"Masked gunmen shot dead a Yemeni security chief on his way to work at the U.S. embassy in Sanaa on Thursday, in an attack a Yemeni security source said appeared to be the work of al Qaeda. The incident was the latest of a wave of attacks on officials in the impoverished Arab state, which is battling Islamist militants with Washington's help." (10/11/12)
http://tinyurl.com/8hnghme"A U.S. drone strike targeting al Qaeda suspects in Yemen killed 13 civilians, including three women, three security officials in the restive Middle Eastern country said. 'This was one of the very few times when our target was completely missed. It was a mistake, but we hope it will not hurt our anti-terror efforts in the region,' a senior Yemeni Defense Ministry official told CNN. The official asked not to be named because of the sensitivity of the issue." (09/03/12)
http://bit.ly/Q1AGak"A suicide bomber struck at a wake in Yemen's southern city of Jaar overnight, killing at least 45 people and wounding dozens more, the defence ministry said, in the deadliest attack since the army declared victory over Islamist militants in June. A suicide bomber struck at a wake in Yemen's southern city of Jaar overnight, killing at least 45 people and wounding dozens more, the defence ministry said, in the deadliest attack since the army declared victory over Islamist militants in June." (08/05/12)
http://bit.ly/OJ8Tqp"A suicide bomber threw himself into a crowd of Yemeni police cadets leaving their academy on Wednesday and detonated his explosives, killing and wounding at least 10 people, a security official said. ... There was no immediate claim of responsibility for the blast, but Yemen's branch of al-Qaida frequently stages such bombings." (07/11/12)
http://buswk.co/LHZi6F"Yemeni troops backed by armed tribesmen routed al-Qaida on Tuesday from two southern strongholds the terror network had held for more than a year, the most significant victory so far in a monthlong offensive against a local franchise that has tried time and again to bomb U.S.-bound planes. The military campaign, orchestrated by U.S. military advisers and bankrolled by neighboring Saudi Arabia, has left al-Qaida's dangerous Yemen branch on the run." (06/12/12)
http://tinyurl.com/7yrjyym"Yemeni officials say at least 23 al-Qaida-linked militants have been killed in fighting in the country's south. The confrontations come during Yemen's campaign to retake parts of the south from al-Qaida following a year of internal turmoil." (06/07/12)
http://tinyurl.com/6933l4o"Yemen’s army pressed an offensive against southern towns held by al Qaeda-linked fighters, with 11 militants and five soldiers killed in the clashes, military officials said. ... Yemen’s army claims it has retaken most of Zinjibar, captured in 2011 by militants taking advantage of political turmoil to extend their control over large swaths of territory in the south. The officials said the army continued its cautious advance toward the nearby town of Jaar supported by heavy airstrikes and artillery shelling." (05/29/12)
http://bit.ly/KT4M6Y"A Yemeni soldier packing powerful explosives under his uniform blew himself up in the middle of an army battalion in Sanaa today, killing 96 troops and injuring 300 others, a military official and medics said. The suicide attack was the deadliest in the country's capital since newly-elected President Abdrabuh Mansur Hadi pledged to oust Al-Qaida militants from Yemen's mostly lawless and restive southern and eastern provinces." (05/21/12)
http://www.tribuneindia.com/2012/20120522/world.htm#1"Government troops and warplanes pounded al-Qaida positions in southern Yemen on Wednesday, killing at least 29 militants as part of a ramped up campaign against the group, military officials said. Al-Qaida-linked fighters have taken over a swath of territory and several towns in the south, including the Abyan provincial capital of Zinjibar, in the past year, pushing out government forces and setting up their own rule." (05/16/12)
http://tinyurl.com/cvo4p8e"Yemeni government forces pounded al-Qaida fighters on Monday, killing at least 16, while six soldiers died in clashes with militants in the country’s troubled south where the army is trying to uproot the terror group, military officials said." (05/14/12)
http://wapo.st/K9OeHJ"Al Qaeda militants staged a surprise attack Monday on a Yemeni army base in the south, killing 20 soldiers and capturing 25 just hours after a U.S. drone strike killed a senior figure in the terror network wanted in connection with the 2000 bombing of the USS Cole in Yemen. ... The militants managed to reach the base both from the sea and by land, gunning down troops and making away with weapons and other military hardware after the blitz attack, Yemeni military officials said." (05/07/12)
http://nydn.us/JX5W2V"The fourth-most wanted al Qaeda leader in Yemen was killed on Tuesday in an airstrike in the northeastern province of Mareb, the Yemeni government announced. Two senior security officials told CNN that U.S. drones conducted the airstrike." (04/24/120
http://tinyurl.com/89fxss2"Al-Qaida-linked militants staged a dawn attack on Monday on a Yemeni army post in the south setting off clashes that left 18 militants and five soldiers dead, army officials said. ... The officials said the militants attacked an army position in the town of Lawder in Abyan province, where al-Qaida fighters are very active." (04/09/12)
