The American Conservative8y
Al Qaeda Is the Only Winner in Yemen
Reuters reports on the growing power of Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP), which has been made possible in large part by the Saudi-led war on Yemen supported by the U.S.: If Islamic State ...
Task & Purpose4y
The US took out the head of Al Qaeda’s ‘most lethal branch’ in Yemen
the 41-year-old head of what the Associated Press once called Al Qaeda’s “most lethal branch,” was “successfully eliminated” in a recent counterterrorism operation in Yemen, the White ...
The Associated Press on MSN6d
Iran’s help has transformed Yemen’s Houthi rebels into a potent military force, UN experts say
U.N. experts say Yemen’s Houthi rebels have been transformed from a local armed group with limited capabilities to a powerful ...
The American Conservative7y
Why U.S. Troops May Fight Alongside al-Qaeda in Yemen
The Saudi-led war, which began two years ago, has achieved little beyond killing thousands, destroying much of Yemen’s infrastructure, empowering al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP), and ...
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Explosion kills six south Yemen rebel troops in suspected al-Qaeda attack
(credit: REUTERS) Yemen's political and military control ... the Iranian-backed Shia Houthis as well as the AQAP. Although al-Qaeda's presence across the Middle East has broadly weakened over ...
BBC11mon
9/11 attacks: What's happened to al-Qaeda?
The group's branch in Yemen - al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) - was once the most feared of all al-Qaeda chapters, but it has suffered a number of blows this year and is currently ...
Middle East Eye7y
'We have to obey them': Al-Qaeda increases its power in Yemen's Taiz
"I spent 30 hours in a prison run by Ansar al-Sharia [part of al-Qaeda in Yemen] as a guest," Samet told Middle East Eye. "They detained me in one of their prisons in Taiz on Sunday morning and ...
Al-Monitor1y
Al-Qaeda gains ground in Yemen war
Al-Monitor is an award-winning media outlet covering the Middle East, valued for its independence, diversity and analysis. It is read widely by US, international and Middle East decision makers at ...
BBC4y
Yemen Al-Qaeda leader al-Raymi killed by US strike
AQAP was formed in 2009 from two regional offshoots of Al-Qaeda in Yemen and Saudi Arabia, with the goal of toppling US-backed governments and eliminating all Western influence in the region.
China Internet Information Center2d
Al-Qaeda bombing kills 2 soldiers in S. Yemen
ADEN, Yemen, Nov. 7 (Xinhua) -- Two soldiers from Yemen's pro-government forces were killed in an al-Qaeda bombing targeting a military patrol in the country's southern province of Abyan on Thursday ...