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February 22, 2016 | Thomas Joscelyn The Long War Journal

Another town in southern Yemen reportedly falls to AQAP

Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula’s (AQAP) fighters reportedly seized the southern Yemeni town of Ahwar earlier today. A Twitter feed maintained by AQAP’s political and military front...

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

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 19, 2012 | Bill Roggio The Long War Journal

AQAP Launches Complex Suicide Assault on Yemeni Army Base

Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula mounted a complex attack, which included suicide bombers and an assault from the sea, against a Yemeni Army base in Shaqra in the south of the country today....

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 20, 2012 | Thomas Joscelyn The Long War Journal

AQAP Rebuilding in Jaar?

Measuring the progress of the Yemeni government's fight against Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) is difficult to do via press accounts. We get snippets of data here and there. One of...

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...

April 19, 2012 | Thomas Joscelyn The Long War Journal

Ex-Gitmo Detainee Delivers Ransom Demands for Kidnapped Saudi

On March 28, a Saudi diplomat named Abdullah al Khalidi was kidnapped by al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) in the port city of Aden, Yemen. AQAP's gunmen captured al Khalidi, who serv...

March 19, 2012 | Bill Roggio The Long War Journal

‘Missiles From the Sea’ Kill 16 AQAP Fighters in Zinjibar

Reports from Yemen indicate that "missiles fired from the sea" killed 16 AQAP fighters on the outskirts of Zinjibar. From...

March 13, 2012 | Bill Roggio The Long War Journal

US Drone Strike Kills 3 AQAP Fighters in Yemen

Unmanned US Predators and Reapers killed three al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula fighters during a raid in the terrorist-controlled city of Jaar last night. The strike is the third of its kind in...