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US drone strike targets AQAP fighters in Shabwa
Five AQAP fighters, including a Saudi and an individual who shares the nom de guerre of al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula’s emir for Mahfad, are reported to have been killed in the first drone strike since mid-August.
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AQAP releases video and pictures of attack in Hadramout
Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula’s media wing released a video and photos today of its April 8 attack on a checkpoint near the city of Mukallah in Hadramout province.
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Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula
Al Qaeda pamphlet urges attack on Air Force Academy
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AQAP seeks to capitalize on anti-Israeli sentiment in new English-language magazine
Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) has released a new English-language magazine titled, “Palestine, betrayal of the guilty conscience.” As in past AQAP publications, the magazine includes instructions for building pressure cooker bombs and car bombs.
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US drone kills 3 AQAP fighters in eastern Yemen
The airstrike took place in a province in eastern Yemen where the terror group has been battling the government for control.
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AQAP ideologue praises jihadi victories in Iraq, comments on Berghdal release
In the latest video released by al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula, Ibrahim al Rubaish discusses a range of recent developments in the Muslim world.
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AQAP bomb kills 13 in Lahj
Thirteen people were reported killed today in Yemen’s southern Lahj province as an IED believed to have been planted by al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula was being defused.
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Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula
Yemeni president vows relentless fight against militants
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AQAP claims killing of 50 Yemeni soldiers in Seyoun attack
Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula claimed via Twitter that its fighters had killed more than 50 Yemeni soldiers in an attack on the 1st Military District headquarters in Seyoun on Aug. 7.
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Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula
Fighters abandoning al Qaeda affiliates to join Islamic State, US officials say
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US drone strike kills 3 AQAP fighters in central Yemen
The strike took place in the al Qaeda stronghold of Wadi Abida. In eastern Yemen, the military and AQAP have been battling for control of Hadramout province.
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Yemen hands over 8 suspected AQAP members to Saudi Arabia
Eight Saudi citizens linked to al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula were transferred to Saudi Arabia, including a woman who had reportedly turned herself in to Yemeni authorities.
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AQAP releases 5th installment of ‘Repulsion of Aggression’ video series
Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula has released the fifth installment of its “Repulsion of Aggression” video series, detailing three coordinated attacks in the city of Seyoun in Yemen’s Hadramout province on June 26.
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AQAP releases photos and video of attack on military intelligence HQ
Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula released photos on Twitter from the March 18 suicide bombing at the military intelligence headquarters in Lahj, Yemen.
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AQAP attacks in 3 southern Yemeni provinces
Fighters from al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula staged a string of attacks throughout southern Yemen between July 25 and July 27, including an attempted coordinated attack on military locations in Mahfad.
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AQAP eulogizes Saudi fighter killed in Sa’adah
Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula released a series of tweets today eulogizing a Saudi fighter killed during clashes in Sa’adah.
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Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula
Al Qaeda wing seeks to set up ’emirate’ in east Yemen
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AQAP seeks to consolidate power in Hadramout
Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula fighters distributed a statement this weekend in Hadramout province restricting women’s participation in public life. Amid its ongoing assassination campaign in the province, the terror group also stated its intention to establish an Islamic emirate in Yemen headed by Nasir al Wuhayshi.
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US adds Norwegian AQAP bomb maker to list of terrorists
Anders Cameroon Ostensvig Dale, a Norwegian who joined al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula in 2008, is thought to have been trained under AQAP bomb maker Ibrahim al Asiri or one of his lieutenants.
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Al Nusrah Front
US seeks more security at some foreign airports
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Al Nusrah Front
Airport security may be tightened permanently after US warning – UK deputy prime minister
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AQAP attacks government complex in Baydah
AQAP militants attacked the deputy governor’s residence in Baydha province today, just three months after assassinating Baydha’s previous deputy governor, Hussein al Dayan.
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Al Nusrah Front
White House fears al Qaeda offshoot may be planning bomb plot on airliner flying to America
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Twin AQAP attacks hit Hadramout airport and military headquarters
AQAP fighters assaulted Seyoun Airport in Hadramout on June 26, taking partial control over it before Yemeni forces launched a counteroffensive; in a simultaneous attack, an AQAP suicide car bombing killed five soldiers at a military base in Seyoun.
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US adds AQAP leader involved in embassy plot to terrorist list
Shawki Ali Ahmed al Badani was involved in the 2013 plot to attack US diplomatic facilities throughout the world, as well as the US embassy in Sana’a and a suicide attack that killed more than 100 Yemeni soldiers. The US targeted Badani in a drone strike late last year.
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Yemeni tribal leader joins AQAP
Southern Yemeni tribal leader Tareq al Fadhli broke the terms of his house arrest in Aden and announced that he has joined AQAP.
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US drones kill AQAP commander, 4 fighters in southern Yemen
An AQAP commander known as Musaad al Habashi was among five AQAP members traveling in the vehicle in Shabwa province when US drones struck.
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Attack on power lines leaves Yemen in total darkness
A suspected al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula attack on key power lines in Marib province has cut off electricity throughout the country for the past two days.
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Yemeni military offensive set to expand
The Yemeni military is preparing to expand its offensive against al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula to include central provinces such as Marib and Baydha.
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Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula
Interpol calls for policing aid to Yemen
