Yemen

Terrorism & Security
Yemen air strike on Al Qaeda: Was cleric linked to Fort Hood shooting killed?

Yemen said it killed more than two dozen suspected Al Qaeda militants reportedly meeting at the residence of Anwar al Aulaqi, a Yemeni-American who was in contact with the suspected Fort Hood shooter.
Fresh fighting in Yemen ignites refugee crisis

Refugees in northern Yemen say that their villages were bombed in an escalating conflict with Houthi rebels. The population of the largest refugee camps doubled in the past month, prompting UNHCR to open a third one Dec. 17.
Terrorism & Security
Saudi air strike kills Yemen rebels as US drawn into fight

Yemen's Houthi rebels claim a Saudi Arabia air strike on Sunday killed 54 people, including women and children. The US is increasingly concerned restive Yemen is becoming a haven for terrorism.
Why southern Yemen is pushing for secession

With bleak housing blocks and rusty wrecks for taxis, south Yemen residents pushing for secession say they've been sidelined by the government.
Terrorism & Security
Saudi Arabia steps up fight against Yemen rebels

The rebels, called Houthis, are followers of the Zaidi sect of Shiite Islam, and the Saudis believe both that they have ties to Shiite-dominated Iran and have Al Qaeda members within their ranks.
Terrorism & Security
Yemen's Houthi rebels get Iran assurance, ask Saudis to stop strikes

The Houthis rebels waging an insurgency against Yemen's government asked Saudi Arabia to stop its airstrikes against them. The Saudis began the strikes after the Houthis crossed into their border.
At heart of Yemen's conflicts: water crisis

A recent report shows that 70 to 80 percent of rural conflicts are over water shortages in Yemen, already on the brink of becoming a failed state.
Saudi concern rises over Al Qaeda activity in Yemen

Two Yemen-based militants dressed as women, one of whom was a former Guantánamo prisoner, were intercepted at a Saudi checkpoint last week.
Terrorism & Security
Yemen rejects peace talks with rebels

The country has instead launched fresh attacks on a Houthi stronghold. The conflict threatens to destabilize the country, increasing its potential to become a terrorist haven.
Terrorism & Security
How effective are terrorist rehabilitation programs?

Recent attacks in Indonesia and Saudi Arabia have left some wondering whether attempts to turn militants away from terrorism have failed.
Yemen's fishermen caught between Somali pirates and pirate hunters

Attacks by both Somali pirates and international ships hunting them have crippled Yemen's fishing business, the tiny country's second-largest export industry after oil.
A new base? Al Qaeda rises in Yemen.

Suspected in the kidnapping of nine foreigners last week, the militant group appears to be gaining momentum – thanks in part to weak central government.
Ex-Guantánamo inmates return to militancy in Yemen

Militants in Yemen threatened Monday to strike the US Embassy for a second time.
Arab countries meet to tackle Somali pirate threat

Egypt hosted Saudi Arabia, Jordan, Sudan, Yemen, and the Transitional Federal Government of Somalia on Thursday in a bid to protect valuable maritime trade routes from pirates.