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US Elite Forces In Deadly Raid On Al Qaeda In Yemen
Elite US forces launched a dawn raid against Al-Qaeda in Yemen on Sunday, killing at least 14 suspected jihadists in an operation in which an American soldier also died.
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Barack Obama Visits Saudi Arabia Amid Tensions With Historic Ally
US President Barack Obama lands in Saudi Arabia on Wednesday to intensify the struggle against jihadists and efforts to end wars in Syria and Yemen, while trying to ease tensions with Riyadh.
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Yemeni Forces Clash With Al Qaeda Gunmen In Aden
Yemeni forces today clashed with Al-Qaeda militants in Aden as the Saudi-led coalition provided air cover, in a bid to drive the jihadists out of the city, security officials said.
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Islamic State Claims Attacks on Yemen Barracks With Army Blaming Al-Qaeda
The jihadist Islamic State group claimed responsibility for attacks on the army in southeast Yemen on Friday, after the military had blamed Al-Qaeda for the assaults that cost dozens of lives.
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Al-Qaeda Makes Aden Inroads Under Cover of Yemen Conflict
Al-Qaeda's black flag is flying over several official buildings in Yemen's second city Aden as jihadists make inroads in the absence of state authority and with the country mired in conflict.
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Al Qaeda in Yemen Claims Killing of 'Sorcerers'
Al-Qaeda in Yemen claimed on today to have killed four men suspected of practicing witchcraft and sorcery in an area controlled by the jihadists.
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Islamic State Kills 22 in Attacks on Yemen Government, Gulf Troops
Islamic State suicide bombers killed 22 people in attacks on Yemen's government and its Gulf Arab coalition ally in the port city of Aden and on a Houthi-run mosque in the capital Sanaa today, the jihadist group and state media said.
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Islamic State Claims Deadly Mosque Bombing in Yemen Capital
The Islamic State jihadist group claimed responsibility for a mosque bombing targeting Shiites in Yemen's capital today that killed at least 25 people.
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Yemen's Qaeda Denies Having Held Briton Rescued by UAE
Al-Qaeda in Yemen has denied it was holding a British hostage who the United Arab Emirates said it had rescued from the jihadists this week, according to a statement posted online.
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A Year on, Islamic State 'Caliphate' Infamous for Brutality
In the year since it declared its "caliphate," the Islamic State group has become the world's most infamous jihadist organisation, attracting international franchises and spreading fear with acts of extreme violence.
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Drone Strike Kills 3 Al Qaeda Suspects in Yemen
Three suspected Al-Qaeda members were killed in an apparent US drone strike in Yemen's jihadist-held south eastern port city of Mukalla, a local official told AFP on Wednesday.
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Islamic Jihadists Claim Killing of 15 Yemen Soldiers: SITE Intelligence Group
Jihadists of the Islamic State group claimed they beheaded four Yemeni soldiers and shot dead another 11 execution-style in a video posted online Thursday, a monitoring group said.
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7 Al Qaeda Suspects Killed in Yemen Drone Strike
Seven suspected Al-Qaeda militants were killed in an apparent US drone strike on the Yemeni port city of Mukalla which the jihadists overran earlier this month, a local official said today.
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Expanding Al-Qaeda Seizes Airport in Southeast Yemen
Al-Qaeda militants seized a provincial airport Thursday in war-wracked Yemen, where the jihadist network's deadly local franchise has exploited growing instability to expand its foothold.
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Arab Leaders Consider Joint Military Force to Combat Jihadists
Arab leaders meet in Egypt over the weekend for an annual summit dominated by Cairo-led calls for a joint military force as Yemen and several other states teeter on the brink of collapse.
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US Elite Forces In Deadly Raid On Al Qaeda In Yemen
Elite US forces launched a dawn raid against Al-Qaeda in Yemen on Sunday, killing at least 14 suspected jihadists in an operation in which an American soldier also died.
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Barack Obama Visits Saudi Arabia Amid Tensions With Historic Ally
US President Barack Obama lands in Saudi Arabia on Wednesday to intensify the struggle against jihadists and efforts to end wars in Syria and Yemen, while trying to ease tensions with Riyadh.
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Yemeni Forces Clash With Al Qaeda Gunmen In Aden
Yemeni forces today clashed with Al-Qaeda militants in Aden as the Saudi-led coalition provided air cover, in a bid to drive the jihadists out of the city, security officials said.
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Islamic State Claims Attacks on Yemen Barracks With Army Blaming Al-Qaeda
The jihadist Islamic State group claimed responsibility for attacks on the army in southeast Yemen on Friday, after the military had blamed Al-Qaeda for the assaults that cost dozens of lives.
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Al-Qaeda Makes Aden Inroads Under Cover of Yemen Conflict
Al-Qaeda's black flag is flying over several official buildings in Yemen's second city Aden as jihadists make inroads in the absence of state authority and with the country mired in conflict.
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Al Qaeda in Yemen Claims Killing of 'Sorcerers'
Al-Qaeda in Yemen claimed on today to have killed four men suspected of practicing witchcraft and sorcery in an area controlled by the jihadists.
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Islamic State Kills 22 in Attacks on Yemen Government, Gulf Troops
Islamic State suicide bombers killed 22 people in attacks on Yemen's government and its Gulf Arab coalition ally in the port city of Aden and on a Houthi-run mosque in the capital Sanaa today, the jihadist group and state media said.
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Islamic State Claims Deadly Mosque Bombing in Yemen Capital
The Islamic State jihadist group claimed responsibility for a mosque bombing targeting Shiites in Yemen's capital today that killed at least 25 people.
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Yemen's Qaeda Denies Having Held Briton Rescued by UAE
Al-Qaeda in Yemen has denied it was holding a British hostage who the United Arab Emirates said it had rescued from the jihadists this week, according to a statement posted online.
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A Year on, Islamic State 'Caliphate' Infamous for Brutality
In the year since it declared its "caliphate," the Islamic State group has become the world's most infamous jihadist organisation, attracting international franchises and spreading fear with acts of extreme violence.
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Drone Strike Kills 3 Al Qaeda Suspects in Yemen
Three suspected Al-Qaeda members were killed in an apparent US drone strike in Yemen's jihadist-held south eastern port city of Mukalla, a local official told AFP on Wednesday.
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Islamic Jihadists Claim Killing of 15 Yemen Soldiers: SITE Intelligence Group
Jihadists of the Islamic State group claimed they beheaded four Yemeni soldiers and shot dead another 11 execution-style in a video posted online Thursday, a monitoring group said.
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7 Al Qaeda Suspects Killed in Yemen Drone Strike
Seven suspected Al-Qaeda militants were killed in an apparent US drone strike on the Yemeni port city of Mukalla which the jihadists overran earlier this month, a local official said today.
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Expanding Al-Qaeda Seizes Airport in Southeast Yemen
Al-Qaeda militants seized a provincial airport Thursday in war-wracked Yemen, where the jihadist network's deadly local franchise has exploited growing instability to expand its foothold.
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Arab Leaders Consider Joint Military Force to Combat Jihadists
Arab leaders meet in Egypt over the weekend for an annual summit dominated by Cairo-led calls for a joint military force as Yemen and several other states teeter on the brink of collapse.
