When the Saudi-led military coalition involving the US intervened in the Yemen war in 2015, the Horn of Africa became a strategic region.
This is despite the existence of the Coalition, established in 2015 to help beat down Houthi rebels (who are sponsored by Iran), involving nine countries in the Middle East, West and North Africa, and the US.
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