US Embassy Security Chief Slain in Yemeni Capital
US Embassy Security Chief Slain in Yemeni Capital | Attackers targeted Aqlani at his home
Drone Strike Kills Five Alleged Al-Qaeda Suspects in Yemen
A drone strike bombed two cars in southern Yemen on Thursday, killing five people allegedly suspected of belonging to the al-Qaeda-linked group Ansar al-Sharia. Witnesses said the drone fired four missiles at the two cars as they travelled through the town of Saeed in Shabwa province. ”The two cars are still burning and we couldn’t get [...]
Syrian Rebels Capture Yemeni Military Officers, Issue Demands
Syrian Rebels Capture Yemeni Military Officers, Issue Demands | Demand Yemen cut all ties with the Syrian military
Yemen President Warns of Civil War ‘Worse Than Afghanistan’
Yemeni President Abdu Rabbu Mansour Hadi warned on Saturday that his country, still unstable after a US-backed transition ousted his predecessor Ali Abdullah Saleh, risks a descent into a civil war “worse than Afghanistan.” Hadi boasted about what he described as “excellent” counterterrorism cooperation with the Obama administration and confirmed that he personally signs off [...]
US Sends Marines to Yemen, ‘Temporarily’
US Sends Marines to Yemen | The ‘temporary’ troops may aggravate tensions
Wave of Anti-American Protests Spread Across Middle East
A wave of protests is spreading across the Middle East, targeted at US Embassy buildings, apparently triggered by an anti-Islam film posted on the Internet and produced in America. The unrest began in Egypt on Tuesday night when hundreds of people stormed the US Embassy and tore apart an American flag, condemning the content of [...]
Yemen Says No. 2 in AQAP Has Been Killed in Airstrike
Said al-Shihri, allegedly the second-in-command of al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP), has been killed in an operation in southern Yemen, government officials say. Al-Shihri was reportedly killed with six others in the Hadramawt area last Wednesday in what some Yemeni officials said was airstrikes coordinated by the Yemeni government. Other anonymous officials claimed the [...]
Yemeni Rights Groups Slam US Drone Strikes
Yemeni Rights Groups Slam US Drone Strikes | Urge treatment for civilian victims of recent attacks
Yemen Investigates Civilians Killed by US Drone
Yemen has sent tribal representative to investigate the civilians killed by an apparent US drone strike launched over the weekend, according to AFP. “Three women and a child were among 14 people killed in Sunday’s strike near the town of Radaa,” reports AFP. The supposed target of the bombing was Abdelrauf al-Dahab, a known al-Qaeda member [...]
Yemeni Warplanes Kill 14 Civilians in Errant Airstrike
Yemeni Warplanes Kill 14 Civilians in Errant Airstrike | Targeted vehicles in Bayda Province
