Al-Qaeda is weaker without bin Laden, but its franchise persists

When Politics Fail, Islamists Take Lead in Yemen

Islamist militants blow up Yemen gas pipeline

US Relaxes Drone Rules

FBI director Mueller in Yemen as military, anti-al-Qaida campaign picks pace

Militants and Politics Bedevil Yemen’s New President

Brennan on bin Laden raid, and “dangerous” Yemen

CIA seeks new authority to expand Yemen drone campaign

An ex-Gitmo detainee phoned Saudi authorities with the ransom demands for a kidnapped Saudi diplomat. The Saudi official was kidnapped by al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula in southern Yemen.
Bara’a Muhammad Salim al Sudani is said to have fought in Pakistan under al Qaeda military leader Abu Laith al Libi before joining al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula.

Yemen airstrike kills six Qaeda-linked fighters: government

Al Qaeda battles to create safe haven in Yemen

“Saudis, Somalis, and Pakistanis” are said to be among those killed during heavy fighting in Lawdar.

Yemeni officials offer guarantees for repatriation of detainees

Yemen air force grounds flights at Sana’a airport

Global Jihad Sustained Through Africa

The strikes took place where al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula recently killed 17 soldiers. A Yemeni newspaper said that US drones provided “support.”

US drone strikes on Yemen escalate

‘Af-Pak is Al-Qaeda’s top launch point for attacks’: Pentagon

Behind militia lines in Jaar, Yemen
