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Drone Kills Two Qaeda Suspects In Yemen

A drone strike likely to have been carried out by the United States killed two suspected Al-Qaeda members in southern...

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Local Qaeda Leader In Yemen Killed By US Air Strike

A US air strike has killed a regional Al-Qaeda leader and two associates in Yemen's Shabwa province, a jihadist...

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Soldier, 3 Assailants Dead In Qaeda Attack On Yemen Army

A soldier was killed and two others were wounded in an Al-Qaeda attack Monday on a checkpoint in Yemen's Hadramawt...

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US Forces Kill Seven Al-Qaeda Militants In Yemen Raid

US forces have carried out a ground raid on an Al-Qaeda compound in Yemen, killing seven militants, the Pentagon said...

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US Conducts Around 20 More Strikes In Yemen

US aircraft have conducted about 20 additional air strikes on Al-Qaeda in Yemen in recent days, the Pentagon said...

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Qaeda Claims Suicide Bombing In South Yemen

Al-Qaeda on Friday claimed responsibility for a recent deadly attack on a government building in southern Yemen, which...

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Drone Strikes Kill 5 Qaeda Suspects In Yemen

Drone strikes killed five suspected Al-Qaeda militants in southern Yemen on Wednesday, a security official said, as the...

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10 Jihadists Among 20 Dead In Yemen Attack

Ten people were killed Monday in a jihadist attack on a government building in southern Yemen that also saw 10...

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27 Killed In South Yemen Clashes

At least 20 rebels and seven soldiers were killed over the past 24 hours in ongoing fighting in southern Yemen, a...

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Two Years On, Yemen Stuck In ‘quagmire’

Deadly fighting, a rise in jihadism, the threat of famine -- two years after Saudi Arabia intervened against...

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Amnesty Condemns US, UK Over Yemen Arms

Amnesty International on Thursday condemned the United States and Britain for transferring arms to Saudi Arabia to use...

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Qaeda, IS Focus On Bombs Behind Carry-On Computer Ban

The prohibition on carry-on electronics for certain flights to the US and Britain shows both the Islamic State group...

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NGOs Demand Access As Yemen Suffers ‘open-Air Massacre’

Humanitarian groups on Wednesday demanded access to civilians on the brink of famine in Yemen, describing the two-year...

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US Poised To Curb Electronic Devices On Middle East Flights

The United States is poised to ban large electronic devices such as laptops or cameras on board flights from up to a...

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US Offers $5 Mn To Find Murderer of American In Yemen

The United States offered Wednesday to pay $5 million for information leading to those responsible for the murder of an...

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Former Guantanamo Inmate Killed In US Strike In Yemen

A former Guantanamo Bay inmate was killed in a US air strike in Yemen last week, the Defense Department said Monday, as...

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Fifth Night of Suspected US Raids On Yemen

Yemen was hit by a fifth consecutive night of suspected US air strikes targeting Al-Qaeda members in the impoverished...

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New Wave of US Air Raids On Qaeda In Yemen

The United States on Sunday launched a new wave of air raids against Al-Qaeda in Yemen, as jihadists fled from towns...

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US Strike Kills 2 Qaeda Suspects In Yemen

A US drone strike killed two suspected members of Al-Qaeda in southern Yemen on Saturday, a security official said, as...