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The Yemeni military claimed that Said al Shihri, a former Guantanamo detainee and the current deputy emir of al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula, has been killed. The report has not been confirmed; Yemeni officials have claimed in the past that he has been killed and captured.
Abu Hafs al Tunisi was among five foreign fighters killed in the Aug. 8 strike in Al Baydah province. He was imprisoned in Tunisia before joining al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula sometime after the Tunisian uprising last year.
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Yemeni debate over drones emerges after Saleh's fall
The Danish agent, the Croatian blonde and the CIA plot to get al-Awlaki
Philippines - Militants threaten Manila peace deal
Al Qaeda leader Zawahiri calls for more anti-Islam film protests
Yemeni troops foil attack on base used by US drones
US drone strike kills 4 al Qaeda 'militants' in southern Yemen
The strike is the first recorded in Yemen in nearly a month, and took place just six days after President Hadi praised the US's drone program.Yemen's leader, President Hadi, Praises US Drone Strikes
Al Qaeda's plan for Libya highlighted in congressional report
A report published by the federal research division of the Library of Congress highlights al Qaeda's clandestine strategy for Libya. Working under orders from senior al Qaeda leaders in Pakistan, al Qaeda operatives in Libya are in the final stages of creating a fully operational network.Al Qaeda in Yemen urges Muslims to kill US diplomats over film
In Yemen, tribal militias in a fierce battle with al-Qaeda wing
AQAP deputy emir reported killed in recent drone strike
The Yemeni military claimed that Said al Shihri, a former Guantanamo detainee and the current deputy emir of al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula, has been killed. The report has not been confirmed; Yemeni officials have claimed in the past that he has been killed and captured.
US drones targeted local AQAP leader in Yemen: report
Donors pledge $6.4 billion in aid to Yemen
6 'Islamist militants' killed in US drone strike in Yemen
Five out of the last seven strikes since the beginning of August have hit AQAP targets in the eastern province of Hadramout.US drone strike kills AQAP operative involved in Limburg tanker attack
Khaled Batis, the mastermind of the 2002 attack on the Limburg oil tanker, was killed on Aug. 31. The US also carried out a drone strike in Rada'a today; 13 civilians were reported killed.US drones strike again in Yemen, kill 8 AQAP fighters
Four of the last five drone strikes have taken place in the eastern province of Hadramout.US drone strike kills Saudi 'militant' in Yemen
A Saudi known as Salim Mubarak al Saiary was one of two al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula fighters reported killed in a strike in an area between Marib and Hadramout provinces.AQAP attacks intelligence headquarters in Aden
AQAP rebuilding in Jaar?
Jihadist identifies Tunisian fighter killed in recent US drone strike in Yemen
Abu Hafs al Tunisi was among five foreign fighters killed in the Aug. 8 strike in Al Baydah province. He was imprisoned in Tunisia before joining al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula sometime after the Tunisian uprising last year.
