US drone strike kills Saudi ‘militant’ in Yemen
A Saudi known as Salim Mubarak al Saiary was one of two al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula fighters reported killed in a strike in an area between Marib and Hadramout provinces.
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AQAP attacks intelligence headquarters in Aden
Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula killed at least 14 soldiers in an attack at an intelligence headquarters; fighters launched RPGs and detonated a car bomb.
AQAP rebuilding in Jaar?
A Yemeni official cited in an account by the Yemen Times earlier this month said that al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) is rebuilding its presence in Jaar after losing control of the city.
Jihadist identifies Tunisian fighter killed in recent US drone strike in Yemen
Abu Hafs al Tunisi was among five foreign fighters killed in the Aug. 8 strike in Al Baydah province. He was imprisoned in Tunisia before joining al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula sometime after the Tunisian uprising last year.
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Echoes of Iraq: Yemen’s War Against al-Qaeda Takes a Familiar Turn
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US drone strikes in Yemen defended
US kills AQAP bombmaker, 9 fighters in pair of strikes in Yemen
Two Egyptians, a Tunisian, a Saudi, and a Bahraini were among the seven AQAP fighters killed in one of the strikes. Abdullah Awad al Masri, a senior al Qaeda bombmaker, was also killed.
US drone strike kills 5 AQAP fighters in eastern Yemen
The strike is the first recorded in Yemen in more than a month, and took place as al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula killed more than 20 people at a funeral in southern Yemen.
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FBI official: Hasan should have been interviewed on e-mails with radical cleric
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Officials say major threat to London Olympics yet to materialize
Ex-Guantanamo detainee surrenders to Saudis
An ex-Gitmo detainee named Adnan al Sayegh has reportedly turned himself into Saudi authorities. Al Sayegh was a member of al Qaeda’s 55th Arab Brigade, which fought alongside the Taliban in pre-9/11 Afghanistan. He joined al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula after his release from Guantanamo.
NCTC director: ‘We remain at war with al Qaeda’
During testimony before the House Committee on Homeland Security on July 25, National Counterterrorism Center director Matthew Olsen provided his organization’s view of the ongoing fight against al Qaeda and its affiliates.
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Yemenis left with mixed feelings after government troops oust Islamists
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Officials say major threat to London Olympics yet to materialize
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Inside Yemen’s Shadow War
Suicide bomber kills 20 police cadets in Yemeni capital
Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula has carried out two major suicide attacks in the Yemeni capital since mid-May; both targeted security forces.
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Would Al Qaeda’s Wildfire ‘Ember Bomb’ Really Work?
Turkish jihadist magazine Islamic World published
The third edition of the Turkish-language magazine Islamic World has been published. The main theme is Syria, with the cover bearing the title “Syria, the Land of Patience and Jihad.” The issue features 23 articles on topics including Syria, Yemen, Afghanistan, Somalia, Yemen, Africa, the Caucasus, and Iraq.
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Review of Fort Hood shooting calls for FBI changes
4 AQAP fighters killed in drone strike in southern Yemen
Two of the men were identified as Hussein Rubai and Fahad al Harithi, and “were known for ties to al Qaeda and provided shelter for militants.”
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Al-Qaeda plotting to bomb US plane: report
Jordanian cleric extols jihad at funeral of AQAP fighter
Omar Mahdi Zeidan offered religious justification for waging jihad against Muslims. His brother was killed in a US drone strike in North Waziristan in early 2010.
AQAP regroups in Abyan province
Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula reportedly established training camps in the mountains of the Al Mahfad area in the southern Yemeni province of Abyan.
US drones kill AQAP commander, 2 fighters in southern Yemen
An unnamed al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula leader is said to have been killed in the strike in Aden.
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Yemen oil route reopens after military pullout
Zarqawi’s nephew killed in Yemen drone strike
Muhammad Fazi al Harasheh, or Abu Hammam, waged jihad in Iraq in 2003 and 2005, and fought in Yemen for five months before being killed in a strike this spring.
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Analysis: Somali rebels bruised, but may dodge knockout blow
AQAP claims assassination of Yemen’s southern military commander
AQAP accused the general of being a pawn of the US, and threatened to target other officers involved in the operation.
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US weighs plan to send military aircraft to aid Yemen
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Yemen says Islamists retreat from southern town