Yemen

The al Qaeda-linked Yemeni Islamic Jihad claimed credit for today’s complex attack on the US Embassy in Sana’a. Outside the embassy, 16 Yemenis were killed in the attacks, which involved bombs, snipers, RPGs, and small-arms fire. Al Qaeda in Yemen is bereft of leadership, said a former body guard of Osama bin Laden.

Bill Roggio is a Senior Fellow at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies and the Editor of FDD's Long War Journal.

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