US Officials Claim Al-Qaeda’s Expert Bomb-Maker is Dead
Today U.S. officials are confident that Ibrahim al-Asiri is dead. Al-Asiri died in an air strike conducted by the United...
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U.S. and Arab States Target Individuals for Financing Terrorism in Yemen
The U.S. and several Arab states jointly designated several individuals and organizations accused of financing and supporting al-Qaeda and Islamic...
U.S. Strikes Kill Dozens at IS Training Camps
On October 16th, the U.S. struck two Islamic State camps in Yemen, killing dozens of fighters, in an attempt to...
Conflicting Reports of Reason for U.S. Raid in Yemen
In an audio message released on Sunday, February 5th the head of Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP), Qasim...
Yemeni Governor Survives Car Bomb Attack
The Governor of Aden, a city in the south of Yemen, survived a car bombing early on July 15th. Governor...
Al-Qaeda Claims Attack at Yemen Airport as Three-Sided Civil War Continues
July 6th, 2016, 15-20 militants attacked a base near Aden Airport in Yemen after detonating two car bombs which killed...
Islamic State conducts Operations in Southeast Asia
On Monday July 4th, Malaysian state police confirmed that Islamic State was responsible for the recent grenade attack at the...
Islamic State Carries Out Attack Against Yemeni Government
On Monday June 27th, just as the residents of Mukallah, Yemen were about to break the fast of Ramadan, three...
The Possible Return of AQAP in Southern Yemen
On Thursday, June 23rd, Iranian-backed Shia Houthi rebels reportedly executed 7 village farmers in central Yemen's Ibb province in an...
French Navy Seizes Second Large Cache of Weapons off the Coast of Somalia This Month
On March 20, 2016, the French navy seized a ship in the north of the Indian Ocean carrying several hundred...
U.S. Drone strike May Suggest New Strategy to Combat Terrorism
On Tuesday, March 22, 2016, a U.S. airstrike targeting an Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) training camp reportedly...
AQAP Continues Their Push Through Weak Opposition in Yemen
Another town in Southern Yemen has fallen under control of Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) over the weekend....
Death of Senior Commander Unlikely to Have Effect on AQAP Progress
A U.S. drone strike has reportedly killed Jalal Baleedi, an Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) senior field commander...
Recent Explosion Raises Questions on Al Shabaab Targeting Airlines
On Tuesday, February 2, 2016 a Daallo Airlines commercial plane traveling from Mogadishu to Djibouti was forced to land just...
Yemeni Civil War Provides Perfect Cover For AQAP Expansion
Reuters reports that Al Qaeda in the Arab Peninsula (AQAP) has reclaimed the Yemeni city of Azzan. AQAP reestablished control...
Electrical Grid Remains a Vulnerable Target to Nations and Terrorists
Today, Afghani and Israeli infrastructure were targeted by outside forces. In Afghanistan, the Taliban blew up a major electricity pylon...