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Al-Qaeda praises Orlando shooter, says 'self-directed' jihadists should attack white Americans
• 9 years agoAl-Qaeda has praised Orlando gunman Omar Mateen but criticised him for targeting gays, saying lone wolf jihadists should attack white Americans and avoid minorities so that no one mistakes their terror assaults for hate crimes.
Arab coalition claims airstrikes killed 800 Al-Qaeda fighters in Yemen
• 9 years agoAl-Qaeda leader killed in US drone strike in Yemen
Fp Archives • 9 years agoA senior Al-Qaeda operative in Yemen with a $5 million US bounty on his head was killed Thursday in one of two suspected American drone strikes in the war-torn country.
Islamic State claims Yemen mosque attack through Twitter statement
Fp Archives • 10 years agoA bomb exploded at a Shi'ite Houthi mosque in the Yemeni capital Sanaa on Friday, wounding 13 people, a security source said, and the Islamic State claimed responsibility for the attack in a statement on Twitter.
Yemen rebels storm presidential palace in Aden
Fp Archives • 10 years agoYemeni rebels stormed President Abedrabbo Mansour Hadi's palace in his former southern stronghold Aden on Thursday, dealing a symbolic blow to the self-exiled leader despite a week of Saudi-led air strikes.
Strongly condemn the barbaric murder of Luke Somers: Barack Obama
Fp Archives • 10 years agoUS President Barack Obama said on Saturday he authorised the attempt to rescue American Luke Somers in Yemen because the US had information that the American photojournalist's life was in imminent danger.
US special forces on hight alert, may strike al Qaeda targets: Report
Fp Archives • 12 years agoAfter the US intercepted al Qaeda's most serious threat in recent years to target its embassies, country's Special Forces have been put on high alert to hit potential targets of the outfit in the Middle East, a media report has said.