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When Politics Fail, Islamists Take Lead in Yemen
Ansar al Sharia
Islamist militants blow up Yemen gas pipeline
Al Qaeda
US Relaxes Drone Rules
Egyptian jihadist killed in recent US Predator strike in Yemen
Abu Musab al Masri was killed in the April 16 strike in Shabwa province. He was detained by Egypt for attempting to wage jihad in iraq but was released.
Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula
FBI director Mueller in Yemen as military, anti-al-Qaida campaign picks pace
AQAP commander thought killed in US drone strike
Mohammed Saeed al Umda (also known as Ghareeb al Taizi), who trained at al Qaeda’s Al Farouq camp in Afghanistan and has been listed as the fourth-most-wanted man in Yemen, is believed to be dead. A second strike killed three AQAP fighters in the south.
Ansar al Sharia
Militants and Politics Bedevil Yemen’s New President
Afghanistan
Brennan on bin Laden raid, and “dangerous” Yemen
Al Qaeda
CIA seeks new authority to expand Yemen drone campaign
Ex-Gitmo detainee delivers ransom demands for kidnapped Saudi
An ex-Gitmo detainee phoned Saudi authorities with the ransom demands for a kidnapped Saudi diplomat. The Saudi official was kidnapped by al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula in southern Yemen.
Sudanese al Qaeda fighter killed in Yemen
Bara’a Muhammad Salim al Sudani is said to have fought in Pakistan under al Qaeda military leader Abu Laith al Libi before joining al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula.
Al Qaeda
Yemen airstrike kills six Qaeda-linked fighters: government
US Predators strike again in southern Yemen
Five al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula fighters were killed in an attack in Shabwa province. The strike is the fourth in Yemen this month.
US drones kill AQAP leader in southern Yemen
A senior al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula commander in Baydah province is said to have been killed in yesterday’s strike.
US drones kill 21 AQAP fighters in separate strikes in southern Yemen
Seven al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula fighters were killed in a strike in Baydah today, and 14 more were killed in a strike in Lawdar on April 11.
Al Qaeda
Al Qaeda battles to create safe haven in Yemen
Foreign fighters among those killed in clashes in Yemeni south
“Saudis, Somalis, and Pakistanis” are said to be among those killed during heavy fighting in Lawdar.
AQAP, Yemeni forces battle in south
Heavy fighting has been reported as AQAP attacked bases in Lawdar and Marib.
United States
Yemeni officials offer guarantees for repatriation of detainees
US drones kill 8 AQAP fighters in southern Yemen
Three foreign “Arabs” and five Yemeni members of al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula are said to have been killed in the strike in Shabwa province.
Yemen
Yemen air force grounds flights at Sana’a airport
Africa
Global Jihad Sustained Through Africa
Yemeni aircraft kill 43 AQAP fighters
The strikes took place where al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula recently killed 17 soldiers. A Yemeni newspaper said that US drones provided “support.”
AQAP kills 7 more Yemeni troops in south
Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula continues to take the fight to the Yemeni military in the south, despite US airstrikes.
US drone strikes kill 5 AQAP fighters, 1 civilian in southern Yemen
The strikes hit targets in the al Qaeda-controlled city of Azzan. The US has carried out six drone strikes this month, an all-time high for Yemen.
Al Qaeda
US drone strikes on Yemen escalate
Afghanistan
‘Af-Pak is Al-Qaeda’s top launch point for attacks’: Pentagon
Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula
Behind militia lines in Jaar, Yemen
AQAP takes control of another town in southern Yemen
A coastal town in Shabwa province is the latest to fall to al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula.