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Video from al-Qaeda in Yemen

Video from al-Qaeda in Yemen

An interview with al-Qaeda’s leader in Yemen is included in a new video issued on militant websites today.

Yemen says can protect its waters after Qaeda threat

Yemen says can protect its waters after Qaeda threat

SANAA (Reuters) – Yemen’s foreign minister said on Wednesday that Sanaa could protect its regional waters and would take threats seriously after al Qaeda’s Yemen-based wing called for a blockade of the Red Sea and a regional jihad.

Poison gas terror alert

Poison gas terror alert

Al-Qaeda recruits are being taught in training camps in Yemen to mount mass casualty terror attacks using poisonous gases.

Qaeda leader calls for attacks on US interests

Qaeda leader calls for attacks on US interests

TheDUBAI — Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula number two Sufyan al-Azdi al-Shahri called for attacks against US interests “everywhere,” in an audio message released Monday.

Abdulmutallab: Cleric told me to bomb jet

Abdulmutallab: Cleric told me to bomb jet

The suspect in a failed Christmas Day airliner bombing attempt told federal investigators that radical Yemeni cleric Anwar al-Awlaki directed him to carry out the attack, CBS News has learned.

Al-Qaeda attack in Yemen thwarted

Al-Qaeda attack in Yemen thwarted

The Yemeni Security Authorities foiled a terrorist attack by al-Qaeda in Hadramout province this morning.

Plane bomb cleric returns

Plane bomb cleric returns

A radical Islamic cleric linked to the alleged “underpants bomber” is preparing to re-surface online.

World powers to boost Yemen to better fight terror

World powers to boost Yemen to better fight terror

LONDON – Yemen risks providing a permanent new haven for al-Qaida without urgent help to rebuild its deteriorating economy, quell internal revolts and bolster work to tackle terrorism, foreign ministers warned at a global meeting Wednesday.

US in secret joint operations with Yemeni troops

US in secret joint operations with Yemeni troops

U.S. military teams and intelligence agencies are deeply involved in secret joint operations with Yemeni troops, The Washington Post reported Wednesday, citing unnamed senior administration officials.

Yemen court jails seven al-Qaeda militants

Yemen court jails seven al-Qaeda militants

SANAA (AFP) – A Yemeni court sentenced on Tuesday seven suspected Al-Qaeda members between five and ten years in jail after convicting them of plotting to attack foreign interests and tourists.

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