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‘Missiles from the sea’ kill 16 AQAP fighters in Zinjibar
The Yemeni Navy does not have the capacity to launch such a strike.
Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula
Sixteen al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula fighters in Zinjibar were killed in a possible US airstrike. AQAP killed an American teacher in Taiz.
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The bin Laden plot to kill President Obama
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US says Manning helped Al-Qaeda with leaks
Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula
US drones killed four al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula fighters in a drone strike in Al Baydah yesterday. The Saudi embassy in Sana’a said it is aware of an AQAP plot to strike the facility.
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Yemenis: Ousted leader undermining al-Qaida fight
US drone strike kills 4 AQAP fighters
The strike took place in the southern province of Al Baydah, and is the fourth drone strike in Yemen since March 9.
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Yemeni Interior Ministry unveils terrorist plans against government facilities
AQAP demands prisoner exchange for 73 captured Yemeni soldiers
Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula blamed the US and President Hadi for “escalation, launching an unjustified war against the mujahideen of Ansar al Shariah in Abyan.”
US drone strike kills 3 AQAP fighters in Yemen
The US has carried out three airstrikes in Yemen from March 9 to March 11. Two took place in Jaar, a city controlled by al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula.
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US air raids on Qaeda arms caches in Yemen: witnesses
Dozens of AQAP fighters killed in airstrikes in southern Yemen
US drones are suspected of conducting the strikes in Al Baydah and Jaar, but the reports are unconfirmed.
Ansar al Sharia
Qaeda Media Arm Steps Up Local Coverage in Yemen
Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula
Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula announced the death of Mohamed Ahmed al Haniq, the commander for forces in Arhab in Lahj province. Haniq died of natural causes. One of his sons died fighting US forces in Iraq, another was killed in a US airstrike in Yemen.
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All quieter on al Qaeda’s English front
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Yemen reels from army’s defeat by al-Qaida
AQAP underestimates Yemeni casualties in Al Koud raid
Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula said “100 soldiers and officers” were killed during last weekend’s raid. In fact, more than 185 Yemeni troops have been killed.
AQAP raid decimates Yemeni mechanized battalion
According to the latest count, the Sunday night raid in Al Koud killed 185 Yemeni soldiers, wounded more than 150, and left another 55 in enemy hands.
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Holder to make case for targeting Americans in terror hunt
AQAP overruns Yemeni Army base, kills 185 soldiers
A base in Al Koud was overrun. AQAP seized heavy weapons and turned them against the Yemeni troops, and claimed to have captured another 70 soldiers.
Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula
Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula claimed the Feb. 25 suicide bombing at a presidential compound in Mukalla that killed 28 Yemenis. AQAP said that it would “”come after this American project,” referring to the Yemeni government.
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Indictment of Jose Pimentel in Terror Case Is Said to Be Near
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US Teaming With Yemen’s New Government to Combat Al Qaeda
AQAP suicide bomber kills 26 Yemenis
The al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula suicide bomber struck the presidential palace in Mukalla just hours after newly sworn in President Hadi vowed to continue to fight the terror group.
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Al Qaeda attack overshadows Yemen power transition
AQAP notes death of local commander
Kaid al Dhahab has taken control of al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula in Baydah province after his brother Tariq was killed last week.
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Al Qaeda’s biggest threat
AQAP leader, Yemeni tribal leader killed in clashes in Rada’a
Two brothers-in-law of Anwar al Awlaki were killed during a power struggle in central Yemen.