AQAP claims credit for series of attacks in Yemen
Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula has claimed credit for 16 attacks over the past several days as it battles Houthi rebels for control of central Yemen.
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Yemen
Houthi rebels took control of the city of Ibb and advanced to the outskirts of Rada’a,where they fought with al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula. AQAP killed a Huthi military officer in Sana’a. Yesterday, a US drone strike killed an AQAP commander and three fighters in Shabwa.
AQAP, Houthis clash in central Yemen
On Oct. 15, AQAP fighters checked the Houthi advance in Bayda province and seized the al Adayn directorate in Ibb following the fall of Ibb city at the hands of the Shi’ite rebels.
AQAP claims attacks in Hadramout, Shabwa, and Abyan
Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula claimed credit for four attacks in Hadramout, Shabwa, and Abyan in a series of tweets posted on Oct. 15.
Houthi rebels seize Hodeidah and Dhamar
Houthi rebels seized the strategic port city of Hodeidah on the Red Sea coast as well as the central Yemeni city of Dhamar on Oct. 14.
US drone strike kills AQAP commander in Shabwa
The strike in Shabwa reportedly killed an AQAP military commander.
AQAP attacks Yemeni military in Hadramout
Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula attacked several military targets in Yemen’s eastern Hadramout province between Oct. 9 and Oct. 13, killing about 40 Yemeni soldiers.
Yemen
Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula claimed it carried out two attacks in Sana’a over the past two days. An attack on Oct. 10 targeted Houthi leader Ibrahim al Mahtouri with a “sticky bomb” attached to his car. A suicide attack in the capital on Oct. 9 killed dozens of Houthis.
AQAP claims credit for attacks in Sana’a
Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula has claimed credit for two attacks in Sana’a, including the massive suicide bombing in Tahrir Square on Oct. 9.
Yemen
AL Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula killed nearly 70 people in two suicide attacks in Sana’a and Mukallah. In the capital, a suicide bomber killed an estimated 43 people in an attack at a pro-Houthi rally. In Mukallah, a suicide assault team killed 20 Yemeni soldiers in an attack at a checkpoint outside the city.
AQAP suicide attacks kill scores in Sana’a and Hadramout
Simultaneous suicide attacks in Sana’a and Hadramout left at least 63 people dead today in Yemen.
Yemen
Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula launched attacks against a Special Forces headquarters, a police station, and two military checkpoints in the city of Baydah. At least 10 police officers were reported killed in the fighting. The attack against the Special Forces headquarters was carried out by a suicide bomber.
AQAP conducts offensive against Yemeni military in Baydah
AQAP continues to attack security personnel in central and southern Yemen as the government is weakened by the Houthi rebellion.
AQAP eulogizes fighter killed in attack on Saudi border crossing
On Oct. 6, a Twitter account affiliated with al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula offered a eulogy for one of the group’s slain fighters who was killed during the July 4 attack on the Wadia border crossing with Saudi Arabia.
AQAP attacks Houthis in Amran, Sana’a
Continuing its violent campaign against the Shiite Houthi rebels, al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula carried out two attacks against the Houthis in Amran and Sana’a.
AQAP releases video of coordinated attacks in Shabwa
In the most recent installment of al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula’s “From the Battlefield” video series, AQAP fighters launch coordinated attacks on military installations in Shabwa province.
AQAP eulogizes fighter killed in April drone strike
An AQAP-linked Twitter account eulogized a slain member killed in US drone strikes targeting AQAP training camps in the Mahfad region of Abyan in late April 2014.
Al Nusrah Front propaganda focuses on Iranian influence in Lebanon, Syria
The Al Nusrah Front continues to use its Lebanese hostages in its propaganda campaign against Iran and Hezbollah.
AQAP claims 3 attacks in Shabwa and Sana’a
Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula took credit for three attacks, against both the Yemeni military and the Houthis, that took place on Sept. 30 and Oct. 1 in Shabwa and Sana’a provinces.
AQAP Twitter-warrior killed in latest US drone strike in Yemen
Abd al Aziz al Omari helped run Twitter accounts that are critical of the US drone program in Yemen.
AQAP steps up attacks against army, Houthis
Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula carried out four attacks in the last 24 hours across various Yemeni provinces.
Yemen
An al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula suicide bomber killed one person after driving his car into a Houthi field hospital north of Sana’a. AQAP claimed credit for launching a rocket attack on the US Embassy in Sana’a.
AQAP rocket strike targets US embassy in Sana’a
Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula launched a rocket attack on the US embassy in Sana’a yesterday, claiming that it was retribution for a US drone strike the previous day.
Yemen
The US killed two AQAP fighters in a drone strike on a vehicle in Al Jawf. Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula retaliated by firing an M72 LAW rocket at the US Embassy in Sana’a and wounding several Yemeni guards. Houthi rebels agreed to withdraw their forces from the capital.
US drone strike kills 2 AQAP fighters in Al Jawf
The strike, the second in two days, took place in a northern province where top al Qaeda leaders have been targeted and killed in the past.
2 AQAP commanders reported killed in Shabwa drone strike
Arabic media reports claim that two al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) leaders were killed in a US drone strike in Shabwa province yesterday. One was reported to have been “rehabilitated.”
AQAP executes Yemeni intelligence director
Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula executed a government intelligence director and four of his associates in the central Yemeni province of al Dale’ on yesterday.
Yemen
US drones killed five al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula fighters in Shabwa. AQAP claimed credit for the Sept. 22 attacks in Shabwa and Sana’a. The government freed two Iranian Qods Force officers and two Hezbollah operatives.
Treasury designations target al Qaeda’s international fundraising and facilitation network
The Treasury Department targeted six al Qaeda financiers and facilitators yesterday. Their work spans the globe, covering more than 10 nations from the Middle East to Southeast Asia.
US launches 2nd drone strike in Shabwa in 2 weeks
US drones targeted AQAP fighters in Yemen’s southern Shabwa province for the second time in since Sept. 11.