Yemen
Tribesmen stopped a convoy of Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula fighters from reaching Zinjibar; one AQAP fighter was killed. Police arrested four suspects in the bombing that killed a British citizen.
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Yemen
The military claimed it killed two senior Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula leaders, Aidh al Shabwani and Awadh Mohammed Saleh al Shabwani, during fighting in Zinjibar. Aidh is AQAP’s commander for Marib province.
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.
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Yemen on the Brink of Hell
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Al-Qaida plans cartoon recruiting film for kids
Yemen
A British man was killed in a car bombing in Aden. Security forces killed an al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula leader in Abyan. The leader of the Islah party survived an assassination attempt.
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Al-Qaeda plans cartoon to fight the West
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Iraqi refugees in US rechecked for terrorism links
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Al Qaeda Seen Aiming at Targets Outside US
Yemen
More than 20 “militants” are said to have been killed by Yemeni security forces in Jaar. Six people were killed during clashes between pro- and anti-government protesters in Sana’a.
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.
Yemen
Yemeni tribes have joined government forces to battle al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula in the city of Zinjibar in Abyan. The Joint Meeting Party accused Iran of backing the Shia Houthi rebels in Al Jawf province.
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Al Qaeda’s Yemen branch has aided Somalia militants, US says
Yemen
Yemenis Organize Shadow Government
Yemen
The government claimed al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula conspired with the Joint Meeting Parties to kill President Saleh and other senior officials in last month’s attack at a mosque in the presidential compound.
Afghanistan
As US wars wind down, drones gain new prominence
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.
Yemen
The US is reported to have killed six al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula fighters in an airstrike in Abyan. The AQAP fighters recently overran a police station in the 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.
Yemen
Yemeni president to return to power in weeks: top aide
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UK government: Al Qaeda weakened, but terrorism still greatest threat to Olympics
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Yemen – US official says increasing protests benefit al-Qaida
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Study: Western militants trained in Pakistan still #1 threat
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US official: CIA aiding interrogations of terror suspects in Somalia
Yemen
Five people were killed in an airstrike in the Arhab province north of Sana’a. Yemeni officials said they were tribesmen “harboring criminals who stand behind the attacks on soldiers,” while locals said those killed were civilians.
Al Qaeda in Iraq
Counter-terrorism strategy driven by ‘cyberjihad’ threat
Yemen
More than 30 people were killed during fighting between the Houthis and tribes in the north. Four “militants” and one soldier were killed during clashes in Zinjibar in Abyan province. Two Al Qaeda fighters were killed in airstrikes in Abyan.
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Pakistan urges US to share intelligence on Zawahri
Yemen
“Gunmen” thought to be associated with the Southern Movement killed three soldiers in an ambush in Aden. The government claimed tribal leaders have aided al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula with expanding its operations in Abyan. President Saleh may return to Yemen on July 17.