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The military said it killed Ali Saleh al Yafei, a wanted member of the separatist Southern Movement with links to al Qaeda, during a raid in the town of Zinjibar in Abyan province. Yafei's wife and two children, and two soldiers were also killed. Three of Yafei's followers were detained.
In Yemen™s South, protests could cause more instability
The government declared a state of emergency in the southern city of Dalea after a policeman was gunned down there two days ago. Sappers have entered Sanaa to defuse IEDs left by Houthi rebels.
Ex-jihadist defies Yemen™s leader, and easy labels
The US will provide $150 million in helicopters, transports, and training to the Yemeni Air Force. The US warned its citizens of the high security threat in traveling to Yemen. Unknown gunmen killed a policeman in Abyan province.
The government is hoping to revive tourism in the western province of Hadramaut, an al Qaeda stronghold, by providing security at tourist sites and conducting uplift programs. Houthi rebels claimed the military will not lift its siege of Sanaa.
Australia to use face-scanning and fingerprints to combat terrorism
Terrorism: Al-Qaeda warns of 'dozens' of in-flight bombs
Al-Qaida in Yemen tests new "anti-detectable" high explosive
Muslim firebrands challenge Hamas rule in Gaza
Under Obama, more targeted killings than captures in counterterrorism efforts
An unnamed interior ministry official claimed Said al Shihri is in command of al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula as Nasir al Wuhayshi died in an airstrike in December 2009. The governor of Marib denied al Qaeda controls most of the province. The government said Houthi rebels are obeying a truce.
The Yemeni government announced a ceasefire with the Houthi rebels operating in the North. The agreement was accepted by the leader of the Houthis. The Houthis attempted to assassinate the deputy interior minister in Saada.
Evolving US strategy widens assault on terrorists
Yemen security agency prone to inside threats, officials say
Saudi Arabia defends al-Qaeda rehabilitation scheme
Yemen al Qaeda urges jihad, wants Red Sea blocked
Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula's deputy leader, Said Ali al Shihri, said the group's leadership has survived US and Yemeni airstrikes, and is preparing further attacks. "We inform our brothers in Afghanistan that we are still alive and well and that we will respond to the Crusaders' air raids and attacks," Shihri said.
Drone attacks and US reputation
