Yemen Al Qaeda

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  Drone Attack in Yemen Kills Suspected Al Qaeda Militants

  A drone attack killed two suspected Al Qaeda militants in the southern Yemeni province of Shabwa today, local residents told Reuters, the latest in a series of strikes in the country gripped by political turmoil.

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  US Drone Attack in Yemen Kills 4 Suspected Al Qaeda Militants

  A US drone attack in Yemen killed four suspected Al Qaeda militants today in the southern province of Shabwa, local Yemeni security officials told Reuters.

• Two Charged in US Court Over Alleged Al Qaeda Link

  Two Yemeni nationals were charged in the United States with conspiring to murder Americans abroad and providing material support to Al Qaeda, according to a complaint and arrest warrant unsealed on Tuesday.

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  Charlie Hebdo's First Edition After Attack Sells Out in Minutes

  The first edition of Charlie Hebdo published after last week's deadly attack by Islamist gunmen sold out within minutes at newspaper kiosks around France on Wednesday, with readers queuing up for copies to support the satirical weekly.

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  Barack Obama Says Luke Somers' Life was in Imminent Danger

  President Barack Obama said on Saturday that he authorized the attempt to rescue American Luke Somers in Yemen because the US had information that the American photojournalist's life was in imminent danger.

• Suspected Al Qaeda Attack Kills Two Yemen Soldiers

  Two Yemeni soldiers were killed on Saturday when a roadside bomb exploded in the restive southeastern province of Hadramawt, a military source, said blaming Al Qaeda for the attack.

• UNICEF Says al Qaeda Sexually Abused Yemen Children

  The United Nations children's agency accused Yemen's Al-Qaeda affiliate of sexually exploiting children, pointing to incidents in the south in 2012 in a report published on Tuesday.

• 'Al Qaeda' Kills Aide to Yemen Defence Minister, Four Soldiers

  Al-Qaeda suspects killed an aide to Yemen's defence minister and four soldiers in an attack today in the country's south, scene of a major offensive against the jihadists, the army said.

• Western Missions in Yemen on Alert as Army Advances Against Qaeda

  Western embassies in Yemen heightened security on Thursday after increasingly bold attacks on foreigners by al Qaeda, even as the militant Islamists lost ground to an army offensive in the south.

• Drone in Yemen kills at least nine al Qaeda members

  A US drone strike in southern Yemen killed at least nine suspected al Qaeda militants and three civilians on Saturday, authorities said, as part of America's ongoing strikes in the country against what it considers the terror network's most dangerous local group.

• Yemen terror boss left blueprint for waging jihad

  A year before he was caught on an intercept discussing the terror plot that prompted this week's sweeping closure of US embassies abroad, Al Qaeda's top operative in Yemen laid out his blueprint for how to wage jihad in letters sent to a fellow terrorist.

• Yemen claims foiling Al Qaeda plot to seize city, oil and gas terminals

  Yemen has foiled a plot by Al Qaeda to seize two major oil and gas export terminals and a provincial capital in the east of the country, the government said on Wednesday, as Western embassies remained in lock-down in Sanaa and a spy plane circled above.

• Militants shoot down helicopter in Yemen killing eight

  Yemeni officials say that militants have shot down an army helicopter, killing all eight people on board including a military commander.

• 18 killed as Yemen military attacks Al Qaeda kidnappers, say sources

  Two soldiers and 16 Al Qaeda militants were killed in a Yemeni military offensive against the terrorists who are suspected of holding Western hostages, sources said.

• Yemeni troops battle Al Qaeda militants in south

  Yemen's military regained part of a strategic southern city on Saturday after an intense battle with Al Qaeda militants left 19 people dead as the government tries to purge the insurgents from their strongholds, officials said.