Editor's note: This is part two of a three-part series on the capabilities and impediments of al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP), the Yemen-based al Qaeda franchise. Part one discussed AQAP's growth since its formation and its links to the al Qaeda core. Part three discusses the domestic and transnational constraints of AQAP. Saudi Arabia's Perspective Saudi Arabia has been quick to support the Yemeni government with money and intelligence coordination in its fight against AQAP. The group comprises militants from Yemen, the now-defunct al Qaeda node in Saudi Arabia, the Yemeni Soldiers Brigade militant group, tribal forces and elements within the Yemeni security establishment.