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Topic: al-Qaeda in Yemen (AQAP)

May 14, 2013
7:39 am

The screen on the phone console at the reception desk at The Associated Press Washington bureau, Monday, May 13 (photo credit: AP/Jon Elswick)

US covertly seizes news agency’s phone records

AP’s CEO says ‘no justification for overboard collection of communications’; Justice Department investigation linked to CIA foil of al-Qaeda plot in Yemen

By Mark Sherman

February 8, 2013
1:44 am

CIA Director nominee John Brennan testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Feb. 7, 2013, during his confirmation hearing before the Senate Intelligence Committee (photo credit: AP/J. Scott Applewhite)

Nominee for CIA head defends drone strikes

Grilled in Senate confirmation hearing, John Brennan says waterboarding ‘reprehensible,’ not necessarily effective

By Kimberly Dozier

February 6, 2013
6:46 am

An American predator drone (photo credit: AP/Kirsty Wigglesworth)

Drone strikes’ dangers to get rare moment in public eye

New York Times: US targeted killing policy will come under scrutiny as John Brennan faces confirmation for CIA director

January 24, 2013
10:56 pm

Yemen: Al-Qaeda No. 2 dies

Saeed al-Shihri was reportedly wounded in a drone missile attack in November

January 22, 2013
6:40 pm

Said Ali al-Shihri (photo credit: screen capture Youtube)

Leading al-Qaeda operative said killed in Yemen

Said Ali al-Shihri, considered terror group’s No. 2 in the country, had spent 6 years in Guantanamo

By Aaron Kalman

January 20, 2013
12:11 pm

Illustrative photo of Yemenite Jews arriving at Ben Gurion Airport in 2012 (photo credit: Moshe Shai/Flash90)

Yemen halts funding for its 100 Jews, NGO says

Human rights group calls for restoring property to dwindling Jewish community, ousted from homes by al-Qaeda five years ago

By Gabe Fisher

December 8, 2012
6:25 am

A man looks at documents at the U.S. consulate in Benghazi, Libya, on on Wednesday, Sept. 12, 2012, after an attack that killed four Americans, including Ambassador Chris Stevens. (photo credit: Ibrahim Alaguri/AP)

Egypt detains alleged mastermind behind Benghazi consulate attacks

Suspect is one of most menacing operatives to have emerged in the region after Arab Spring, according to Western assessments

By Michal Shmulovich and AP

October 19, 2012
12:15 pm

Suspected al-Qaeda attack on Yemeni base kills 26

From the web Reuters: At least 13 soldiers and 13 terrorists killed in consecutive attacks in southern province of Abyan

October 19, 2012
11:27 am

Suspected al-Qaeda terrorists kill nine soldiers in Yemen

In apparent suicide attack, four gunmen storm a military base in the city of Shakra

September 12, 2012
5:15 pm

Yemeni soldiers at the site of a car bomb attack in Sanaa', September 11 (photo credit: AP/Hani Muhammad)

Storming of Cairo embassy dominates coverage

Papers also report on Yemen’s defense minister dodging an assassination attempt by Al-Qaeda

By Elhanan Miller

September 11, 2012
5:16 pm

Syrian rebels pray at their headquarters near Aleppo, September 10 (photo credit: AP/Muhammed Muheisen)

Who killed the Yemeni Al-Qaeda leader?

Syrian laborers flee Lebanon for fear of being kidnapped and Lebanon’s Druze leader calls on his community to distance itself from Assad

By Elhanan Miller

September 11, 2012
8:48 am

This undated image capture shows Saeed al-Shihri, deputy leader of al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula. (AP Photo/SITE Intelligence Group, File)

Al-Qaeda’s No. 2 in Yemen killed in airstrike

Saeed al-Shihri was a Guantanamo Bay prisoner who went through Saudi ‘rehabilitation camps,’ designed to moderate former Jihadis

August 30, 2012
3:34 pm

Alleged US spy crucified in Yemen

Victim was accused of directing US drones targeting terrorists

By Times of Israel staff

June 29, 2012
2:23 pm

Oded (11), Azriel (14) and Yahya (36) Zandani, near Yahya's home in Rehovot, June 27 (photo credit: Elhanan Miller/Times of Israel)

Relatives of slain Yemeni Jew describe an ancient community on verge of extinction

As Aharon Zandani is laid to rest, his family speaks of the Al-Qaeda attacks and intimidation faced by the 100 Jews who remain

By Elhanan Miller

The Times of Israel

The one-stop news site
covering Israel, the region and
the Jewish people worldwide

Founding editor:
David Horovitz

Fair, fresh and fast

The Jewish world's
fastest-growing
news site

Topic: al-Qaeda in Yemen (AQAP)

US covertly seizes news agency’s phone records

AP’s CEO says ‘no justification for overboard collection of communications’; Justice Department investigation linked to CIA foil of al-Qaeda plot in Yemen

Nominee for CIA head defends drone strikes

Grilled in Senate confirmation hearing, John Brennan says waterboarding ‘reprehensible,’ not necessarily effective

Drone strikes’ dangers to get rare moment in public eye

New York Times: US targeted killing policy will come under scrutiny as John Brennan faces confirmation for CIA director

Yemen: Al-Qaeda No. 2 dies

Saeed al-Shihri was reportedly wounded in a drone missile attack in November

Leading al-Qaeda operative said killed in Yemen

Said Ali al-Shihri, considered terror group’s No. 2 in the country, had spent 6 years in Guantanamo

Yemen halts funding for its 100 Jews, NGO says

Human rights group calls for restoring property to dwindling Jewish community, ousted from homes by al-Qaeda five years ago

Egypt detains alleged mastermind behind Benghazi consulate attacks

Suspect is one of most menacing operatives to have emerged in the region after Arab Spring, according to Western assessments

Suspected al-Qaeda attack on Yemeni base kills 26

From the web Reuters: At least 13 soldiers and 13 terrorists killed in consecutive attacks in southern province of Abyan

Suspected al-Qaeda terrorists kill nine soldiers in Yemen

In apparent suicide attack, four gunmen storm a military base in the city of Shakra

Storming of Cairo embassy dominates coverage

Papers also report on Yemen’s defense minister dodging an assassination attempt by Al-Qaeda

Who killed the Yemeni Al-Qaeda leader?

Syrian laborers flee Lebanon for fear of being kidnapped and Lebanon’s Druze leader calls on his community to distance itself from Assad

Al-Qaeda’s No. 2 in Yemen killed in airstrike

Saeed al-Shihri was a Guantanamo Bay prisoner who went through Saudi ‘rehabilitation camps,’ designed to moderate former Jihadis

Alleged US spy crucified in Yemen

Victim was accused of directing US drones targeting terrorists

Relatives of slain Yemeni Jew describe an ancient community on verge of extinction

As Aharon Zandani is laid to rest, his family speaks of the Al-Qaeda attacks and intimidation faced by the 100 Jews who remain

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