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Protesters storm US Embassy in Yemen

Protesters storm US Embassy in Yemen SANAA, Yemen (AP) — Chanting "death to America," hundreds of protesters angered by an anti-Islam film stormed the U.S. Embassy compound in Yemen's capital and burned the American flag on Thursday, the latest in a series of attacks on American diplomatic missions in the Middle East.

By Ahmed Al-Haj, Associated Press , September 13, 2012

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Al-Qaida's No. 2 in Yemen killed in airstrike

An airstrike killed al-Qaida's No. 2 leader in Yemen along with six others traveling with him in one car on Monday, U.S. and Yemeni officials said, a major breakthrough for U.S.-backed efforts to cripple the group in the impoverished Arab nation.

September 11, 2012

Yemen: Mines kill 81 in 2 weeks in embattled town

Yemeni military officials say landmines laid by al-Qaida fighters have killed eight people in the past three days near the former militant stronghold of Zinjibar in the country's south. This brings the total number of mine deaths since the town fell to a military offensive two weeks ago to 81.

June 30, 2012

Yemen drives al-Qaida from 2 major strongholds

SANAA, Yemen (AP) — Yemeni troops backed by armed tribesmen routed al-Qaida on Tuesday from two southern strongholds the terror network had held for more than a year, the most significant victory so far in a monthlong offensive against a local franchise that has tried time and again to bomb U.S.-bound planes.

By Associated Press , June 12, 2012

96 Yemeni soldiers killed in suicide bombing

SANAA, Yemen (AP) — A Yemeni soldier detonated a bomb hidden in his military uniform during a rehearsal for a military parade, killing 96 fellow soldiers and wounding at least 200 on Monday in one of the deadliest attacks in the capital in years.

May 21, 2012

139 dead in al-Qaida attack on Yemen army

SANAA, Yemen (AP) — Sneaking across the desert behind army lines, al-Qaida militants launched a surprise attack against military bases in south Yemen, killing 107 soldiers and capturing heavy weapons they later used to kill more troops, officials said on Monday.

By Ahmed Al-Haj, Associated Press , March 05, 2012

AP Source: Yemen's leader cleared to come to US

WASHINGTON — Yemen's outgoing president has been cleared to come to the U.S. temporarily for medical treatment, a senior Obama administration official said Sunday.

By By Julie Pace, Associated Press , January 22, 2012

Yemenis return to area run by Islamic militants

Thousands of displaced Yemenis have returned to a restive area in the country's south that has been under the control of al-Qaida-linked militants since May.

January 14, 2012

U.S. weighs request for Yemen’s president

The Obama administration is considering whether to allow Yemen’s outgoing president into the United States for medical treatment, as fresh violence and political tensions flare in the strategically important Middle Eastern nation.

By By Julie Pace, The Associated Press , December 27, 2011

Gadhafi's death energizes Syrian, Yemeni protests

Energized by the killing of Libya's Moammar Gadhafi, thousands of protesters in Syria and Yemen poured into the streets Friday and said their longtime rulers will be next.

October 22, 2011

Yemeni official: Al-Qaida bomb maker not killed

WASHINGTON (AP) — Al-Qaida's top bomb maker in Yemen did not die in a drone strike on a convoy, a top Yemeni official said Sunday, a report that dashed the hopes of U.S. officials who thought the attack might have killed a trio of top al-Qaida personnel.

October 02, 2011

Yemen's al-Qaida remains threat after drone strike

SANAA, Yemen (AP) — Al-Qaida's branch remains a powerful threat in this deeply unstable nation, even after a U.S. drone strike that eliminated three of its key figures. Its military leadership remains intact and is only growing stronger amid months of political turmoil tearing Yemen apart.

October 02, 2011

With al-Awlaki dead, al-Qaida lacks Western voice

The killings of U.S.-born cleric Anwar al-Awlaki and another American al-Qaida propagandist in a U.S. airstrike Friday wipe out the decisive factor that made the terrorist group's Yemen branch the most dangerous threat to the United States: its reach into the West.

October 01, 2011

Yemen protesters storm elite military base; 50 die

SANAA, Yemen (AP) — Thousands of protesters backed by military defectors seized a base of the elite Republican Guards on Monday, weakening the control of Yemen's embattled president over this poor, fractured Arab nation. His forces fired on unarmed demonstrators elsewhere in the capital, killing scores, wounding hundreds and sparking international condemnation.

By Ahmed Al-Haj and Hamza Hendawi, Associated Press , September 19, 2011

12 al-Qaida linked militants killed southern Yemen

Fierce clashes between Yemeni government forces and al-Qaida linked militants in southern Yemen overnight killed 14, including 12 militants, officials said Wednesday.

September 14, 2011

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