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Five key members of Al Qaeda in Yemen (AQAP)
Here are five leaders and key members of Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP).
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Five reasons it will be hard for Yemen to 'destroy' Al Qaeda franchise
Five challenges Yemen's government faces as it tries to 'destroy' AQAP:
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Anwar al-Awlaki dead: what it means for US, Yemen
The assassination of Anwar al-Awlaki, a US citizen and Al Qaeda recruiter in Yemen, will be heralded as a major triumph in the US today. But it has very little to do with Yemen's own problems.
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Terrorism & Security
Saleh returns to Yemen at tensest time in months
Yemen President Ali Abdullah Saleh returned to Yemen today after months of recuperating in Saudi Arabia. Whether his return will prolong or bring to an end the country's instability is unclear.
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In Yemen, civil war comes to Saleh's door
Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh, whose compound was attacked today, appears unable to shut down the unprecedented challenge to his 32-year rule.
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Yemen's Saleh cedes Al Qaeda hotbed to militants. Why?
President Saleh, increasingly embattled as civil unrest spreads and tribal leaders intensify their fight, says that Al Qaeda seized the capital of Abyan province. But residents saw no evidence of a fight.
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Terrorism & Security
Yemen heads toward civil war as Saleh escalates fight with major tribal leader
Yemen President Ali Abdullah Saleh has called for the arrest of Sheikh Sadiq al-Ahmar, who is leading as many as 10,000 armed men from Yemen's most powerful tribal confederation.
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Yemen crisis worsens as Saleh loyalists trap US ambassador
Yemen's President Saleh again rejected a deal to transfer power and allowed armed supporters to surround an embassy where the US ambassador was meeting with European and Arab envoys.
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Yemen thrust into deeper uncertainty after Gulf deal falls through
A Gulf-brokered deal to usher Saleh out of power has failed. Yemeni protesters have settled in for the long haul with tents wired for Internet access and satellite TV.
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Is Anwar al-Awlaki's importance to Al Qaeda overstated?
Yemeni-American cleric Anwar al-Awlaki has been referred to as an Al Qaeda leader, strategist, or ideologue – and now, as a successor to Osama bin Laden.
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How Osama Bin Laden's death will affect Al Qaeda in Yemen
Al Qaeda in Yemen has long acted independently from Osama bin Laden's organization, but Yemen's president may emphasize the threat it poses in order to retain power.
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Will Yemen protests boost Al Qaeda?
Yemen protesters say Saleh has overstated the threat posed by Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula to get US aid. But the group stands to benefit from major upheaval.
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In Yemen, top military commanders defect from Saleh regime
Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh's half-brother defected today, deploying troops to protect demonstrators. Friday's unprecedented violence led eight diplomats to resign.
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Are Yemen's protests going to bring another revolution?
Thousands of protesters took to the streets in Yemen's capital of Sanaa. But they appear to be pushing democratic reforms more than Tunisia-style revolution.
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Why Hillary Clinton made a surprise stop in Yemen
US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton met with Yemen's president today, as well as locals at a town-hall meeting, in a bid to demonstrate that US support extends beyond counterterrorism.
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America's toughest terror test: Al Qaeda in Yemen
The US must learn to fight a different kind of war.
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US involvement in Yemen edging toward 'clandestine war'
Obama has promised to step up the fight against the militants after last week’s bomb plot aboard cargo planes that originated in Yemen.
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Yemen's delicate dance between US pressure, Al Qaeda threat
Amid intense US pressure in the wake of the Yemen bomb plot, President Saleh's government has launched a manhunt and put Anwar al-Awlaki on trial in absentia.
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Five key members of Al Qaeda in Yemen (AQAP)
Here are five leaders and key members of Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP).
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Five reasons it will be hard for Yemen to 'destroy' Al Qaeda franchise
Five challenges Yemen's government faces as it tries to 'destroy' AQAP:
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Why Sharif Mobley is to be tried in Yemen – and what it means for American Muslims
US interest in the case of Sharif Mobley, who was set to be tried today, illustrates broader concern about American Muslims going abroad to train with militants.
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Local war in southern Yemen pits government against militants
The Yemeni government launched air strikes against suspected Al Qaeda militants in southern Yemen's Abyan province this weekend.
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Yemen goes on offensive against Al Qaeda
Yemen's government stepped up its battle against Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula with an offensive this week in a southern city. US aid to Yemen has doubled in 2010, with most going to military assistance.
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Arrests in US, Yemen sharpen focus on 'homegrown terrorism'
Recent arrests in New York, Texas, and Yemen could support the trend of Americans heading abroad for terrorism training. But do the US and Yemen have conflicting security interests?
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US cluster bombs in Yemen: The right weapon in Al Qaeda fight?
A June 7 report from Amnesty International offers photographs of US-made cluster bombs that it says were used in a December attack against suspected Al Qaeda members.
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Why Yemen's US-aided fight against Al Qaeda could backfire
Experts caution that unless Yemen diversifies its approach – which led to success in neighboring Saudi Arabia – increased military action and overt cooperation with the US, which has dramatically increased funding, may ultimately backfire.
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In Yemen, locals worry about Obama policy on Al Qaeda
From smoky halls to the rugged mountains of Yemen, locals are worried that their country – threatened more by poverty and water shortages than terrorism, they say – could turn into another Afghanistan.
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