aden Security Review – August 19, 2022

Liam Karr August 19, 2022 BRIEF

Yemen: Israel may have targeted a Houthi camp in Sana’a in early August, killing Iranian and Lebanese scientists; clashes continue in Sha...

Gulf of Aden Security Review – August 17, 2022

Liam Karr August 17, 2022 BRIEF

Yemen: UAE drones target Yemeni Army posts in Shabwah governorate; UAE–backed militia reinforcements arrive in Shabwah governorate; fight...

Gulf of Aden Security Review – August 15, 2022

Liam Karr August 15, 2022 BRIEF

Gulf of Aden Security Review – August 5, 2022

Liam Karr Christopher Muth August 05, 2022 BRIEF

Yemen: Unidentified militants attack an oil pipeline in southern Yemen; suspected Houthi gunmen attempted to assassinate a Houthi officia...

Gulf of Aden Security Review – August 3, 2022

Liam Karr Christopher Muth August 03, 2022 BRIEF

Yemen: Yemen’s warring parties agree to a two-month truce extension; unidentified militants assassinate a Security Belt Forces colonel in...

Gulf of Aden Security Review – July 29, 2022

Liam Karr Christopher Muth July 29, 2022 BRIEF

Africa File: Al Shabaab Attacks Ethiopia

Max Ryabinin Kevin Petersen Emily Estelle Liam Karr July 28, 2022 BRIEF

Gulf of Aden Security Review – July 27, 2022

Christopher Muth Liam Karr July 27, 2022 BRIEF

Gulf of Aden Security Review – July 25, 2022

Liam Karr Christopher Muth July 25, 2022 BRIEF

Yemen: Houthis shell three residential neighborhoods in southwestern Yemen; The UN condemns Houthi shelling in Taiz; likely Islah-linked ...

Gulf of Aden Security Review – July 22, 2022

Liam Karr Christopher Muth July 22, 2022 BRIEF

Yemen: Yemeni Army troops clash in southwestern Yemen Somalia: Al Shabaab launches an offensive along the Ethiopian border with southwes...

Africa File: Islamic State Prison Break Signals Expanding Salafi-Jihadi Threat in Nigeria

Liam Karr July 12, 2022 BRIEF

Gulf of Aden Security Review – July 8, 2022

Max Ryabinin Brian Carter Liam Karr July 08, 2022 BRIEF

Gulf of Aden Security Review – July 1, 2022

Liam Karr Christopher Muth July 01, 2022 BRIEF

Yemen: Houthis conduct their first attack on Saudi Arabia since April; Israel says it will ask US approval to send advanced air defense s...

Gulf of Aden Security Review – June 17, 2022

Liam Karr Max Ryabinin Christopher Muth June 17, 2022 BRIEF

Salafi-Jihadi Global Tracker: Assessing the Islamic State’s Role in the Owo Church Massacre in Nigeria

Liam Karr June 16, 2022 BRIEF

The Islamic State’s West Africa Province (ISWA) is most likely not responsible for the June 5 massacre of at least 40 churchgoers in sou...

Gulf of Aden Security Review – June 6, 2022

Christopher Muth Brian Carter Liam Karr June 06, 2022 BRIEF

Gulf of Aden Security Review – June 3, 2022

Max Ryabinin Christopher Muth Liam Karr June 03, 2022 BRIEF

Gulf of Aden Security Review – May 20, 2022

Brian Carter Max Ryabinin Liam Karr May 20, 2022 BRIEF

Gulf of Aden Security Review – May 18, 2022

Liam Karr Brian Carter May 18, 2022 BRIEF

Yemen: US secretary of state meets with Yemeni foreign minister; High-level Saudi delegation meets with US national security advisor; UN ...

Gulf of Aden Security Review – May 16, 2022

Liam Karr Brian Carter May 16, 2022 BRIEF

Yemen: Possible Houthi gunmen assassinate military officer in Ma’rib; Houthi militants attempt to assassinate military commander in Aden ...

Gulf of Aden Security Review – May 13, 2022

Liam Karr Brian Carter May 13, 2022 BRIEF

Gulf of Aden Security Review – May 11, 2022

Christopher Muth Liam Karr May 11, 2022 BRIEF

Gulf of Aden Security Review – May 9, 2022

Liam Karr Christopher Muth May 09, 2022 BRIEF

Yemen: AQAP attacks STC-affiliated troops in southern Yemen; AQAP detonates an IED targeting UAE-backed Giants Brigades fighters in south...

Gulf of Aden Security Review – May 6, 2022

Liam Karr Christopher Muth May 06, 2022 BRIEF

Yemen: Houthis continue military preparations in northern Yemen; Houthi spokesperson praises Elad stabbing attack Somalia: Al Shabaab ta...

Gulf of Aden Security Review – May 4, 2022

Christopher Muth Liam Karr May 04, 2022 BRIEF

Gulf of Aden Security Review – May 2, 2022

Christopher Muth Liam Karr May 02, 2022 BRIEF

Gulf of Aden Security Review – April 29, 2022

Liam Karr Max Ryabinin Christopher Muth April 29, 2022 BRIEF

Yemen: Yemeni Army says the Houthis will attack when truce expires in June; Saudi-led coalition releases Houthi prisoners Somalia: Al Sh...

