Obituary: Yemen al-Qaeda leader Nasser al-Wuhayshi
16 June 2015 From the section Middle East Nasser al-Wuhayshi warned in 2014 that AQAP would fight Western "Crusaders" everywhere Nasser Abdul Karim al-Wuhayshi, a former private secretary to Osama Bin...
View ArticleU.S. Intelligence Agencies Working To Verify That Yemen Al Qaeda Leader Nasir...
WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. intelligence agencies were working Monday night to verify the strong possibility that al-Qaida's No. 2 figure, the leader of its virulent Yemen offshoot, has been killed,...
View ArticleCIA drone strike kills top al-Qaeda leader in Yemen
June 17: The leader of al-Qaeda’s branch in Yemen was targeted in a CIA drone strike last week, though US officials would not immediately confirm he had been killed, according to a media report.’ Nasir...
View ArticleCIA drone strike targets top al-Qaeda leader in Yemen: report
The leader of al-Qaeda's branch in Yemen was targeted in a CIA drone strike last week, though US officials would not immediately confirm he had been killed, according to a media report. Nasir...
View ArticleAl-Qa’ida leader in Yemen Nasir al-Wuhayshi killed in US drone strike
Al-Qa’ida in Yemen has confirmed the death of its leader Nasir al-Wuhayshi, number two in the global jihadist organisation, in a US drone strike, in a video statement posted online. The terror group...
View ArticleCIA didn't know al-Qaeda leader was in lethal Yemen airstrike
WASHINGTON — The CIA did not know in advance that al-Qaeda's leader in Yemen was among the suspected militants targeted in a lethal drone strike last week, according to U.S....
View ArticleAl-Qaeda confirm second-in-command Nasir al-Wuhayshi killed in drone strike...
Al-Qaeda has confirmed its second-in-command, the chief of its powerful Yemeni branch, was killed in a US drone strike, in the heaviest blow to the jihadist network since the death of Osama bin Laden....
View ArticleCIA did not know Yemen drone strike would kill al-Qaeda leader Nasir al-Wuhayshi
The CIA did not know in advance that al-Qaeda’s leader in Yemen was among the suspected militants targeted in a lethal drone strike last week, according to US officials who said that the operation went...
View ArticleUS drone strike kills Yemen al-Qaida leader Nasir al-Wuhayshi
Al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula confirms death of Nasir al-Wuhayshi in US air strike and names Qassim al-Rimi as new leader ...
View ArticleWhite House to reveal death toll of US drone strikes for first time
Senior aide says US will disclose the number of terrorism suspects and civilians killed since 2009 in bid to bolster public support for controversial operations...
View ArticleJudge drone convicts, sentences and executes three Americans
Whether or not you agree with the President’s drone program, the revelation this week about a secret January CIA counterterrorism operation that killed two hostages and two suspected American...
View ArticleObama will not restrict drone strike 'playbook' before Trump takes office
The Trump administration will inherit Obama’s signature counterterrorism tactic, known as ‘targeted killing’, the controversial rules of which new book reveals...
View ArticleDocument sheds light on how president approves drone strikes
WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama must approve operational plans to target overseas terror suspects with drones or other weapons outside war zones, but in some cases does not sign off on specific...
View ArticleDrone strike kills Al-Qaeda suspects in Yemen
Author: Fri, 2017-04-07 03:00 ID: 1491493492879544800 ADEN: Drone strikes killed two suspected Al-Qaeda militants in southern Yemen including the nephew of a top commander, security officials said on...
View ArticleUS launches secret drone campaign to hunt Islamic State leaders in Syria
The CIA and U.S. special operations forces have launched a secret campaign to hunt terrorism suspects in Syria as part of a targeted killing program that is run separately from the broader U.S....
View ArticleDrone strike kills 2 Qaeda suspects in Yemen
A US drone strike killed two suspected members of Al-Qaeda east of the Yemeni capital during the night, a local official said on...
View ArticleUS discloses more conditions for lethal drone strikes
The White House has released a version of President Barack Obama's 3-year-old guidance on the use of lethal force against terrorists overseas, laying out what it says are safeguards to minimize...
View ArticleSenior al-Qaeda leader killed in Yemen: Reports
A senior leader of al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP), Nasir al-Wuhayshi, has been killed in Yemen,...
View ArticleUS Releases More Details of Policy on Drone Attacks
The White House has released an edited version of President Barack Obama's once-secret policy on using drone aircraft to combat terrorists around the world, the American Civil Liberties Union said...
View ArticleAl-Qaeda in Yemen confirms its leader was killed in a US missile strike
Yemeni Al-Qaeda chief Nasser al-Wuhayshi. Photo: Reuters Algerian jihadist killed in US air strike Baghdad: Al-Qaeda's affiliate in Yemen has released a video confirming the death of its leader, Nasser...
