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US drone strike near Yemeni capital kills AQAP commander, 2 fighters
An al Qaeda commander involved in the complex attack on the US Embassy in Sana’a in 2008 was killed. The strike near Sana’a and the previous one in Saada indicate that the US is expanding drone operations beyond southern Yemen.
US drones kill 4 AQAP fighters in rare strike in northern Yemen
Today’s strike targeted an al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula cell in the northern province of Saada, where the government, local Salafists, and AQAP battle the Iranian-backed Shia Houthis.
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Al-Qaida group urges jihad after Gaza leaders is part of jihad against Jews, threaten large-scale retaliation
AQAP offers condolences for top Salafi leaders killed in Gaza
AQAP is the latest group to release a statement regarding the deaths of Abu al Walid al Maqdisi and Ashraf al Sabah.
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Al Qaeda goes underground in Yemen against US-driven crackdown
AQAP deputy emir denies reports of his death in US drone strike
Said al Shihri called the reports of his death “a rumor to cover the killing of the innocent, unarmed Muslims in Yemen” that was propagated by the Yemeni government after civilians were killed in a drone strike.
US drones kill 4 AQAP fighters in Yemen
An AQAP operative known as Sanad Oraidan al Okailim was among those killed. The strike is the second in Yemen in four days.
AQAP’s top sharia official killed in recent drone strike
Sheikh Abu Zubeir ‘Adil al’Abab, AQAP’s sharia official and fourth-most important leader, was killed in the Oct. 4 drone strike, according to a Yemeni journalist closely linked to the group.
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Dane’s Wild Tale of Ruse to Find Anwar al-Awlaki
2 Zarqawi cousins detained in Jordan after fighting in Syria
Abu Musab al Zarqawi’s family members and aides continue to fight in the theaters of jihad six years after his death.
AQAP leader, 8 fighters killed in US drone strike in Yemen
An al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula leader known as Nadir Haider Nasser al Shaddadi was among nine fighters killed in the attack in Abyan province.
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Yemeni debate over drones emerges after Saleh’s fall
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The Danish agent, the Croatian blonde and the CIA plot to get al-Awlaki
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Philippines – Militants threaten Manila peace deal
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Al Qaeda leader Zawahiri calls for more anti-Islam film protests
Yemeni troops foil attack on base used by US drones
US Reaper drones are known to fly out of the Al Anad airbase in Lahj province.
State Department: Ansar al Sharia an alias for AQAP
The State Department has announced that Ansar al Sharia in Yemen is simply an “alias” for al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP), which is attempting to “rebrand itself.” The Ansar al Sharia brand is being employed by al Qaeda-linked groups elsewhere, including in Tunisia and Libya.
US drone strike kills 4 al Qaeda ‘militants’ in southern Yemen
The strike is the first recorded in Yemen in nearly a month, and took place just six days after President Hadi praised the US’s drone program.
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Yemen’s leader, President Hadi, Praises US Drone Strikes
34 ‘high risk’ Guantanamo detainees approved for transfer
The Obama administration has released a list of 55 Guantanamo detainees who have been approved for transfer, but remain in custody. The Long War Journal finds that 34 of the 55 detainees listed were previously deemed “high risk(s)” by Joint Task Force Guantanamo.
Al Qaeda’s plan for Libya highlighted in congressional report
A report published by the federal research division of the Library of Congress highlights al Qaeda’s clandestine strategy for Libya. Working under orders from senior al Qaeda leaders in Pakistan, al Qaeda operatives in Libya are in the final stages of creating a fully operational network.
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Al Qaeda in Yemen urges Muslims to kill US diplomats over film
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In Yemen, tribal militias in a fierce battle with al-Qaeda wing
AQAP deputy emir reported killed in recent drone strike
The Yemeni military claimed that Said al Shihri, a former Guantanamo detainee and the current deputy emir of al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula, has been killed. The report has not been confirmed; Yemeni officials have claimed in the past that he has been killed and captured.
US drones targeted local AQAP leader in Yemen: report
Abdelrauf al Dhahab, a local al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula leader whose brothers took control of Rada’a earlier this year, was the target of the Sept. 2 strike that killed 13 civilians.
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Donors pledge $6.4 billion in aid to Yemen
6 ‘Islamist militants’ killed in US drone strike in Yemen
Five out of the last seven strikes since the beginning of August have hit AQAP targets in the eastern province of Hadramout.
US drone strike kills AQAP operative involved in Limburg tanker attack
Khaled Batis, the mastermind of the 2002 attack on the Limburg oil tanker, was killed on Aug. 31. The US also carried out a drone strike in Rada’a today; 13 civilians were reported killed.
US drones strike again in Yemen, kill 8 AQAP fighters
Four of the last five drone strikes have taken place in the eastern province of Hadramout.