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Yemeni soldiers man a checkpoint in the capital Sana’a on December 15, 2013 (AFP PHOTO/ MOHAMMED HUWAIS)

Yemen: Authorities introduce new security measure

by Arafat Madabish | Dec 15, 2013 | Middle East

Sana’a, Asharq Al-Awsat— Yemeni authorities began closing businesses that sell or manufacture military clothing, including uniforms, badges and insignia, in a wider bid to contain the recent spate of violence that has ravaged the country, sources told Asharq Al-Awsat...

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File photo—Pakistani Taliban chief Hakimullah Mehsud (C) sits with other militants in South Waziristan, in this file still image taken from video shot on October 4, 2009 and released on October 5, 2009. (REUTERS/Reuters TV/Files)

Militants: Pakistani Taliban to choose new leader

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Nov 2, 2013 | World

Dera Ismail Khan, AP—The Pakistani Taliban’s top council met Saturday to choose a new leader to replace the militant movement’s chief, killed in a US drone strike the day before, intelligence officials and commanders in the movement said. The latest...

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A US Air Force MQ-1 Predator unmanned aerial vehicle assigned to the California Air National Guard’s 163rd Reconnaissance Wing flies near the Southern California Logistics Airport in Victorville, California in this January 7, 2012 handout photo. (Reuters/US Air Force)

US seeks Libyan permission for drone attacks, says source

by Khalid Mahmoud | Aug 11, 2013 | Middle East

Cairo, Asharq Al-Awsat—A high-ranking Libyan official has told to Asharq Al-Awsat that Libyan authorities have opposed “intense American pressure” to allow the US to use military drones in eastern Libya. The requests are based on US intelligence that...

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An American Drone Reaper is displayed during the Air Show 2013 at Le Bourget, France, 18 June 2013.
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US drone kills 16 suspected militants in Pakistan

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jul 3, 2013 | World

Peshawar, AP—Unmanned US aircraft fired four missiles at a house in northwest Pakistan before dawn Wednesday, killing 16 suspected militants, Pakistani intelligence officials said. The drone strike elicited a swift condemnation by the Pakistani government, which...

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(FILES) In this photograph taken on May 16, 2011 Pakistani Taliban senior commander Waliur Rehman holds his AK-47 assault rifle as he talks to local media representatives in Paikistan’s tribal belt of South Waziristan close to border with Afghanistan. (AFP Photo)

Pakistani Taliban pick new number two after drone strike – sources

by Asharq Al-Awsat | May 30, 2013 | World

Pakistan, Reuters—Pakistani Taliban militants have chosen a new deputy commander to replace their previous second-in-command who was killed in a U.S. drone strike in the North Waziristan region, sources in the militant group said on Thursday. The previous deputy...