Hillary Clinton’s war on terror takes aim at Al Qaida web sites

Hillary Clinton’s war on terror takes aim at Al Qaida web sites

Special to WorldTribune.com WASHINGTON — The United States has hacked into Al Qaida websites as part of an online war with the Islamic insurgency movement, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton announced. “A couple of weeks ago, Al Qaida’s affiliate in Yemen began an advertising campaign on key tribal web sites bragging about killing Americans and […]

U.S. drones deliver ‘major blow’ in Yemen to Al Qaida command structure

U.S. drones deliver ‘major blow’ in Yemen to Al Qaida command structure

Special to WorldTribune.com CAIRO — The Al Qaida leadership in Yemen was said to have been hit hard by U.S. air strikes. Yemeni sources said up to eight senior operatives of Al Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula were killed in air strikes in the southern province of Abyan. The sources said AQAP leaders who were […]

Drone strike kills Al Qaida leader wanted in USS Cole attack

Drone strike kills Al Qaida leader wanted in USS Cole attack

Special to WorldTribune.com CAIRO — Yemeni security sources said the U.S. military has killed a key fighter of Al Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula. The sources identified the dead commander as Fahd Al Quso, killed in a U.S. unmanned aerial vehicle strike on May 6. “The attack took place in a location targeted by the […]

Ex-Yemeni president’s relatives finally leaving military posts

Ex-Yemeni president’s relatives finally leaving military posts

Special to WorldTribune.com CAIRO — Relatives of ousted President Ali Abdullah Saleh have begun leaving the Yemeni military. Officials said that after weeks of defiance, Saleh relatives have begun obeying dismissal orders by President Abbed Rabbo Mansour Hadi. The officials cited the resignation of the nephew of Saleh, Brig. Gen. Tareq Mohammed Abdullah, who agreed […]

U.S. takes fresh look at Yemen’s security needs after election

U.S. takes fresh look at Yemen’s security needs after election

Special to WorldTribune.com WASHINGTON — The United States has conducted an examination of Yemen’s defense and security requirements as part of a plan to increase aid to the Gulf Arab state. Officials said the U.S. review by the Defense Department began in wake of the election of President Abbed Rabbo Mansour Hadi, who replaced Ali […]

New U.S. policy expands drone ops against Al Qaida in Yemen

New U.S. policy expands drone ops against Al Qaida in Yemen

Special to WorldTribune.com WASHINGTON — Yemen has approved a U.S. plan to expand and streamline unmanned aerial attacks on Al Qaida. Officials said the administration of President Barack Obama has won Sanaa’s approval for an expanded UAV campaign against Al Qaida in the Gulf Arab state. They said the CIA and Joint Special Operations Command, […]

Iran reports Saudi ground forces invaded Yemen

Iran reports Saudi ground forces invaded Yemen

Special to WorldTribune.com NICOSIA — Iran has reported that Saudi Arabia sent thousands of troops into Yemen. Iranian sources said the Royal Saudi Army sent thousands of troops into Yemen earlier this month in an attempt to quell the Shi’ite revolt. They said the Saudi ground forces were accompanied by armored combat vehicles and helicopters […]

Yemen military leaders loyal to Saleh defy newly-elected president

Yemen military leaders loyal to Saleh defy newly-elected president

Special to WorldTribune.com CAIRO — Yemen’s government has confronted the military loyal to ousted President Ali Abdullah Saleh. President Abed Rabbo Mansour Hadi, elected in March, has sought to replace Saleh relatives and supporters in the military. On April 6, Hadi ordered a reshuffle of the General Staff, including the dismissal of Saleh’s half-brother. One […]

An Islamist agenda? Obama has backed every uprising except Iran’s pro-Western one

An Islamist agenda? Obama has backed every uprising except Iran’s pro-Western one

Jeffrey T. Kuhner Radical Islam is on the march. It is being aided and abetted by the Obama administration. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton recently warned at a conference in Tunisia that the Arab Spring is backsliding. The democratic transformation of the Middle East and North Africa is not working out as Mrs. Clinton […]