The New Mujahideen – Yemeni fighters to support the Free Syrian Army
Yemen Post As the Yemeni government is fighting off Islamic militants linked to al-Qaeda in Yemen, a Sunni Muslim terror group which seeks to overthrow the republican system in order to establish a Islamic Caliphate(system of government based solely on Shariah Law and the teachings of Prophet Mohammed. Conceptually the caliphate represents the political unity [...]
Read More →Turkey embroiled in yet another illegal weapons shipment
Yemen Post The Ministry of Defense published a statement on Sunday in which it stipulates Amran local authorities (northern governorate) intercepted a shipment of illegal weapons all bearing the made-in Turkey seal concealed inside a bus. According to preliminary reports the cargo, 1729 Turkish made guns, is believed to have reached Yemen through one of [...]
Read More →Yemen Interior Ministry links weapon cargo to Turkey
Yemen Post Yemen Interior Ministry reported on Wednesday – onto its website – it intercepted a shipment of weapons bearing the “made in turkey seal” at Aden’ seaport main entrance – southern seaport – A statement published on the ministry’ site stipulated the weapons had been concealed underneath several of sheets of cardboard, which the [...]
Read More →Hezbollah delegation meets tribal leaders in Yemen
Yemen Post Amid fresh reports that Iran is smuggling weapons to Yemen in its military support of the Houthis – Shia rebel group based in the northern province of Sa’ada – Saudi newspaper Okaz revealed a delegation from the Hezbollah – Shi’a Islamic militant group and political party based in Lebanon with strong ties to [...]
Read More →French, British, US warplanes and troops in Yemen capital
Yemen Post As the UN Security Council continues its Yemen visit after holding a closed meeting with Yemeni and GCC – Gulf Cooperation Council – officials in Sana’a, the capital, residents woke up under foreign military occupation. Keen to guarantee the safety of its state officials and ensure that no faction, group or individual will [...]
Read More →Al-Qaeda in Yemen Offers 6 Pounds of Gold for Death of U.S. Ambassador
Joe Wolverton, II, J.D. | The NewAmerican The Obama administration and the CIA have sown the wind in Yemen and now will reap the whirlwind. Various outlets are reporting information posted to Islamist websites placing a bounty of three kilograms (6.6 pounds) of gold on the head of U.S. Ambassador to Yemen Gerald Feierstein. That hefty sum (valued at about $160,000 [...]
Read More →Saudi warplanes attacked Yemen for US
PressTV A new report reveals that Saudi Arabia has used its fighter jets to carry out a number of attacks against Yemen on behalf of the United States. The report, published by The Times on Friday, cited a US intelligence source as saying that “some of the so-called drone missions are actually Saudi Air Force [...]
Read More →Food shortage threatens to kill thousands of Yemeni children
By Nadia Mayen | Al Arabiya For decades Yemen has suffered critical food shortage affecting nearly half the country’s population of 25 million, including hundreds of thousands of children. A popular uprising against a decades-old dictatorship and the consequent instability further damaged the country’s already poor infrastructure and weakened the government’s ability to provide basic services to [...]
Read More →Al-Qaeda planning terror attack on US airline
ANI Al-Qaeda affiliate in Yemen, Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP), is planning to launch an attack on an American airliner, a British paper, citing intelligence sources, has claimed. The Sunday Times claimed AQAP had recruited a Norwegian Muslim convert and given him terrorist training in Yemen, and that the group were believed to have [...]
Read More →At least 96 people killed as suicide bomber targets Yemeni military parade
Al Arabiya At least 96 people have been killed and scores of others injured on Monday when a suicide bomber targeted soldiers practicing for a military parade in the Yemeni capital Sana’a, killing several people, Al Arabiya correspondent said. The explosion took place at al-Sabeen square, near the presidential palace. Security forces in Sanaa have [...]
Read More →An airstrike killed a top al-Qaeda leader on the FBI’s most-wanted list
Ahmed Al-Haj DenverPost An airstrike Sunday killed a top al-Qaeda leader on the FBI’s most-wanted list for his role in the 2000 bombing of the USS Cole warship, Yemeni officials said. The drone attack was carried out by the CIA, U.S. officials said. Fahd al-Quso was hit by a missile as he stepped out of [...]
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