SANAA, Yemen — A band of al-Qaida militants took full control on Monday of a town 100 miles south of the Yemeni capital Sanaa, overrunning army positions, storming the local prison and freeing at least 150 inmates.
Al-Qaida militants seize town south of capital Sanaa, expanding foothold amid turmoil
SANAA, Yemen — A band of al-Qaida militants took full control on Monday of a town 100 miles south of the Yemeni capital Sanaa, overrunning army positions, storming the local prison and freeing at least 150 inmates.
Yemen military battles militants in south, leaving 5 soldiers, 4 militants dead
SANAA, Yemen — Yemeni soldiers battled al-Qaida-linked militants Monday outside the southern city of Zinjibar, which remains partly under the control of the Islamists. Five soldiers and four fighters were killed, a military official said.
Yemen’s army kills brother of country’s al-Qaida leader in battles in south
SANAA, Yemen — The brother of Yemen’s al-Qaida leader was among dozens of people killed in battles raging for days in the south of the country, security and military officials said Thursday.
Yemeni police arrest 6 al-Qaida militants said planning attacks on officials, foreign missions
SANAA, Yemen — Six al-Qaida militants have been arrested while allegedly planning attacks on senior government officials as well as Arab and other foreign diplomatic missions, Yemen’s official news agency said Tuesday.
Texas man convicted of trying to sneak out of US to join al-Qaida, faces 20 years in prison
HOUSTON — A Texas man accused of attempting to sneak out of the country with restricted U.S. military documents, money and equipment in order to join al-Qaida was convicted Monday of trying to help the terrorist organization.
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SANAA, Yemen — Yemeni soldiers battled al-Qaida-linked militants Monday outside the southern city of Zinjibar, which remains partly under the control of the Islamists. Five soldiers and four fighters were killed, a military official said.
SANAA, Yemen — The brother of Yemen’s al-Qaida leader was among dozens of people killed in battles raging for days in the south of the country, security and military officials said Thursday.
SANAA, Yemen — Six al-Qaida militants have been arrested while allegedly planning attacks on senior government officials as well as Arab and other foreign diplomatic missions, Yemen’s official news agency said Tuesday.
HOUSTON — A Texas man accused of attempting to sneak out of the country with restricted U.S. military documents, money and equipment in order to join al-Qaida was convicted Monday of trying to help the terrorist organization.
PARIS — Three French aid workers captured by al-Qaida militants in Yemen six months ago returned home Monday night, hours after being freed thanks to help from the sultan of Oman and a possible ransom payment.
SANAA, Yemen — The United States has raised the tempo in its war against al-Qaida in Yemen, killing nine of the terror group’s militants in the second, high-profile airstrike in as many weeks. The dead in the late Friday night strike included the son of Anwar al-Awlaki, the prominent American-Yemeni militant killed in a Sept. 30 strike.
WASHINGTON — U.S. intelligence indicates that the top al-Qaida bomb-maker in Yemen also died in the drone strike that killed radical cleric Anwar al-Awlaki, two U.S. officials said Friday.
