Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula did something almost unheard of for a terrorist organization: they apologized for an attack.
The group attacked the Yemeni Ministry of Defense on December 5th but one of their members apparently decided to attack a nearby hospital as part of the assault. The bombing and shooting in Sanaa left dozens of people dead.
The leader of AQAP released a video Sunday saying that the hospital assault was the mistake of one lone fighter and that he had orders not to attack the hospital or a nearby mosque.
“We confess to this mistake and fault. We offer our apologies and condolences to the families of the victims,” leader Qassim Al-Raimi said in the video. “We did not want your lost ones; we did not target them on purpose. This is not of our religion or our morals.”
Raimi went on to say the terrorist organization would financially compensate those killed in the hospital attack.
The Israeli Counter Terrorism Bureau has released a report showing that al-Qaeda and other Islamic terrorists groups are planning a major focus on Israeli and Jewish targets over the next few weeks.
The report listed dozens of nations where the CTB was “concrete” proof of a terrorist threat. Israeli citizens were urged to immediately leave nations Saudi Arabia, Yemen, Syria and Lebanon among others. A travel restriction was put in place to other nations such as Libya, Tunisia and Sudan. Continue reading →
Ibrahim al-Asiri, the master bomb maker for Al-Qaeda who is a major target for international intelligence groups, has possibly been wounded in one of last week’s U.S. drone strikes in Yemen.
NBC reported that American officials are feverishly trying to confirm reports that al-Asiri was inside a car targeted for carrying four members of the terrorist network. Two of the terrorists were killed and another wounded along with al-Asiri. Continue reading →
A drone strike in Yemen Thursday has killed six al-Qaeda terrorists in one of the organization’s former strongholds according to a Yemeni military official.
The drone strike is the 6th in the last 10 days as actions have been taken by the U.S. and Yemeni military in light of reports al-Qaeda was planning a massive terrorist attack against infrastructure and oil pipelines. Continue reading →
A pair of U.S. drone strikes killed al-Qaeda terrorists in Yemen overnight as officials urged all Americans to immediately leave the country.
The four terrorists killed in the air strike were not on Yemen’s 25 Most Wanted list that was released on Monday. Continue reading →
Al-Qaeda has released a statement that the group’s #2 leader in Yemen has been killed in a U.S. drone strike.
Saeed al-Shihri had survived multiple drone strikes including one last year that the Yemeni government said had killed him. The new report is the first time at Al-Qaeda has confirmed the death of al-Shihri. Continue reading →
The head of al-Qaeda in Yemen has released a recording threatening Americans and saying the kind of bombs used in Boston were within “everyone’s reach.”
Qassin al-Rimi claims the attack in Boston shows the U.S.’s weakness in security and urged Muslims to “defend their religion”. Continue reading →
At least 14 soldiers were killed when al-Qaeda terrorists launched an assault on a military base in southern Yemen. The dawn attack began with a terrorist car bombing followed by fierce fighting between troops and terrorists.
The attack is possibly in response to a US drone attack on Thursday that killed seven terrorists. Security officials reported the terrorists had been meeting at a farm outside of the city of Jaar. Continue reading →
One day after Al-Qaeda’s #2 leader in Yemen was killed in a drone strike, the terrorist group struck back in an attempted assassination of Yemen’s defense minister.
The attack near government offices in Sanaa killed 11 including 7 of Major General Muhammad Nasir Ahmad’s personal bodyguards. A car bomb detonated as the minister’s motorcade passed the booby-trapped vehicle. Continue reading →
The second in command of Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula has been killed in an operation lead by Yemeni government forces.
Said al-Shihri, a Saudi Arabian national released by the US from Guantanamo Bay in 2007, was reportedly killed by a strike from a US drone along with six other terrorists. The Yemeni government has been fighting Al-Qaeda Islamist militants in the southern part of the country for the past few months. Continue reading →