Britain extradites London man to US over al Qaeda terror charges
Britain extradites London man to US over al Qaeda terror charges
Britain extradites London man to US over al Qaeda terror charges
Yemen’s Shiite rebels threaten to arrest, charge ministers
On Feb. 17, the media wing of al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP), al Malahem Media Foundation, released the latest installment of its video series documenting the group’s attacks, called “From The Battlefield.” This most recent episode features footage of a double suicide attack on the Yemeni military’s First Military Command base in Hadramout […]
Clashes between Shi’ite Houthis and Sunnis in Yemen leave 26 dead
Italy closes embassy in Yemen as security deteriorates
Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula took control of the base and captured several soldiers in Shabwa province as the Shia Houthis tighten their grip on the capital and the US and Britain shutter their embassies.
Yemen rebels seize US Embassy vehicles as diplomats flee
In a recently released audio message, al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula ideologue Ibrahim al-Rubaysh addresses demonstrations against the Charlie Hebdo attack and calls for more attacks against the West.
Houthi rebels in Yemen say they intend to form a new government
Pentagon loses track of weaponry sent to Yemen in recent years
In a recently released audio message, al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula ideologue Ibrahim al-Rubaysh addresses demonstrations against the Charlie Hebdo attack and calls for more attacks against the West.
Harith bin Ghazi al Nadhari, a senior sharia official in al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula, was killed in a US drone strike on Jan. 31. Al Qaeda had consistently elevated Nadhari’s media profile, meaning he was considered a key ideologue for the global organization.
US drone strategy in trouble as Yemeni al Qaeda gathers support
The strike is the first reported in Yemen in more than two and a half months, and takes place just days after reports that US counterterrorism efforts in the country have been “paralyzed.”
Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) has released a report including two infographics that detail its attacks over the past three months. The group claims credit for 205 operations, including the massacre at Charlie Hebdo’s offices in Paris.
Chart: Yemen’s chaos, explained
US officials are now telling Reuters that counterterrorism operations in Yemen are “paralyzed.”
Some counter-terrorism efforts in Yemen frozen for now – US officials
Houthis welcome Yemeni president’s concessions but gunmen remain
Harith al Nadhari, a senior AQAP sharia official, sets forth six recommendations for suicide operations in a newly-released video.
A Yemeni military commander said that Shiite Houthi rebels have seized the Presidential Palace in the capital of Sana’a. The Houthis took the palace just one day after inking a cease fire with the government after nine people were killed during clashes in the capital. Houthis also kidnapped President Hadi’s chief of staff.
Militiamen storm Yemen presidential complex
A Who’s Who: The Kingpins of the “Islamist Floor” in Lebanon’s Roumieh Prison
In a newly released video, a senior AQAP official states his organization planned the terrorist attack on Charlie Hebdo’s offices. AQAP chose the target and financed the operation, he says.
After Paris attacks, questions about intelligence failures
A senior AQAP official praises the Charlie Hebdo attack in a new audio message. Unverified statements also claim that AQAP ordered the attack.
Al Qaeda in Yemen Urges Local and International Jihad
Al Qaeda Member in Yemen Says Group Directed Paris Attack
Exclusive: Paris attack suspect met prominent al Qaeda preacher in Yemen – intelligence source
Yemen blames Al Qaeda for deadly police academy attack