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Drone kills three militants from Qaeda in Yemen’s Bayda

Aden - Abdel Ghani Yahia

Five suspected al Qaeda militants were killed by a drone strike in Yemen’s Marib province early on Sunday, residents said. The men were hit while traveling in a car in Raghwan district, residents said, adding that their bodies were charred beyond recognition. There was no immediate statement from the militant group or from U.S. forces who have repeatedly launched droneRead more

US drone strike kills mid-level al-Qaida commander in Yemen

Aden - Arab today

A mid-level commander from the Yemen-based al-Qaida branch was killed on Thursday during a U.S. drone strike in the country's southern province of Abyan, a military official told Xinhua. The unmanned U.S. aircraft bombed a four-wheel drive vehicle on a road by the Wadia district of southern Abyan province, killing the group's mid-level commander on the spot, the military sourceRead more

New wave of US air raids on Al-Qaeda in Yemen

Aden - Arab Today

The US on Sunday launched a new wave of air raids against Al-Qaeda in Yemen, as militants fled from towns being targeted to mountainous areas, security sources said. At least five early morning raids hit targets linked to Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) in the southern Shabwa and central Baida provinces, security sources told AFP. There were no immediateRead more

Al Qaida says US refused to trade blind shaikh for American

Aden - Arab today

Al Qaida has accused an “unresponsive” United States of refusing to free blind shaikh Omar Abdul Rahman in return for the release of an American hostage it was holding in Yemen. Al Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) leader Qassem al-Rimi said the group had offered to release journalist Luke Somers, kidnapped in Yemen in 2013, in exchange for theRead more

US elite forces in deadly raid on Qaeda in Yemen

Aden - Arab Today

Elite US forces launched a dawn raid against Al-Qaeda in Yemen on Sunday, killing at least 14 suspected jihadists in an operation in which an American soldier also died. US President Donald Trump said Americans were saddened at the news of the death of a "heroic service member". The assault marked Washington's first major military action in Yemen under Trump,Read more

4 al-Qaeda members killed in Yemen drone strikes

Sawmaa - ArabToday

Four suspected Al-Qaeda members were killed in drone strikes in central Yemen likely carried out by US forces, a security source said Sunday. The source, asking not to be identified, said three "armed fighters of Al-Qaeda" died when their vehicle was struck on Saturday in the Sawmaa region of Al-Bayda province. A drone strike on Friday killed a local militaryRead more

US drone strikes kill 28 Al-Qaeda suspects in Yemen

Washington - ArabToday

As many as 28 suspected militants linked to the terrorist group Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) have recently been killed in nine separate U.S. drone strikes across Yemen, the Pentagon said on Thursday. "Strikes against AQAP in Yemen pressure the terrorist network and hinder their ability to attack the U.S. and our allies," Major Josh T. Jacques, a CentralRead more

Bin Laden's son urges overthrow of Saudi rulers

Dubai - Arab Today

The son of Al-Qaeda's slain founder Osama bin Laden has urged Saudis to "overthrow" the kingdom's rulers in order to "free" themselves from US influence, SITE Intelligence Group reported Wednesday. In an undated audio message, Hamza bin Laden urged Saudi youth to join the Yemen-based Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) to "gain the necessary experience" to fight, according toRead more