Two Refugees Caught Aiding Terror
On January 8, 2016, two men, Mohammed Younis Al-Jayab, 23, and Omar Faraj Saeed Al-Hardan, 24, were arrested on charges of aiding Islamic State (IS) and other terrorist organizations. Al-Jayab was arrested...
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Violent Civil War in Yemen Rages On
Death tolls from attacks on the city of Aden in Yemen over the weekend, have reportedly risen from 43, to...
Saudi-backed Yemeni Forces Recapture Airport in Aden
On July 14, Saudi-backed Sunni Yemeni forces recaptured the international airport in Aden, a port city in the southwest. The...
IS attacks Yemen’s Houthis as violence in Yemen continues
Islamic State militants attacked Houthi rebel leaders in Yemen’s capital late Monday afternoon, killing at least 28 people. Two Houthi...
US drone attacks are not slowing down AQAP
Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula has released a video eulogizing Nasir al Wuhayshi, the leader of AQAP and second...
The Secret Expansion in Yemen of Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula
Yemen is currently in the midst of a civil war between the Houthi rebels, who forced internationally recognized President Abdrabbuh...
AQAP Leader Who Claimed Charlie Hebdo Attack Killed By US Drone
Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP), the Yemen-based regional branch of the global jihadist group, confirmed on Thursday that Nasser...
Al-Qaeda Capitalizes on Strategic Opportunities in Yemen
As the heavy Saudi-led airstrikes continue against the Shiite rebels loyal to President Hadi, the chaos has allowed Al-Qaeda in...
Gitmo “Poet” Who Became Leading AQAP Cleric Killed in Drone Strike
On Tuesday, al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) confirmed that Ibrahim al-Rubaish, one of the group’s top leaders and its...
Top AQAP Commander Freed Amid Yemen Unrest
The Saudi-led airstrikes continue all across Yemen against Iranian-backed Shiite Houthi rebels while the terrorist group al-Qaeda in the Arabian...
Houthi Coup In Yemen
As of January 20th, Houthi rebels have seized the Yemeni presidential palace in addition to the Yemeni government media offices. The...
Why Paris attacks signal collaboration not competition between Al Qaeda groups
Originally published at Fox News Some experts interpreted initial reports that the attacks last week by jihadi gunmen in Paris...
“Like One Body”: Putting Aside Differences to Wage Jihad
Counter-terrorism experts appear to find themselves befuddled yet again by revelations that while the Kouachi brothers, who massacred twelve at...
Paris, Yemen, and Drones
Reports on Friday indicated that al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) claimed to have “directed” the jihadist January 7th...