View ArticleAl-Qaeda confirms top commander killed in US strike
Al-Qaeda has confirmed that its second-in-command, the leader of its powerful Yemen branch, was killed in a US drone strike, in the heaviest blow to the militant network since the death of Osama bin...
View ArticleUS drones kills top Al Qaeda leader in Yemen among 12 militants, say residents
The attack hit militants in their car in the coastal Abyan province, killing six occupants including Jalal Baleedi, a powerful field commander who is suspected of leading al Qaeda attacks on the Yemeni...
View ArticleCIA wins court ruling allowing secrecy on targeted-drone killing program...
(Source: First Amendment Coalition) The Central Intelligence Agency won a reprieve on releasing information about its drone campaign against suspected terrorists when a federal district judge ruled...
View ArticleDrone strikes kills 9 'Qaeda militants' in Yemen
A drone strike killed five suspected Al-Qaeda militants in Yemen's south on Thursday, bringing to nine the number of alleged jihadists killed by unmanned aircraft in two days, officials said. The...
View ArticleDrone strike kills two Qaeda suspects in Yemen
MARIB: A US drone strike killed two suspected members of Al Qaeda east of the Yemeni capital during the night, a local official said on Tuesday. "Two...
View ArticleNasir al-Wuhayshi Rose from Bin Laden Aide to AQAP Chief Before Death
VOA News Al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) chief Nasir al-Wuhayshi was the United States' highest level Al-Qaida target since the 2011 raid in Pakistan that killed former leader Osama bin Laden....
View ArticleTwelve Al Qaeda suspects killed in Yemen drone strikes
ADEN // Two suspected US drone strikes killed 12 militants overnight in southern Yemen, residents said on Thursday, including a top Al Qaeda commander who may have been the new leader of ISIL in Yemen....
View ArticleUS Investigating if Drone Strike Killed AQAP Leader Wuhayshi
VOA News U.S. officials are working to confirm whether a drone strike last week in southeastern Yemen killed the leader of Al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula. The...
View ArticleWhite House admits: we didn't know who drone strike was aiming to kill
Broad target of ‘al-Qaida compounds’ suggests 2013 policy change by Obama – requiring ‘near certainty’ suspect to be nearby – has not been implemented...
View ArticleTop al Qaeda leader killed in Yemen
(CNN)Top al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) leader Nasir al-Wuhayshi has died in a drone strike. Al-Wuhayshi was the No. 2 leader of al Qaeda globally and the head of AQAP. Two Yemeni national...
View ArticleDrone kills 4 Qaeda suspects in Yemen: official
RIYADH: A Saudi and a Kuwaiti are among four suspected al Qaeda members killed in a US drone strike in southeastern Yemen, a local official said on Friday. The dawn strike targeted their car as it left...
View ArticleWhite House shares drone details
The Obama administration released a redacted version of its "playbook" for the lethal U.S. drone program, a booklet of presidential guidelines that sets legal standards for deciding whom to kill, where...
View ArticleUS drone strikes kill 7 Al Qaeda suspects in Yemen
Two US drone strikes have killed at least seven suspected Al Qaeda operatives in Yemen's northeastern province of Marib, a security official said on Wednesday. "Two Al Qaeda leaders, Saleh al-Awlaki...
View ArticleHostage deaths in drone strikes have Obama caught in the fog of war
After weeks of aerial surveillance, CIA analysts reached two conclusions about a compound to be targeted in a January drone strike: that it was used by al-Qaeda militants, and, before it was hit, that...
View ArticleExperts say drone strikes appear in bounds of US law
President Barack Obama said Thursday that recent U.S. strikes that killed Americans were consistent with guidelines for counterterrorism efforts, and experts say the attacks appear to have been within...
View ArticleRedacted U.S. Drone Strike Policy Shows How Targets Are Evaluated
The Obama administration released a redacted version of President Barack Obama's once-secret policy on drone strikes abroad following a freedom of information lawsuit filed last year, the American...
View ArticleDrone kills five Qaeda suspects in Yemen stronghold
ADEN: An apparent US drone strike killed five Al-Qaeda suspects in the extremist network's southeastern stronghold of Mukalla, a government official said on Thursday. "A drone targeted a house where...
View ArticleDrone strikes kill 10 Qaeda suspects in Yemen: official
Two missile strikes by unmanned American drones in southeastern Yemen have killed 10 suspected members of Al-Qaeda, including three local chiefs, an official said Saturday. The raids...
View ArticleCIA drone strike targets top Qaeda leader in Yemen: report
WASHINGTON: The leader of Al-Qaeda's branch in Yemen was targeted in a CIA drone strike last week, though US officials would not immediately confirm he had been killed, The Washington Post reported...
View ArticleAl Qaeda No. 2 Was Not Drone Target
The CIA was unaware that al Qaeda's leader in Yemen, who was the terror group's second-in-command, was among the militants targeted in a drone strike last week, the Washington...
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