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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 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 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 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...

April 26, 2012 | Bill Roggio The Long War Journal

Egyptian Jihadist Killed in Recent US Predator Strike in Yemen

An Egyptian jihadist who fought alongside al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula and its political front, Ansar al Sharia, was killed in a recent US drone strike in the southern Yemeni province of Sha...

April 24, 2012 | Bill Roggio The Long War Journal

AQAP Commander Thought Killed in US Drone Strike

A senior al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula leader who trained at a camp in Afghanistan more than a decade ago was killed in a recent airstrike in southern Yemen. The airstrike is one of two thoug...

April 18, 2012 | Bill Roggio The Long War Journal

Sudanese al Qaeda Fighter Killed in Yemen

A well-known jihadist Internet forum has announced that a Sudanese fighter who fought with a top al Qaeda military commander in Pakistan was killed during recent fighting in southern Yemen....

April 17, 2012 | Bill Roggio The Long War Journal

US Predators Strike Again in Southern Yemen

US drones killed five al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula fighters in a strike today in an area that is currently under the terror group's control. The unmanned and heavily armed Pred...