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A gas pipeline was bombed in Shabwa province, a known al Qaeda haven. Yemen will begin the trial of four al Qaeda operatives next week; a German is among the four. The US may file terrorism charges against al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula leader Anwar al Awlaki.




A Yemen security official claimed al Qaeda has been defeated in Lauder in Abyan province and said security forces "are achieving remarkable success" against the terror group. The foreign minister described claims of direct US military action in Yemen as "inaccurate media leaks."




Exclusive: Taliban and US get down to talks




Al-Qaeda emerges from the shadows in south Yemen




Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula issued a hit list of 55 security officials in Abyan. Al Qaeda killed a soldier in an ambush in Abyan. The government claimed it seized documents proving links between the southern separatist movement and al Qaeda.




Yemen arrests ex-Gitmo detainee who fought in Afghanistan and Kashmir

Jabir Jubran al Fayfi, a former Gitmo detainee who fought in Afghanistan and Kashmir, has been arrested in Yemen. Along with other former Gitmo detainees, al Fayfi joined al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula.


Yemeni president urges religious clerics to fight al-Qaida ideology




Yemen arrests 14 suspected Al-Qaeda members




Four policemen and two "militants" from the Southern Movement were killed during yesterday's fighting in Lahj province. Al Qaeda killed a tribal leader and two of his bodyguards in Abyan.




Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula killed one soldier and wounded four others during attacks in the provinces of Abyan and Lahj. Nine AQAP operatives, including a local commander, were detained in Lauder. Several hundred Americans may have received training at al Qaeda camps in Yemen.




Al Qaeda leader in Yemen tries to woo Saudi soldiers

Said Ali al ShihriSaid al Shihri, an ex-Gitmo detainee who is one of al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula's most senior leaders, issued an audiotape earlier this month seeking the support of Saudi soldiers and security officers. Al Shihri's tape echoes the messaging of al Qaeda cleric Anwar al Awlaki, who has sought to convince Muslim soldiers to serve al Qaeda.


Rights groups sue US on effort to kill cleric




Dutch still holding two men over air security scare




Two men on United flight from Chicago arrested in Amersterdam on charges of 'preparation of a terrorist attack'




Yemen says al-Qaida is government's main challenge




Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula claimed it killed eight Yemeni soldiers in an ambush at a checkpoint in Zinjibar, the capital of Abyan province. Security forces detained an AQAP suicide bomber in Abyan.




Osama bin Laden's former bodyguard warned that al Qaeda is gaining strength in southern Yemen and said outside intervention would be needed to help the government. The government and Houthi rebels agreed to begin negotiations during a meeting in Qatar.




Osama's bodyguard warns of escalation in Yemen




Yemen rejects US role in fighting al-Qaida




Officials: CIA drones may target Yemen terrorists