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Aug. 4, 2013 file photo, a Yemeni soldier stops a car at a checkpoint in a street leading to the U.S. embassy in Sanaa, Yemen. (AP Photo/Hani Mohammed, File)
Yemen blames AQAP for Shabwa twin blasts
Sana’a, Asharq Al-Awsat—Yemeni authorities have accused Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) of Friday’s twin attacks on army and police camps in Shabwa governorate in the south of Yemen that killed and injured dozens of soldiers, Asharq Al-Awsat has learned....Caption:
A file picture taken on August 28, 2013, shows Yemeni prime minister Mohamed Basindawa attending the opening ceremony of the National Youth Conference in Sana’a. (AFP PHOTO/MOHAMMED HUWAIS)
Yemen’s prime minister escapes assassination attempt, aide says
Sana’a, Reuters—Unidentified assailants opened fire on the motorcade of Yemen’s prime minister on Saturday, an aide said, in an apparent assassination attempt that underscored the volatility of the US-allied Arab country. Ali Al-Sarari, an adviser to Prime...Caption:
People gather at the site of a drone strike on the road between Yafe and Radfan districts of the southern Yemeni province of Lahj August 11, 2013. REUTERS/Stringer
Al-Qaeda kills five soldiers in south Yemen attack
Sana’a, Asharq Al-Awsat—Five Yemeni soldiers were killed in an attack on a military checkpoint in southern Yemen on Sunday. Armed Al-Qaeda members reportedly opened fire in the Ahour area in an attack thought to be a response to US drone attacks on Islamists in...Caption:
Pakistani security personnel stand guard outside the US consulate in Lahore on August 9, 2013. (AFP PHOTO/ARIF ALI)
