USS Cole bombing

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...

August 3, 2012 | Thomas Joscelyn The Long War Journal

Egypt Requests Release of al Qaeda Explosives Expert

The Egyptian government has requested the release of a top al Qaeda explosives expert from the Guantanamo Bay detention facility, according to...

July 5, 2012 | Jonathan Schanzer IHS Defense, Risk and Security Consulting |

Pariah State: Examining Sudan’s Support for Terrorism

***This article originally appeared in "State Sponsorship of Terrorism", a publication of IHS Defense, Risk and Security Consulting, in June 2012. Reproduced with permission © IHS (Global...

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 25, 2012 | Clifford D. May |

Law Games

Progressive activists are corrupting the laws of war and putting free nations at increased risk.

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 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...

April 9, 2012 | Bill Roggio The Long War Journal

US Drones Kill 8 AQAP Fighters in Southern Yemen

US drones killed eight al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula fighters, including three foreign "Arabs," in an airstrike in the southern Yemeni province of Shabwa late last night. The unmanne...

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...

December 29, 2011 | Clifford D. May |

Iran and Al-Qaeda

Late last week, the State Department announced a $10 million reward for information leading to the capture of Ezedin Abdel Aziz Khalil, A.K.A. Yasin al-Suri – Yasin the Syrian. Serious stud...

October 27, 2011 | Reuel Marc Gerecht

Iranian Terror Operations on American Soil

Witnesses General Jack Keane United States Army (Retired) Mr. Reuel Marc Gerecht Senior Fellow Founda...

October 27, 2011 | Reuel Marc Gerecht Joint Subcommittee |

Iranian Terror Operations on American Soil

Witnesses General Jack Keane United States Army (Retired) Mr. Reuel Marc Gerecht Senior Fellow Founda...

September 22, 2011 | Bill Roggio The Long War Journal

US Airstrikes Kill AQAP Fighters in Southern Yemen

The US killed several members of al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) during airstrikes in an area of southern Yemen, according to reports from the region. Four AQAP fighters were ki...

August 3, 2011 |

Falling for the Spin of the Gitmo Bar

On March 27, the Christian Science Monitor published an article (“Defending due process for Guantánamo detainees”) extolling the virtues of the attorneys who have rushed to the...