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Army soldiers sit atop an armored personnel carrier stationed near a tribal gathering attended by tribesmen loyal to the Shi’ite Houthi group in Haz, west of the Yemeni capital Sanaa March 12, 2014. (Reuters/Khaled Abdullah)

AQAP bomb-maker “most likely” killed, says security source

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Apr 25, 2014 | Middle East

Riyadh, Asharq Al-Awsat—It appears increasingly likely that Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) chief bomb-maker Ibrahim Al-Asiri was killed in a raid last week. A Yemeni military official, speaking to Asharq Al-Awsat on the condition of anonymity, said that...

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People gather near a destroyed car that was carrying militants in the Sawmaa area of Al-Bayda province, Yemen, Saturday, April 19, 2014. (AP Photo/Nasir Al-Sanna’a)

Yemeni officers assassinated in wake of drone strikes

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Apr 23, 2014 | Middle East

Sana’a and London, Asharq Al-Awsat and AP—A number of Yemeni security officials were assassinated on Monday and Tuesday, possibly in retaliation against a series of recent air strikes and drone attacks against Al-Qaeda targets in the south of the country. Yemeni...

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People inspect the wreckage of a car hit by an air strike in the central Yemeni province of al-Bayda April 19, 2014. (Reuters/Stringer)

Yemen drone attacks kill dozens

by Hamdan Al-Rahbi | Apr 20, 2014 | Middle East

Sana’a, Asharq Al-Awsat—Drone attacks in Yemen killed and injured dozens on Saturday and Sunday, including both civilians and people described by the authorities as heavily armed insurgents. The latest, on Sunday morning, reportedly struck a column of four vehicles...

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Foreign Minister of Yemen Abu Bakr Al-Qirbi attends a news conference at the Friends of Yemen ministerial meeting in London, Britain, 07 March 2013. (EPA/Andy Rain)

Yemen FM calls for donor money to fight security threats

by Aidroos Abdelaziz | Apr 17, 2014 | Middle East

London, Asharq Al-Awsat—Foreign Minister Abu Bakr Al-Qirbi said on Wednesday that “security is one of the main challenges facing Yemen,” following the emergence of a video this week showing Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) leader Nasir Al-Wuhayshi openly...

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Yemeni policemen stand guard as workers rebuild the central prison’s outer wall on February 14, 2014 in the capital Sanaa. (AFP/Mohammed Huwais)

Yemen: Al-Qaeda leading prison break operations

by Arafat Madabish | Mar 7, 2014 | Middle East

Sana’a, Asharq Al-Awsat—At least 200 prisoners have escaped from Yemeni prisons over the past three years, the majority being members of the terrorist Al-Qaeda organization. The Yemeni Defense Ministry believes that Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) is carrying...