Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula
Car bomb kills 35 people outside Yemen police college
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Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula
Report details human cost of Yemen turmoil
Houthis
Yemen’s oil and gas in danger: Ma’rib governor
Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula
At least 26 killed in Yemen suicide bombing: security official
Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula
Yemen general escapes deadly ‘Qaeda’ blast
Houthis
Houthi violations annull UN-sponsored deal: Yemeni official
AQAP claims 149 attacks in Yemen since late September
A map of the 149 attacks claimed by al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula since Houthi rebels took Sana’a in late September shows the terror group’s reach across 14 Yemeni provinces.
Houthis
Yemen’s Houthis consolidate control over state institutions
AQAP blames Obama administration for death of Luke Somers
In the most recent video released by al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula, one of the terrorist group’s senior leaders blames President Barack Obama for the death of American hostage Luke Somers last week.
Houthis
Houthis take control of Sana’a air defenses: military sources
AQAP claims shelling of American section of airbase in Yemen
Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula has claimed credit for a rocket attack on the US division of the al Annad airbase in Yemen’s Lahj province.
Islamic State
Kerry seeks authority to target Islamic State affiliates anywhere
AQAP claims double suicide attack at military base in Hadramout
Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula claimed credit for the double suicide attack today that killed at least five soldiers at the First Military Command base in Hadramout province.
Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula
How Yemen’s Houthis control Sanaa and alarm the West
AQAP claims attacks in Taiz, Ibb, Baydah, and Marib
Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula claimed a number of attacks that took place late last week, including the killing of an alleged Houthi collaborator in Taiz and the seizure of five million Yemeni rials from a Yemeni military vehicle in Marib.
Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula
Hostage, Nearly Released on Ransom, Dies During Raid
AQAP murders 2 hostages, including an American, during US rescue attempt
Forty special operations troops assaulted an al Qaeda compound in the southern province of Shabwa in an attempt to free American photojournalist Luke Somers.
AQAP threatens to execute American hostage
In its latest video, al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula threatened to kill American hostage Luke Somers if the US does not meet AQAP’s demands within three days.
AQAP claims bombing of Iranian ambassador’s residence in Yemen
Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula has claimed credit for a car bombing this morning outside the Sana’a residence of Iran’s new ambassador to Yemen.
AQAP continues escalation throughout Yemen
Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula has claimed credit for 17 attacks throughout Yemen in the past week, including a double IED attack at the US Embassy in Sana’a.
AQAP claims IED attacks on US Embassy in Sanaa
Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula has claimed that its fighters remotely detonated two IEDs at the northern gate of the US Embassy in Sana’a on the evening of Nov. 27.
Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula
Yemen raid: Rescuers missed Western hostages
AQAP posts video of attack on military barracks in Hadramout, Yemen
In the latest installment of its “From the Battlefield” video series, al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula shows footage of a raid on the al Ghabr military barracks in Hadramout province.
Islamic State
UN: Islamic State group got up to $45M in ransoms
AQAP eulogizes fighter killed in US drone strike
A Twitter account linked to al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula released a eulogy of a fighter known as Abu Jaber al Houti, who was likely killed in a US drone strike in 2011.
AQAP publishes biography of American jihadist Samir Khan
Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula released a biography of American AQAP operative and Inspire Magazine founder Samir Khan, who was killed in a US drone strike on Sept. 30, 2011.
AQAP continues targeting Houthis in central Yemen
Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula has claimed credit for yet another series of attacks targeting the Shiite Houthi rebels, including the assassination of two Houthi activists, between Nov. 20 and Nov. 23.
AQAP military commander rallies Sunnis against alleged US-Houthi alliance
Qassem al Raymi, the military commander of al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula, makes claims of a US-Houthi alliance and calls on Sunni tribesmen to take up arms against the Shiite rebels in a newly released audio message.
5 transferred Gitmo detainees served al Qaeda, leaked files allege
The Defense Department announced the transfer of five Guantanamo detainees yesterday. According to leaked threat assessments prepared by Joint Task Force Guantanamo, all five served al Qaeda. Four of the five were deemed either “high” or “medium to high” risks.
Georgia
5 Guantánamo Inmates Are Sent to Eastern Europe