Tag Archives: Yemen

The SITE Intelligence Group reported an Internet posting from al Qaeda in Yemen claiming responsibility for a mortar attack on the US embassy in Sana’a last week. A schoolgirl and policeman were killed and 19 Yemenis wounded in the attack.

Yemen released five individuals held for questioning in a mortar attack on the US embassy in Sana’a last week. The Interior Ministry denied that an al Qaeda link had been established as earlier reported by the state run al Thawra newspaper. Investigations are ongoing the ministry reported.

Hamza al Dhayany was named as a suspect in Tuesday’s mortar attack on the US Embassy in Sana’a. Al Dhayany was the driving instructor for a suicide car bomber who murdered eight Spanish tourists in Marib in 2007. An explosion and fire occurred Saturday at a hotel frequented by western tourists in Sana’a. The two […]

Yemen arrested five people in connection with Tuesday’s mortar attack on the US Embassy in Sana’a. The identities of the alleged attackers was not made public. The mortars were fired from the roof of a nearby apartment rented by the attackers, a Yemeni official stated. One guard was killed and 17 school girls injured when […]

[Update 2] No injuries were reported Wednesday from a midday bombing in Aden, southern Yemen near the National Bank. Yesterday, in nearby Abyan, an early morning explosion wounded five solders at a government building. Last week in Aden, security forces defused an explosive device near a main road. Seventeen protesters were killed in South Yemen […]

The US State Department said late Tuesday that a mortar attack in Sanaa was directed at the US Embassy. The mortars landed in a nearby school yard, wounding several students and four Yemeni guards at the embassy. An American source told CNN that the Yemeni government statements that the attack was directed against the school […]

The US embassy in Sana’a closed today after three hand grenades were tossed into a nearby school yard during dismissal. Three female students were killed and 15 wounded. Four Yemeni security guards were wounded. The school’s administrator had been involved in a dispute. In the southern town of Abyan, a bombing at an empty local […]

Top al Qaeda in Yemen leader Qasim al Raimi openly attended a funeral in Yemen’s capital, Sana’a, this week. Al Raimi escaped from jail in 2006 and was later blamed for two deadly attacks on tourists. Lax security measures were also applied to FBI Most Wanted, American Jaber Elbaneh who was granted bail during his […]

American Jaber Elbaneh was released by a Yemeni appeals court on bail. Elbaneh is one of the FBI’s most wanted terrorists. He attended the al Farouq training camp with the Lakawana Six. He surrendered to Yemeni authorities in May 2007 and was later sentenced in absentia to 10 years on terror charges. In February 2008, […]

The Yemen Soldiers Brigades claimed responsibility for the murder of Spanish and Belgian tourists and warned Muslims to keep away from “foreign and government facilities.” The group claims links to al Qaeda in Yemen.

Jaber Elbaneh appeared in a Yemeni court then walked free. Elbaneh is a member of the Lackawanna Six and is on the FBI’s most wanted list for involvement in attending an al Qaeda training camp and conspiring to provide material support or resources to al Qaeda. The FBI has a $5 million reward for his […]

Rebel representatives and military officials recently met in Qatar to restart a failed cease-fire. A rebel spokesman claimed 10 children and eight women were killed in Sa’ada in 2008 along with dozens of troops and rebels. Sa’ada has been blockaded for 14 months. CARE International complained of lack access to internal refugees, estimated in the […]

In an interview, Abu al Fida’a (Rashad Mohammed Saeed Ismael) denied al Qaeda involvement in two attacks on tourists, saying attacks within Yemen are prohibited by central leadership. Al Fida’a blamed Yemeni security forces or an imposter. Al Fida’a was a high-ranking member of the Taliban and close associate of Osama bin Laden. Al Fida’a […]

Ahmad Mansour, the spokesman for al Qaeda in Yemen, said the government asked it to fight a Shia rebel group in the North of the country. “They [the government] have asked us to fight against the followers of Imam al-Houthi of Saada. In return, Yemeni security forces will ease the persecution of our members,” said […]

Al Qaeda in Yemen claimed responsibility for Friday’s attack on a tour group that left two women dead when they were shot at point blank range. In a call to the Yemeni weekly al Wasat, Al Qaeda in Yemen said the attack was in retaliation for poor treatment of their members in prison. Authorities have […]

Following a lethal attack on tourists Friday, Yemen blocked a wide variety of news and opinion web sites this weekend including Yemen Portal, a news aggregation site. The Yemeni regime regularly censors and distorts information. Article 19’s recent report on Yemen noted the practice of cloning, whereby a look alike newspaper (with a pro-government line) […]

Two Belgian tourists were murdered when gunmen opened fire on a tour group in Hadramut province. The unsophisticated attack targeted Yemen’s fledgling tourist industry and follows an internet posting by Al Qaeda in Yemen demanding the release of incarcerated al Qaeda members. A July suicide bombing that killed seven Spanish tourists also followed a web […]