Yemen

Anti-terror forces detained seven suspected al Qaeda fighters near the US Embassy in Sana’a. The government said it knows the location of five kidnapped German tourists. Yemen’s foreign minister said there is no agreement that allows for the US to conduct airstrikes on Yemeni soil.

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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