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Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula is said to have kidnapped a Swiss woman and reportedly is demanding the release of two AQAP prisoners in exchange for her release.
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Yemen
Iran is providing weapons, including EFPs, to Houthi rebels in the north. The White House continues to support the detention of a Yemeni journalist who was convicted of working with al Qaeda.
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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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Aiding Yemen Rebels, Iran Seeks Wider Mideast Role
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Yemeni Salafists formed a political party. President Hadi replaced the commanders of several key military units. Former President Saleh demanded that 10 of his political opponents go into exile along with him.
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An al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula suicide bomber killed four Yemeni soldiers in an attack at a checkpoint near Al Baydah. The attack took place in the city where US drones killed 20 AQAP fighters just days ago.
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Yemeni Interior Ministry unveils terrorist plans against government facilities
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The US killed three al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula fighters on March 11 in an airstrike in Jaar. The spokesman of the Houthis said the tribes are preventing them from ousting the Americans from Yemen.
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
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Two al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula fighters were killed in a premature detonation in Mudiyah in Abyan province. Security forces arrested four Shabaab fighters in Mudiyah.
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Al-Qaeda makes ‘alarming’ advances in Yemen, UN envoy warns
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At least 38 al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula fighters and commanders are reported to have been killed in airstrikes in Jaar and Al Baydah. Abdulwahhab al Homaiqani, the commander for Al Baydah, is said to have been killed.
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.
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Qaeda Media Arm Steps Up Local Coverage in Yemen
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Shia Houthi rebels killed a military officer and six bodyguards in an attack at a checkpoint in Amran. Yemeni troops returned fire, killing three Houthi fighters.
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All quieter on al Qaeda’s English front
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The military killed seven al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula fighters in Zinjibar. The governor of Abyan accused security services and political officials of turning the province over to AQAP.
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Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula demanded the Yemeni government free its imprisoned members in exchange for 73 soldiers captured in Al Koud. AQAP claimed credit for the Al Koud raid, which killed 185 soldiers.
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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.
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The Interior Ministry has deployed two units to Al Huta, the provincial capital of Lahj. The Yemeni Army is preparing to launch a “decisive battle” in Abyan with al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula.
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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Al Qaeda militants serious threat as Yemen transitions away from Saleh
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The more than 60 Yemeni soldiers who were captured by al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula yesterday have been taken to Jaar and are being forced to train AQAP fighters on heavy weaponry that was seized. Yemeni and US aircraft reportedly struck the AQAP camps.
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AQAP overran a military base near Zinjibar and killed 185 troops and seized heavy weapons. AQAP claimed it captured more than 70 soldiers. Thirty-two AQAP fighters were reported to have been killed.