The Yemeni Interior Ministry released Salim Hamdan, an admitted driver for Osama bin Laden, who has been found guilty of supporting terrorism by a military jury at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. Hamdan was transferred to Yemeni custody in November 2088 after serving a little over five years of a five and a half year sentence.
A profile of Fahed Abdullah Ahmad Ghazi, who is accused of being one of Osama bin Laden’s bodyguards.
A profile of Abdul al Salam al Hilal, a Yemeni who is accused of having foreknowledge of the 9/11 attacks and facilitating the travel of al Qaeda operatives around the globe.
The Long War Journal’s roundup of the major developments in the primary and secondary theaters during the past year.
Yemen the main source of illegal arms to Somalia: UN
Yemen: Al-Qaeda ‘allied’ with separatists in south
German hostages in Yemen freed: tribal source
Yemen: Police arrest over 100 in German hostage standoff
Three Germans kidnapped in Yemen: official
The leader of the Yemeni Soldiers Brigades claimed the Yemeni state participates in terror attacks for political gain.
(Yemen) The roots of protest: Prior elections impact future polls
(Yemen) Global crises, natural disaster shake Yemen™s economy
The US will extradite Salim Hamdan from Guantanamo Bay to Yemen, according to an unconfirmed report. Hamdan was Osama bin Laden’s personal driver and bodyguard, and was convicted by a US military tribunal for supporting al Qaeda and sentenced to five and a half years in prison. His time has already been served, so the […]
‘Absurdistan along the Horn of Africa’
Yemen : Claim Made on Embassy Blast
Royal Navy in firefight with Somali pirates
Yemen’s appeal court reduced Jaber Elbanah’s 10-year jail term to five years. Elbanah is wanted by the US for providing material support to Al Qaeda and is believed to have helped recruit the Lackawanna Six. A Yemeni court released Elbanah on bail in February 2008.
The six-man team that attacked the US Embassy on Sept. 17 has links to al Qaeda; three of the men fought in Iraq. Many of the more than 1,200 terrorists charged in Saudi Arabia are from Yemen.
Al Qaeda possibly behind piracy in Gulf of Aden: official says
Yemen says arrests militants with links to Israel
Three blasts rattle police stations in southern Yemen
Yemen seen as Qaeda target and platform
Yemeni security forces arrested Abu al Ghaith al Yamani, the leader of the Yemeni Islamic Jihad, and five other members of the group for plotting attacks against foreign embassies. The British Embassy in Sana’a has been closed. The toll in last week’s attack on the US Embassy has risen to 18 dead.
Al Qaeda and the Taliban carry out their latest sophisticated strike. The death toll rises to 70, with more than 250 wounded. The hotel is destroyed by the bombing and fire.
British embassy in Sana’a closed after US embassy attack
Yemen vows to find those behind US embassy attack
Yemeni security forces detained 30 suspected al Qaeda operatives throughout the country after yesterday’s attack on the US Embassy in Sana’a. Abu Ghaith al Yamani, the leader of the Yemeni Islamic Jihad, said his group is part of al Qaeda and vowed to conduct more strikes “against Western interests” if “detained brothers” are not released […]
Did Yemen Attackers Come Back From Iraq?
US sees signs of al Qaeda in Yemen attacks