Special to WorldTribune.com CAIRO — Yemen has reached a ceasefire with Shi’ite rebels. A government statement said the Yemen Army and Shi’ite rebels agreed to a ceasefire on June 4 in the northern province of Amran. The statement said the agreement called for a ban on reinforcements on both sides in Amran. “It stipulated an […]
Special to WorldTribune.com WASHINGTON — The United States has launched plans to export military aircraft to Yemen. The Defense Department has awarded a $41.5 million contract for four intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance aircraft for the Yemen Air Force. Under the contract, L-3 Communications would supply aircraft, training and spares for counter-insurgency operations in Yemen. “This […]
Special to WorldTribune.com CAIRO — Yemen has killed a key commander of Al Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula. Officials said Yemeni security forces shot and killed AQAP commander Shayef Al Shabwani in Sanaa. The officials said Al Shabwani, killed in a shootout on late May 8, was regarded as the architect of AQAP’s abduction campaign […]
Special to WorldTribune.com CAIRO — On May 3, Yemen reported the killing of a Chechen commander of Al Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula. Security sources said Chechens have been playing an expanding role in AQAP. They said AQAP has been recruiting Muslims from such Russian provinces as Chechnya and Dagestan as well as neighboring Kazakhstan […]
Special to WorldTribune.com CAIRO — Yemen and the United States have launched intense air strikes on Al Qaida. Officials said up to 55 Al Qaida fighters were killed in U.S. and Yemeni air strikes on insurgency camps in the Arab state. The officials said several Al Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula camps, which contained members […]
Special to WorldTribune.com ABU DHABI — Saudi Arabia is battling Iranian-backed Shi’ite fighters from Yemen. Saudi officials said security forces have been reinforced along segments of the 1,600 kilometer border with Yemen. The officials said fighters linked to the so-called Houthi movement were seeking to infiltrate the Gulf Cooperation Council kingdom. “They are growing stronger […]
Special to WorldTribune.com WASHINGTON — The United States has sought to maintain counter-insurgency cooperation with Middle East allies. Officials said the administration of President Barack Obama sent an envoy for security consultations with Turkey, Yemen and Saudi Arabia. The officials said the presidential envoy, Lisa Monaco, focused on the threat of Al Qaida, particularly in […]
Special to WorldTribune.com CAIRO — Yemen has been investigating Al Qaida’s infiltration of the Gulf Arab military. Yemeni sources said intelligence agencies were interrogating military officers as well as Islamists in wake of an Al Qaida suicide bombing at the Defense Ministry that killed nearly 60 people last month. The sources said the attack pointed […]
Special to WorldTribune.com CAIRO — Anti-government tribes have attacked a Western-operated oil facility in Yemen. Officials said tribal fighters killed at least two soldiers in an attack on oil installations operated by Norway’s DNO in the southeastern province of Hadramaut. The officials said the Jan. 11 attack came after the tribes warned DNO to stop […]
Special to WorldTribune.com CAIRO — Al Qaida was believed to have infiltrated Yemen’s military. Officials acknowledged that Al Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula might have penetrated the mid-level officer corps of the Yemeni military. The officials said this enabled AQIM to target the Yemeni military and Defense Ministry. “This situation can not be ignored,” a […]