Yemeni Military: 29 Killed in Southern Airstrikes | Everyone slain termed ‘al-Qaeda’
Obama Decree Sanctions Any Who Challenge Rule of US-Backed Dictatorship in Yemen
President Obama signed an Executive Order on Wednesday threatening to exert economic sanctions against any person or group in either Yemen or the United States who the administration decides is “obstructing” implementation of the U.S.-backed political transition in...
US Drone Strikes in Yemen Kill Up to 12 Civilians
Two suspected U.S. drone strikes killed up to 12 civilians in southern Yemen on Tuesday, as the Obama administration's escalated drone war in the unstable Gulf state begins to resemble the one in Pakistan more and more. Reports say up to 15 people were killed in a...
At Least 42 Killed in Army Offensive in Southern Yemen
At Least 42 Killed in Army Offensive in Southern Yemen | Obama aide in Sanaa to assure deeper US involvement
US Sending Troops to Yemen for ‘Training’
US Sending Troops to Yemen for ‘Training’ | Escalating drone strikes amid new deployments
British Played Central Role in CIA-Saudi Undercover Underwear Bomb Plot
British intelligence played a central role in the undercover operation involving a supposed new underwear bomb threat from an al-Qaeda off-shoot in Yemen, Reuters reports. The government this week announced it had foiled an attempt to blow up an airliner with an...
US Drones, Air Strikes Kill 17 in Southern Yemen
US Drones, Air Strikes Kill 17 in Southern Yemen | Rumors: Yemeni govt planning mass offensive against Abyan
Obama Sends US Special Ops Back into Yemen
The Pentagon announced Tuesday it is sending U.S. troops back to Yemen to train Yemeni security forces in a final indication that Washington has been successful in maintaining the status quo, despite a still-active protest movement vying for reform. "We have begun to...
Supposed Would-Be Underwear Bomber Is CIA Informant
U.S. and Yemeni officials have confirmed that the supposed would-be underwear bomber at the heart of an al-Qaeda airliner plot revealed this week was actually an informant working for the CIA and Saudi intelligence all along. Members of the Obama administration spent...
32 Yemeni Soldiers Killed in Abyan Attack
32 Yemeni Soldiers Killed in Abyan Attack | Ansar al-Sharia attacks army post, routs soldiers