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Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula killed a Yemeni soldier in an attack at a checkpoint in Qotn in Hadramout province. The United Nations reported that more than 20,000 Yemenis have been displaced due to fighting between the government and AQAP in the southern provinces.
Yemen
Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula killed eight soldiers and six tribesmen in an attack on a checkpoint in Bayhan in Shabwa province. The US killed three AQAP fighters, including a commander, in a drone strike in Marib. The government and the Houthis agreed to yet another ceasefire in Amran.
Yemen claims to have killed 500 AQAP fighters
A spokesman for the Yemeni military announced that 500 AQAP militants have been killed since the start of the southern offensive in late April. 17 soldiers were killed in an AQAP attack in Shabwa today.
US drones kill local AQAP commander, 2 fighters
A local Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula commander known as Jafar al Shabwani is said to have been killed in a strike in the AQAP stronghold of Wadi Abida.
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The Accelerating Spread of Terrorism
AQAP commander addresses ‘American Enemy’
In a statement released on May 26, AQAP commander Jalal al Marqishi addresses the “American enemy” and predicts an ignominious US withdrawal from Yemen.
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US Strategy to Fight Terrorism Increasingly Uses Proxies
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CIA drone strike program in Pakistan winding down
AQAP eulogizes 2 Mukallah prison escapees
In the past week, a Twitter account affiliated with al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula tweeted the biographies of two fallen militants who had previously traveled to Iraq.
AQAP eulogizes commander killed in April drone strike
Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula released a eulogy for the fallen emir of Mahfad, Ali bin Lakraa’ al Kazimi al Awlaki, who was killed by a US drone strike in late April.
AQAP documents confiscated by Yemeni military
The Yemeni media reported today that documents confiscated during the southern offensive in Shabwa and Abyan provinces include communications between AQAP commander Jalal al Marqishi and a commander in Abyan’s Mahfad district.
Yemeni forces, AQAP trade blows
AQAP attempts to take control of a city in the east, and a senior AQAP military leader is said to have been killed during a raid in the capital.
Yemen
Eight soldiers and 30 Houthi fighters were killed during clashes in Amran. Security forces killed a Yemeni al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula commander in Baydah, and captured three AQAP fighters in Azzan.
Yemen
Yemeni officials said that two Saudi al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula fighters were killed yesterday in a clash in Azzan. The military killed five AQAP fighters in Shabwa. Gunmen in Marib destroyed power lines to Sana’a for the seventh time this month.
Yemen’s southern offensive against AQAP continues
The Yemeni military continued to bombard al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula targets in Shabwa province and announced that it has completely cleared Azzan and killed AQAP commander Faris al Qamisi.
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Yesterday, 10 Yemeni soldiers and 13 al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula fighters were killed during clashes in Azzan and Gol al Rayda in Shabwa. AQAP stormed a police station before withdrawing from Azzan. The military launched airstrikes in Azzan today.
AQAP military official killed in 2013 drone strike
Sarhan Abdullah Ali al Nasi, or Khishiman, was recruited into al Qaeda by Anwar al Awlaki. Starting as a driver, Khishiman rose through the ranks to serve as a member of the Military Committee and emir of Al Jawf and Saada provinces.
Afghanistan
Abu Hamza devoted his life to violent jihad, terror trial jury hears
Pictures and video of Yemeni southern offensive
The Yemeni Ministry of Defense has released pictures from the southern anti-AQAP offensive as well as a video of the military’s activity in the Mahfad district from May 6.
23 killed in simultaneous AQAP attacks in Shabwa
The Yemeni military repelled AQAP attacks to retake Azzan and Gol al Rayda in Shabwa province.
Yemen
The military killed six al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula fighters after they shelled an army headquarters in Marib province. The military also killed a Saudi AQAP fighter in Shabwa. AQAP gunned down an intelligence official in Lahj.
Strike on AQAP weapons convoy in Shabwa kills 5 fighters
A strike on an AQAP convoy carrying weapons and ammunition from Shabwa to Marib killed five AQAP fighters. Yemeni officials claim that militants are fleeing battlefields and hiding in neighboring provinces.
Yemen
The US killed six al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula fighters in a drone strike on a vehicle in the Wadi Abida area of Marib province. Security forces killed Majed al Matiri, a local AQAP commander from Saudi Arabia, during fighting in Shabwa.
US drone strike kills 6 AQAP fighters in central Yemen
The strike took place in the Wadi Abida district in Marib province. US drones have targeted the area six times since October 2012.
Yemen
An al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula suicide bomber killed 10 soldiers and a civilian in an attack at a military police headquarters in Mukalla. Yemeni officials claimed that security forces have killed and wounded hundreds of AQAP fighters and dozens of leaders during operations in the south since April 29.
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Yemen Shooting Opens Window on US Clandestine Operations
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In Yemen, a Counterterrorism Challenge