Gulf of Aden Security Review – April 22, 2022

Liam Karr Max Ryabinin Christopher Muth April 22, 2022 BRIEF

Gulf of Aden Security Review – April 15, 2022

Max Ryabinin Brian Carter Liam Karr April 15, 2022 BRIEF

Gulf of Aden Security Review – April 8, 2022

Liam Karr Max Ryabinin Christopher Muth April 08, 2022 BRIEF

Gulf of Aden Security Review – April 6, 2022

Liam Karr Max Ryabinin Christopher Muth April 06, 2022 BRIEF

Gulf of Aden Security Review – March 28, 2022

Liam Karr Max Ryabinin Christopher Muth March 28, 2022 BRIEF

Gulf of Aden Security Review – March 16, 2022

Liam Karr Brian Carter Max Ryabinin Christopher Muth March 16, 2022 BRIEF

Gulf of Aden Security Review – March 11, 2022

Brian Carter Liam Karr Max Ryabinin Christopher Muth March 11, 2022 BRIEF

Gulf of Aden Security Review – March 9, 2022

Liam Karr Max Ryabinin Christopher Muth March 09, 2022 BRIEF

Gulf of Aden Security Review – February 25, 2022

Liam Karr Christopher Muth February 25, 2022 BRIEF

Gulf of Aden Security Review – February 23, 2022

Brian Carter Liam Karr Christopher Muth February 23, 2022 BRIEF

Gulf of Aden Security Review – February 18, 2022

Brian Carter Christopher Muth Liam Karr February 18, 2022 BRIEF

Gulf of Aden Security Review – February 16, 2022

Christopher Muth Max Ryabinin Liam Karr Brian Carter February 16, 2022 BRIEF

Gulf of Aden Security Review – February 14, 2022

Brian Carter Liam Karr February 14, 2022 BRIEF

Gulf of Aden Security Review – February 11, 2022

Liam Karr Brian Carter February 11, 2022 BRIEF

Gulf of Aden Security Review – February 9, 2022

Brian Carter Liam Karr February 09, 2022 BRIEF

Gulf of Aden Security Review – February 7, 2022

Liam Karr Brian Carter February 07, 2022 BRIEF

Gulf of Aden Security Review – February 4, 2022

Liam Karr Brian Carter February 04, 2022 BRIEF

Gulf of Aden Security Review – February 2, 2022

Liam Karr Brian Carter February 02, 2022 BRIEF

Gulf of Aden Security Review – January 31, 2022

Liam Karr Brian Carter January 31, 2022 BRIEF

Gulf of Aden Security Review – January 28, 2022

Liam Karr Brian Carter January 28, 2022 BRIEF

Africa File: Al Shabaab surges bombings amid Somali political crisis

Emily Estelle Liam Karr January 28, 2022 BRIEF

Gulf of Aden Security Review – January 26, 2022

Brian Carter Liam Karr January 26, 2022 BRIEF

Gulf of Aden Security Review – January 24, 2022

Liam Karr Brian Carter January 24, 2022 BRIEF

Gulf of Aden Security Review – January 21, 2022

Liam Karr Brian Carter January 21, 2022 BRIEF

Gulf of Aden Security Review – January 19, 2022

Liam Karr Brian Carter January 19, 2022 BRIEF

Gulf of Aden Security Review – January 14, 2022

Liam Karr Brian Carter January 14, 2022 BRIEF

Gulf of Aden Security Review - January 12, 2022

Brian Carter Liam Karr January 12, 2022 BRIEF

Gulf of Aden Security Review – January 10, 2022

Liam Karr Brian Carter January 10, 2022 BRIEF

Gulf of Aden Security Review - January 7, 2022

Brian Carter Liam Karr January 07, 2022 BRIEF

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Gulf of Aden Security Review – January 5, 2022

Liam Karr Brian Carter January 05, 2022 BRIEF

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Gulf of Aden Security Review – December 17, 2021

Brian Carter Liam Karr December 17, 2021 BRIEF

Gulf of Aden Security Review – December 15, 2021

Liam Karr Brian Carter December 15, 2021 BRIEF

Africa File: Islamic State bombings in Uganda challenge East Africa counterterrorism response

Liam Karr December 13, 2021 BRIEF

Gulf of Aden Security Review – December 13, 2021

Brian Carter Liam Karr December 13, 2021 BRIEF

Gulf of Aden Security Review – December 10, 2021

Liam Karr Brian Carter December 10, 2021 BRIEF

Gulf of Aden Security Review – December 8, 2021

Brian Carter Liam Karr December 08, 2021 BRIEF

Gulf of Aden Security Review – December 6, 2021

Liam Karr Brian Carter December 06, 2021 BRIEF

Gulf of Aden Security Review – December 3, 2021

Liam Karr Brian Carter December 03, 2021 BRIEF

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Gulf of Aden Security Review – December 1, 2021

Liam Karr Brian Carter December 01, 2021 BRIEF

Gulf of Aden Security Review – November 29, 2021

Brian Carter Liam Karr November 29, 2021 BRIEF

Gulf of Aden Security Review – November 24, 2021

Liam Karr Brian Carter November 24, 2021 BRIEF

Gulf of Aden Security Review – November 22, 2021

Liam Karr Brian Carter November 22, 2021 BRIEF

Gulf of Aden Security Review – November 19, 2021

Liam Karr Brian Carter November 19, 2021 BRIEF

Gulf of Aden Security Review – November 17, 2021

Brian Carter Liam Karr November 17, 2021 BRIEF

Gulf of Aden Security Review – November 15, 2021

Brian Carter Liam Karr November 15, 2021 BRIEF

Gulf of Aden Security Review – November 12, 2021

Liam Karr Brian Carter November 12, 2021 BRIEF

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Gulf of Aden Security Review – November 10, 2021

Liam Karr Brian Carter November 10, 2021 BRIEF

Gulf of Aden Security Review – November 8, 2021

Brian Carter Liam Karr November 08, 2021 BRIEF

Gulf of Aden Security Review – November 5, 2021

Brian Carter Liam Karr November 05, 2021 BRIEF