http://bit.ly/IuGtz0"Al-Qaida-linked militants staged a pre-dawn surprise attack Sunday on an army base in southern Yemen, killing seven soldiers, military officials said. The militants sprayed the sleeping soldiers with bullets leaving their bodies severely disfigured, the officials said, speaking on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to talk to reporters." (04/01/12)
http://bo.st/HxFKhD"Unidentified gunmen kidnapped Saudi Arabia's Deputy Consul from outside his residence in the southern Yemeni port city of Aden on Wednesday, reports quoting Yemeni security officials said. Abdullah al-Khalidi was seized as he was about to get into his car and was driven away in another vehicle, the reports said quoting police who have launched an investigation and are actively searching for the diplomat." (03/28/12)
http://bit.ly/HlIzhe"Ali Abdullah Saleh is no longer Yemen's president, but he is still wielding political clout as the head of the ruling party. Saleh has threatened to withdraw all members of his party from the national government and warned the prime minister he could face imprisonment." (03/20/12)
http://tinyurl.com/7zmcd3v"Gunmen shot dead an American teacher in the Yemeni province of Taiz on Sunday, two defense ministry officials said. Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula -- the terror network's affiliate in Yemen -- claimed responsibility for the killing. In a text message sent to Yemeni media outlets, the group said the victim was spreading Christianity to the Yemeni people, calling him one of the biggest missionaries in the country." (03/18/12)
http://edition.cnn.com/2012/03/18/world/meast/yemen-american-killed/"Yemeni military officials said Saturday that two U.S. airstrikes killed at least 18 al-Qaida-linked militants in an evening attack on a central province that had been partly overrun by the group earlier this year. U.S. Central Command spokesman, Army Maj. T.G. Taylor, declined to comment on any American role in the strikes." (03/10/12)
http://bit.ly/wz29QU"Three suspected air strikes hit militant targets in southern Yemen Monday night and Tuesday morning, killing at least nine people believed to be linked to al Qaeda, Yemeni security officials said. A senior U.S. official confirmed to CNN Tuesday that a strike was carried out by a mix of drones and manned aircraft under the control of the Defense Department, not the CIA. Both drones and manned aircraft fired." (01/31/12)
http://tinyurl.com/6rhokxe"The outgoing Yemeni President, Ali Abdullah Saleh, apologised for 'any shortcoming' in his 33-year rule before leaving Yemen for the United States on Sunday, paving the way for a transfer of power after a year of unrest. ... Saleh tried to sound a conciliatory note in a farewell speech that came a day after he was granted immunity from prosecution under a law passed by parliament. ... Thousands of Yemenis protested on Sunday against Saleh's immunity and demanded he be put on trial for the killing of hundreds of demonstrators during a year of unrest that brought the impoverished Arabian Peninsula country to the verge of civil war." (01/22/12)
http://bit.ly/AbWq03"Yemen's presidential elections will be held as scheduled toward the end of February, the foreign minister said on Wednesday, countering his own observation a day earlier. Foreign Minister Abu Bakr al-Qirbi, a veteran of President Ali Abdullah Saleh's regime, told Al-Arabiya television on Tuesday that it would difficult to have presidential elections if the security situation is not resolved." (01/18/12)
http://tinyurl.com/7yzekuq"Islamist militants have seized full control of a town southeast of Yemen's capital, raising their flag over the citadel, overrunning army positions, storming the local prison and pledging allegiance to al-Qaida leader Ayman al-Zawahri, residents said Monday. The capture of Radda in Bayda province, some 100 miles south of capital Sanaa, underscores the growing strength of al-Qaida in Yemen as it continues to take advantage of the weakness of a central government struggling to contain nearly a year of massive political unrest." (01/16/12)
http://tinyurl.com/7fgpmvg"The Yemeni cabinet has approved the draft of a law that will give President Ali Abdullah Saleh and his aides immunity from prosecution. The draft was submitted to parliament for approval and is expected to be approved within days, said Yahya al-Arasi, a senior vice presidential aide. Ghaleb al-Odaini, the spokesman for the opposition Joint Meeting Parties (JMP), said the law will pass but expect lawmakers to make changes to it before approving it." (01/09/12)
http://tinyurl.com/73t85zu"Yemen's opposition on Sunday accused outgoing President Ali Abdullah Saleh of trying to torpedo a power transfer deal by sparking a new crisis, as troops loyal to him clashed with opposition forces, killing three. The violence was evidence that the president's signature on a power transfer deal has not ended months of turmoil that have benefited al-Qaida-linked militants." (01/01/12)
http://tinyurl.com/7uhf9rf"Yemenis are rallying to express their anger over the latest deaths of protesters and to demand the resignation of the country's vice president for failing to bring the killers to justice. Tens of thousands marched Sunday in the capital Sanaa past the office of Vice President Abed Rabbo Mansour Hadi, denouncing him as a 'tool in the hands' of outgoing President Ali Abdullah Saleh." (12/25/11)
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