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Anwar al-Aulaqi, US-born cleric linked to al-Qaeda, reported killed in Yemen
Yemen claims AQAP cleric Anwar al Awlaki ‘killed’ in airstrike
The Defense Ministry claimed Awlaki and Samir Khan were killed in an airstrike in Al Jawf, but tribal sources claimed he was killed in Marib. President Obama called Awlaki’s death “a major blow to Al Qaeda’s most active operational affiliate.”
AQAP calls Ahmadinejad a 9/11 Truther
Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula’s rebuke of the Iranian president reminds us of a classic spoof by The Onion that takes on 9/11 conspiracy theorists.
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Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula called Iranian President Ahmadinejad a Truther for his “ridiculous” theory that the US government was behind the 9/11 attacks. The group said Iran and Shia in general “do not want to give al Qaeda credit for the greatest and biggest operation ever committed against America because this would expose […]
AQAP releases 7th edition of Inspire
The seventh edition of Inspire celebrates the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks, as well as a number of other attacks. The magazine uses a photo of New York’s Grand Central Station to promote a future article by Anwar al Awlaki.
US airstrikes kill AQAP fighters in southern Yemen
Eleven AQAP fighters are said to have been killed in recent airstrikes in Abyan province.
AQAP takes control of another town in southern Yemen
Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula is reported to have seized Rowda in southern Yemen, and is advancing on the port of Balhaf.
AQAP releases biography for ex-Gitmo detainee turned ‘martyr’
AQAP has released a biography commemorating former Guantanamo detainee Hani Abdo Shaalan. In the video, AQAP claims that Shaalan was killed in an American airstrike in December 2009. Previously, the Yemeni government claimed that Shaalan was killed during a shootout with government forces.
US airstrikes in southern Yemen kill 30 AQAP fighters: report
US airstrikes are said to have freed a Yemeni military unit in Abyan that was under siege by al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula. US intelligence officials expressed doubts about reports that AQAP’s leader was killed.
AQAP chief Nasir al Wuhayshi reported killed in southern Yemen
Yemeni military officers claimed that Wuhayshi’s body was brought to a hospital in Aden after a clash near Zinjibar. His death has not been confirmed.
AQAP’s Ansar al Sharia releases video of suicide attack
The political front for al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula published a videotape of the July 25 suicide attack that killed five Yemeni soldiers and wounded 25 more.
Suicide bombers strike in southern Yemen
Twelve pro-government tribal fighters were killed in suicide attacks in Abyan province, where al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula remains entrenched.
Another Yemeni city reportedly falls to AQAP
The coastal city of Shaqra is the third to fall to AQAP since late May.
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US intelligence officials believe al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula is attempting to manufacture ricin for a WMD attack on the US. Officials said that AQAP was gathering the precursors and attempting to manufacture them in safe havens in Shabwa province in Yemen.
US ‘drones’ kill 15 al Qaeda fighters in southern Yemen
The US is known to have carried out five airstrikes in Yemen this year.
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Nasir al Wuhayshi, the leader of al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula, swore an oath of allegiance to new al Qaeda emir Ayman al Zawahiri. Wuhayshi also said his followers would wage jihad until the world was united under Islam.
AQAP leader pledges oath of allegiance to Ayman al Zawahiri
“I give you allegiance of obedience in good and hard times,” al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula Emir Nasir al Wuhayshi said in a audiotape released today. Wuhayshi also said that the groups’ “project is to institute the Shariah of Allah on Earth.”
Suicide bomber kills 9 Yemeni soldiers in Aden
The suicide bomber rammed a convoy of troops traveling to the al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula-held city of Zinjibar.
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Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula confirmed that two senior commanders, Ali Abdullah Naji al Harithi and Ammar Abadah Nasser al Wa’eli, were killed in a June 3 airstrike that was carried out by US forces.AQAP announced their deaths in Inspire.
Yemeni military claims 2 senior AQAP commanders killed in south
Aidh al Shabwani, al Qaeda’s leader for Marib province, was the subject of a false death report in 2010.
AQAP confirms deaths of 2 commanders in US airstrike
Ali Abdullah Naji al Harithi fought with Zarqawi in Iraq. Ammar Abadah Nasser al Wa’eli was wanted by the US; his father opened a training camp at the bequest of Osama bin Laden.
Latest issue of Inspire highlights al Qaeda succession
AQAP has released the sixth edition of its Inspire magazine. In it, Osama bin Laden is praised as a martyr. Inspire’s editors also praise the selection of Ayman al Zawahiri as al Qaeda’s new emir. Two other al Qaeda affiliates have already sworn their allegiance to Zawahiri.
Does AQAP ♥ Cobra?
A comic depicting the life and times of al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula mimics Cobra of GI Joe fame.
USS Cole bomber reported to have been target of Yemen airstrike
Fahd al Quso is said to have narrowly escaped yesterday’s airstrike in Abyan province.
US airstrike kills 6 al Qaeda fighters in Yemen: report
The nighttime airstrike targeted a police station in Abyan province that had been recently overrun by al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula fighters.
Alleged Shabaab operative to stand trial in New York
A Somali man named Ahmed Abdulkadir Warsame was transferred to New York where he will stand trial for allegedly providing material support to both Shabaab and al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula. The unsealed indictment in his case follows a series of reports connecting Shabaab to AQAP.
AQAP releases martyr’s biography for ex-Gitmo detainee
AQAP’s chief Mufti, Ibrahim Rubaish, has released a biography honoring ex-Gitmo detainee Fahd Saleh Suleiman al Jutayli. Rubaish, himself a former Gitmo detainee, denies that Jutayli was killed while fighting alongside the Houthis in Yemen.
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The US government added Othman al Ghamdi to its list of specially designated global terrorists. Ghamdi is a former detainee at Guantanamo Bay and is now a top military leader for the terror group in Yemen.
State Department designates former Gitmo detainee turned AQAP commander
The State Department designated former Gitmo detainee Othman al Ghamdi as a global terrorist today. Al Ghamdi is an “operational commander” in al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula.