Yemen claims to have killed 500 AQAP fighters
A spokesman for the Yemeni military announced that 500 AQAP militants have been killed since the start of the southern offensive in late April. 17 soldiers were killed in an AQAP attack in Shabwa today.
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US drones kill local AQAP commander, 2 fighters
A local Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula commander known as Jafar al Shabwani is said to have been killed in a strike in the AQAP stronghold of Wadi Abida.
AQAP commander addresses ‘American Enemy’
In a statement released on May 26, AQAP commander Jalal al Marqishi addresses the “American enemy” and predicts an ignominious US withdrawal from Yemen.
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CIA drone strike program in Pakistan winding down
AQAP eulogizes 2 Mukallah prison escapees
In the past week, a Twitter account affiliated with al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula tweeted the biographies of two fallen militants who had previously traveled to Iraq.
AQAP eulogizes commander killed in April drone strike
Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula released a eulogy for the fallen emir of Mahfad, Ali bin Lakraa’ al Kazimi al Awlaki, who was killed by a US drone strike in late April.
AQAP documents confiscated by Yemeni military
The Yemeni media reported today that documents confiscated during the southern offensive in Shabwa and Abyan provinces include communications between AQAP commander Jalal al Marqishi and a commander in Abyan’s Mahfad district.
Yemeni forces, AQAP trade blows
AQAP attempts to take control of a city in the east, and a senior AQAP military leader is said to have been killed during a raid in the capital.
Yemen’s southern offensive against AQAP continues
The Yemeni military continued to bombard al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula targets in Shabwa province and announced that it has completely cleared Azzan and killed AQAP commander Faris al Qamisi.
AQAP military official killed in 2013 drone strike
Sarhan Abdullah Ali al Nasi, or Khishiman, was recruited into al Qaeda by Anwar al Awlaki. Starting as a driver, Khishiman rose through the ranks to serve as a member of the Military Committee and emir of Al Jawf and Saada provinces.
Pictures and video of Yemeni southern offensive
The Yemeni Ministry of Defense has released pictures from the southern anti-AQAP offensive as well as a video of the military’s activity in the Mahfad district from May 6.
23 killed in simultaneous AQAP attacks in Shabwa
The Yemeni military repelled AQAP attacks to retake Azzan and Gol al Rayda in Shabwa province.
Strike on AQAP weapons convoy in Shabwa kills 5 fighters
A strike on an AQAP convoy carrying weapons and ammunition from Shabwa to Marib killed five AQAP fighters. Yemeni officials claim that militants are fleeing battlefields and hiding in neighboring provinces.
US drone strike kills 6 AQAP fighters in central Yemen
The strike took place in the Wadi Abida district in Marib province. US drones have targeted the area six times since October 2012.
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Yemen Shooting Opens Window on US Clandestine Operations
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Yemen Braces for al Qaeda Reprisals over Army Offensive
Pakistani, Algerian, French al Qaeda fighters killed or captured during Yemeni operation
A bomb expert from the Russian Republic of Dagestan was also reported to have been killed during the Yemeni military offensive in the south.
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Yemen FM: War against al Qaeda will take years
Saudi DNA results confirm neither Asiri nor Wuhayshi killed in US drone strike
Saudi DNA results released today confirm that the corpse transferred from Yemen following the US drone strikes in Shabwa on April 20-21 is neither Nasir al Wuhayshi, AQAP’s emir and al Qaeda’s deputy manager, nor Ibrahim al Asiri, AQAP’s master bomb maker.
Saudis, Chechens, Afghans killed during recent fighting in southern Yemen
Foreigners are said to make up the majority of the 37 al Qaeda fighters killed during Yemeni military operations in the southern province of Shabwa.
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Strong case against Denmark in killing of al Qaeda leader
AQAP notes death of local leader in drone strike
Ali bin Lakraa’ al Kazimi, the leader of Ansar al Sharia in Al Mahfad district, was killed in a US drone strike on April 20.
Yemen expands southern offensive against AQAP
The Yemeni military has expanded its offensive against al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula to include Abyan, Shabwa, Baydha, and Sana’a provinces, and announced today that 72 militants have been killed.
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Feds Worry Whether Foreign Fighters in Syria May Target US, DHS Head Says
Yemen begins southern offensive against AQAP
Yesterday, the Yemeni military began what appears to be a forceful push into al Mahfad, the lawless border region and al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula stronghold between Abyan and Shabwa provinces that was the site of a US strike on an AQAP training camp on April 20.
US targets AQAP master bomb maker in 2 strikes in Yemen
Ibrahim al Asiri is said to be the target of a drone strike that hit a vehicle. The day before, another US and Yemeni attack killed more than 30 AQAP fighters at a training camp.
US drone strike kills 16 AQAP fighters, 5 civilians
A pickup packed with AQAP fighters was hit as it traveled on a highway in Baydah province.
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Yemen FM calls for donor money to fight security threats
2 Australian nationals killed in Yemen in November drone strike
Two Australian citizens believed to have been fighting alongside al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula were killed in the Nov. 19, 2013 US airstrike in Yemen’s Hadramout province. Both are considered low-level AQAP fighters.
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Aussies killed in US drone strike in Yemen