Al Qaeda weapons ship docks in Aden
AQAP militants sailed a ship carrying weapons from Djibouti to Aden on April 11 and clashed with Yemeni security services before sailing away.
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Attack in Hadramout kills 4 Yemeni soldiers
In an attack believed to be carried out by al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula, four Yemeni special forces soldiers were killed at a military checkpoint in Hadramout province.
Yemen identifies 4 slain AQAP militants
Yemeni military officials have managed to identify four of the 10 AQAP militants who were killed while carrying out a terrorist attack on a military facility in Aden last week.
CIA
Delays in Effort to Refocus CIA From Drone War
Yemen
Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula killed four Yemeni soldiers and an officer in an attack on an outpost near an oil field in the Al Wadi district in Hadramout province. A US judge dismissed a lawsuit involving the US drone strikes that killed Americans Anwar al Awlaki, his son, and Samir Khan.
Saudi Arabia convicts 18 of involvement in al Qaeda
The Riyadh Criminal Court sentenced 18 defendants today to prison terms of up to 27 years for involvement in al Qaeda. The day before, top Saudi al Qaeda strategist Faris al Zahrani was sentenced to death, and 15 of his associates were also convicted.
4 AQAP members arrested in Hodeidah province
Yemeni military forces arrested four AQAP militants, including two Saudi citizens, after they tried to evade a checkpoint in Hodeidah province.
Yemen
Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula killed six soldiers and two civilians in a suicide assault on the headquarters of the 4th Division headquarters in Aden. Three AQAP fighters were also killed. AQAP announced the formation of Ansar al Shariah in the Central Regions; the group’s purpose is to combat the Shiite Houthi rebels based […]
AQAP suicide assault team hits Army headquarters in Aden
Six soldiers, two civilians, and three al Qaeda fighters were killed during the AQAP assault on an Army headquarters in the southern Yemeni city.
AQAP announces formation of new armed group
Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula said that Ansar al Sharia in the Central Regions has been formed with the express purpose of fighting Shiite Houthi insurgents as well as the Yemeni military.
Yemen
The US killed three al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula fighters in a strike on a training camp in Abyan. Two AQAP fighters and a soldier were killed during a clash in Damar. Gunmen killed two policemen in Daleh.
US drone strike hits AQAP training camp in southern Yemen
Three suspected al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula fighters were killed in a strike on a camp that was recently featured in the terror group’s propaganda.
Rubaish responds to Saudi Arabia’s terrorism designations
AQAP theologian and ideologue Ibrahim al Rubaish responded to Saudi Arabia’s recent terrorism designations, calling the Saudi regime “the one-eyed Antichrist” in a newly released audio message.
AQAP welcomes Sana’a prison fugitives
The latest al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula video documents the welcoming reception organized by AQAP for its members who escaped the Sana’a central prison in February.
Yemen
Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula fighters killed two members of the Popular Resistance Committees in an ambush on a road north of Zinjibar in Abyan province. The Popular Resistance Committees is a tribal militia that helps the government fight AQAP.
Yemen
Two al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula operatives and two soldiers were killed when the military raided a safe house in Dalea province. The AQAP operatives were plotting attacks before security forces conducted the raid.
Yemeni military kills 2 AQAP members in the south
The Yemeni military killed two al Qaeda militants during a raid on an apartment in al Dalea that was being used to plan a terrorist attack.
Yemen
Security forces freed two Westerners, including a diplomat for the United Nations, shortly after they were kidnapped in Sana’a. The US military may provide the Yemeni military with 10 airplanes to be used to target al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula.
Yemen
Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula fighters gunned down 20 Yemeni soldiers and wounded another soldier at a checkpoint in Hadramout province. The AQAP fighters overran the checkpoint as the soldiers slept.
AQAP guns down 20 Yemeni soldiers in the east
Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula fighters overran a military checkpoint in Hadramout, where the fighting has intensified over the past several years.
AQAP releases first installment of ‘Journey of Jihad’ video series
The media wing of al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula released the first installment of “Journey of Jihad” documenting Sa’id al Shihri’s life.
Yemen
At least 12 people were killed as Yemeni military forces clashed with Shia Houthi rebels near Amran. Yemeni tribesmen bombed a pipeline in Marib, halting oil exports.
New AQAP video documents riots at Sana’a Political Security Prison
The al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula video includes footage from inside Sana’a Political Security Prison as well as a statement from AQAP commander Jalal al Marqishi.
Yemen
An al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula suicide bomber killed one soldier in an attack on a military intelligence headquarters in Lahj province. President Hadi appointed a new leader to command Yemen’s special forces, which leads the hunt for AQAP commanders and fighters.
Suicide attack at Yemeni military intelligence HQ
Yemeni security services suspect that al Qaeda was behind a suicide attack at the military intelligence headquarters in Lahj province.
Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula releases 12th issue of Inspire magazine
AQAP’s latest edition of Inspire magazine purports to show jihadists how to make car bombs similar to the one used by Faisal Shahzad, who was responsible for the failed May 2010 bombing in Times Square.
3 al Qaeda militants killed while assembling car bomb
An attempt by several militants working in the yard of an al Qaeda commander in Shabwa province to rig a car with explosives went awry.
Yemen
Five al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula fighters, including two Saudis, died in a premature detonation in Shabwa province. The AQAP operatives were assembling a car bomb when it exploded.
Turkey
Yemen faces increasing weapons, drugs smuggling problem
Al Qaeda
Saudis hardened by wars in Syria, Iraq join al Qaeda in Yemen