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December 26, 2012 | Bill Roggio The Long War Journal

US Drone Strikes Kill Jordanian, Yemeni AQAP Operatives

The US targeted al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula fighters in the first reported drone strikes in Yemen in seven weeks. In the first stirke, a Yemeni and a Jordanian AQAP operative are s...

November 8, 2012 | Bill Roggio The Long War Journal

US Drone Strike Near Yemeni Capital Kills AQAP Commander, 2 Fighters

In a strike near the Yemeni capital of Sana'a last night, US drones killed an al Qaeda commander involved in the attack on the US Embassy in Sana'a in 2008, along with two fighters. The...

October 22, 2012 | Bill Roggio The Long War Journal

AQAP’s Top Sharia Official Killed in Recent Drone Strike

The US killed al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula's senior sharia, or Islamic law, official in a drone strike in early October, according to a Yemeni journalist who is closely connected to the...

October 22, 2012 | Bill Roggio The Long War Journal

US Drones Kill 4 AQAP Fighters in Yemen

US drones killed four al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula fighters in a strike in southern Yemen, in the second such attack in the country in four days. The unmanned Predators or Reapers f...

October 22, 2012 | Bill Roggio The Long War Journal |

AQAP Deputy Emir Denies Reports of His Death in US Drone Strike

Said al Shihri, a former Guantanamo detainee and the current deputy emir of al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula, issued a statement denying the reports of his death that emerged in the media last m...

October 18, 2012 | Bill Roggio The Long War Journal

AQAP Leader, 8 Fighters Killed in US Drone Strike in Yemen

US drones conducted their first strike against al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula in southern Yemen in two weeks, killing nine members, including one described by the Yemeni military as a "dangero...

October 4, 2012 | Bill Roggio The Long War Journal

US Drone Strike Kills 4 al Qaeda ‘Militants’ in Southern Yemen

US drones conducted their first strike against al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula in southern Yemen in nearly a month, killing four "militants." The unmanned Predators or Reapers fired se...

September 5, 2012 | Bill Roggio The Long War Journal

6 ‘Islamist Militants’ Killed in US Drone Strike in Yemen

US drones struck yet again in Yemen's eastern province of Hadramout today, killing six "Islamist militants" in a strike on a compound. Today's strike is the fourth in Yemen in eight day...

September 4, 2012 | Bill Roggio The Long War Journal

US Drone Strike Kills AQAP Operative Involved in Limburg Tanker Attack

A wanted al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula operative who was involved in the 2002 bombing of a French oil tanker was killed in a drone strike on Friday. And today, the US launched another strike...

August 29, 2012 | Bill Roggio The Long War Journal

US Drone Strike Kills Saudi ‘Militant’ in Yemen

The US killed two al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula fighters in a drone strike in Yemen yesterday. The strike, which reportedly killed a Saudi jihadist, is the first in Yemen more than three week...

August 6, 2012 | Bill Roggio The Long War Journal

US Drone Strike Kills 5 AQAP Fighters in Eastern Yemen

The US killed five al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula fighters in a drone airstrike in eastern Yemen. The strike is the first in Yemen in more than a month. The unmanned Predators or Reap...

July 3, 2012 | Bill Roggio The Long War Journal

4 AQAP Fighters Killed in Drone Strike in Southern Yemen

The US killed four people, including two al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula fighters, in a drone airstrike in southern Yemen. The unmanned Predators or Reapers fired missiles at a vehicle...

June 26, 2012 | Bill Roggio The Long War Journal

US Drones Kill AQAP Commander, 2 Fighters in Southern Yemen

US drones killed an al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula commander and two fighters in an airstrike near the southern port city of Aden today. The remotely piloted Predators or the more hea...

June 13, 2012 | Bill Roggio The Long War Journal

US Drone Strike Kills 9 AQAP Fighters in Yemen

The US launched an airstrike against al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula fighters who have fled the two major strongholds in southern Yemen. The unmanned Predators or Reapers fired missile...

May 21, 2012 | Bill Roggio The Long War Journal

AQAP Suicide Bomber Kills Nearly 100 Yemeni Troops in Capital

An al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula suicide bomber killed more than 90 Yemeni troops as they practiced for a parade in the capital of Sana'a. The suicide bomber was dressed as a so...

May 16, 2012 | Bill Roggio The Long War Journal

US Drone Strikes Kill 7 AQAP Fighters, 8 Civilians in Yemen

The US launched two drone strikes today in a city in southern Yemen that is currently under the control of al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula. Seven AQAP fighters and eight civilians are reported...

May 11, 2012 | Thomas Joscelyn The Long War Journal

Spying on al Qaeda

It is easy to see why double agents are the source of inspiration for many spy novels and movies. The intrigue involved, including a potentially violent end to their spy games, gives writers low-...

May 8, 2012 | Bill Roggio The Long War Journal

AQAP Overruns Yemeni Army Bases, Kills 32 Soldiers

Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula attacked two Yemeni military bases in a contested area of southern Yemen today, killing 32 troops and capturing several more after overrunning the outposts....

May 8, 2012 | Bill Roggio The Long War Journal

USS Cole Bomber Killed in US Drone Strike in Yemen

A senior al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula leader who is wanted for his involvement in the USS Cole attack in 2000 and a failed airplane bombing over Detroit in 2009, and who currently leads a te...

May 8, 2012 | Daveed Gartenstein-Ross

Al Qaeda Spins Failed Plots as Successes Because They Ramp Up Security and Drain US Treasury

Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula, blamed for a thwarted plot to bring down an airplane using explosives concealed in the bomber’s underpants, has emerged as likely the most potent Al Qaeda...