Yemen Terrorism

Judge Orders Release from Guantanamo of Unwilling Yemeni Recruit

Andy Worthington | Posted 12.18.2009 | Politics


Andy Worthington

The administration's reluctance to release Yemenis is based on the fear that detainees who were actually harmless in 2002 may have since actually been radicalized by their stay at Guantanamo.

Japanese Engineer Kidnapped By Yemen Tribesmen

AP | BY AHMED AL-HAJ | Posted 11.16.2009 | World


SAN'A, Yemen — Armed tribesmen have kidnapped a Japanese engineer working in Yemen and demanded the government release one of their imprisoned t...

US Keeps Wary Eye On Yemen Conflicts

GlobalPost | Posted 10.08.2009 | World


SANAA, Yemen - As three loosely aligned rebel groups continue to wage war against Yemen's U.S.-backed government, American officials here insist the w...

Yemen's North Hit By Bloodiest Fighting In Years

nytimes.com | ROBERT F. WORTH | Posted 11.21.2009 | World


BEIRUT, Lebanon �" The Yemeni Army fought back a major offensive by rebels in the northern city of Sadah early Sunday morning, killing dozens of ins...

A Changing Threat: Al-Qaeda Eight Years Later

Peter Henne | Posted 11.10.2009 | World


Peter Henne

Al Qaeda's greatest weapon is not its bombs but its voice, and the threat it will hijack discourse in the Muslim world, which requires a concerted US outreach campaign to counteract.

Yemen: Iran Backing Armed Rebels

Reuters | Posted 09.19.2009 | World


SANAA (Reuters) - Shi'ite rebels in Yemen are receiving financial support from abroad, a government spokesman said on Tuesday, strongly implying Irani...

Yemen Protests: Security Officers Kill 12, Injure Scores More

AP | AHMED AL-HAJ | Posted 08.23.2009 | World


SAN'A, Yemen — Yemeni security forces on Thursday opened fire on thousands of protesters in the south chanting anti-government slogans, killing ...

Yemen Terrorist, Secessionist Problem Worsens

The Economist | Posted 07.03.2009 | World


Sixteen people have been killed over the past month as a result of clashes between the police and anti-government demonstrators. The peaceful Southern...

Yemen A 'Terrorist Shangri-La': WSJ

Wall Street Journal | Posted 06.21.2009 | World


In recent months, Osama bin Laden's ancestral homeland of Yemen has come into its own as al Qaeda's safe haven on the Arabian peninsula. Now a U.S. co...

Yemen Faces Increasing Violence, Raising Fears Of Instability

nytimes.com | ROBERT F. WORTH | Posted 06.04.2009 | World


BEIRUT, Lebanon -- A separatist movement in southern Yemen has gained political momentum and grown more violent recently, with a series of demonstrati...

Yemen's Economic Crisis Threatens Volatile Region's Security (PHOTOS)

Diane Tucker | Posted 05.25.2009 | World


Diane Tucker

Yemen is one of the poorest countries in the Arab world. It faces corruption, malnutrition and water shortages. Its population of 23 million owns over 23 million firearms. It's a witch's brew of potential disaster.

Kidnapped Dutch Couple In Yemen Released

BBC | Posted 05.15.2009 | World


A Dutch couple kidnapped by armed tribesmen almost two weeks ago have been released and are returning to the capital, a Yemeni official said....

25 Suspected Al-Qaida Associates Arrested In Connection With Embassy Bombing

AP | PAUL SCHEMM | Posted 10.19.2008 | Home


SAN'A, Yemen — The deadly attack on the U.S. Embassy may be a watershed moment in Yemen's on-and-off struggle with terrorism. For years, the Ye...

16 dead in attack at US Embassy in Yemen

AP | PAUL SCHEMM and AHMED AL-HAJ | Posted 10.18.2008 | Politics


SAN'A, Yemen — Militants linked to al-Qaida launched a brazen attack against the U.S. Embassy in the Yemeni capital Wednesday, firing automatic ...