Official: U.S. Killed Al-Qaeda’s ‘Most Sophisticated’ Bomb Maker
A high-ranking U.S. official confirmed Monday that a U.S. drone strike took down al-Qaeda’s “most sophisticated” bomb maker in Yemen in 2017.
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EXCLUSIVE: Yemeni Activist: Rescuing Child Terror Recruits ‘Really Emotional and Moving’
Today, Fadia Najib Thabet lives in Vermont where she is attending an American university. But for many years before leaving her country, she helped boys who got caught up in the violence through recruitment, kidnapping and even some at the urging of their parents.
EXCLUSIVE – Arab Intel Official: Al-Qaeda Gains in Yemen Attest to Failure of Obama’s Anti-Terror Strategy
TEL AVIV – Al-Qaeda’s recent gains in Yemen attest to the failure of the Obama administration’s Middle East policy, said an Arab intelligence official who spoke to Breitbart Jerusalem.
Report: Iran-Linked Houthis Lose Strategic Port to Saudi-Led Coalition in Yemen
Saudi Arabia-led coalition forces seized the strategic southern port of Aden in Yemen from Shiite Houthi rebels, unexpectedly turning the tide of Yemen’s war in favor of Saudi Arabia, Reuters reports.
New al-Qaeda Leader Calls for Attack on the United States
The newest leader of al-Qaeda’s Yemen branch has called for a string of attacks on the United States in his first public speech as the newest military commander of a Yemen based al-Qaeda organization.
Report: US Officials Describe Yemen as ‘Dire’
CNN Chief National Security Correspondent Jim Sciutto reported that a US counterterrorism official he spoke to described the situation in Yemen as “dire” on Thursday’s “Situation Room” on CNN. “I spoke to a US counterterrorism official today who called the situation
Gunmen Kidnap French Woman in Yemen
A French woman in Yemen’s capital, Sanaa, has been kidnapped by gunmen amid political crisis and deteriorating security conditions following the takeover of the U.S.-backed Yemeni government by Shiite Houthi rebels, according to various media reports.
The Catastrophic Strategic Consequences of the Fall of Yemen
Iranian control of Yemen gives the Mullahs the option of cutting off the sea lanes connecting the Mediterranean to the Indian Oceans. This is a very real threat, as the Iran-backed Houthi rebels consolidate control over Yemen. Most of the West’s oil and most of Western trade with the Far East depends on these sea lanes.
Former CIA Chief: USA Really Has to ‘Worry’ About Al Qaeda in Yemen
Friday on CBS’s “Evening News,” the former acting director of the CIA, Mike Morell, said al Qaeda in Yemen, who directed the Paris terror attacks on Charlie Hebdo this week, is a credible and dangerous threat to America. Morell said,
Flashback 2014: Obama Touts Success Against Al Qaeda in Yemen
On September 10, 2014 during his “Presidential Address on Islamic State Threat,” President Barack Obama held up the counter-terrorism battle against al Qaeda in Yemen as the perfect strategy model for how he is planning to defeat ISIS. Obama said,
