A homicide bomber attacked the police academy in the capital of Yemen killing six and injuring dozens.
Islamic militants in the country have been vowing to continue a campaign of terror in what they term “retaliation” for the military destroying terrorist strongholds. Ansar al-Sharia, an al-Qaeda affiliate based in the Arabian Peninsula, claimed responsibility for the murders. Continue reading
Al Qaeda sources told the BBC they were behind a homicide bomber attack in Yemen that killed at least 90 people.
The homicide bomber ran into a crowd preparing for a military parade wearing an army uniform. He apparently targeted a group of soldiers near the Presidential palace. Continue reading
A source working closely with US intelligence has identified a group within Al Qaeda Yemen whose entire purpose is designing attacks against the United States according to CNN.
The unit is working to help develop explosives that are designed to get back the X-Ray screening at major airports. The unit, based in southern Yemen, has yet to pull off a successful attack against American troops or civilians. Continue reading
Five Al Qaeda members were killed in an airstrike overnight in southern Yemen. Continue reading
US Intelligence officials have reported the stopping of a new “underwear bomb” plot by Al Qaeda’s Yemeni operatives similar to the failed 2009 Christmas Day plot.
The FBI is studying the bomb, allegedly an upgraded version of the underwear bomb used in 2009, after being seized in an unnamed middle eastern country. The plot was broken up in the early stages between the making of the bomb and before the public was put at any risk. Continue reading
