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Ex-Gitmo detainee killed in US airstrike in Yemen, Pentagon says

Ex-Gitmo detainee killed in US airstrike in Yemen, Pentagon says

A former Guantanamo Bay detainee was among those killed in recent U.S. airstrikes on terror targets in Yemen, Capt. Jeff Davis said on Monday.…

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Yemen's al Qaeda leader  says U.S. refused to trade 'blind sheikh' for hostage

Yemen's al Qaeda leader says U.S. refused to trade 'blind sheikh' for hostage

Photo: Leader of Al-Qaeda in Yemen Al-Reymi   The leader of al Qaeda's Yemeni wing Qasim Al-Reymi has said the Un…

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Abu Dhabi hosts military drill amid Yemen war, Iran tensions

Abu Dhabi hosts military drill amid Yemen war, Iran tensions

A choreographed military exercise in the capital of the United…

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Hundreds of al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula contacts found in Yemen raid, US official says

Hundreds of al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula contacts found in Yemen raid, US official says

Some of the valuable intelligence gleaned in the Navy SEAL raid in Yemen on Jan. 28 included hundreds of contacts for al-Qaeda in the Arabian Penin…

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U.S. warplanes conduct  20 airstrikes in Yemen

U.S. warplanes conduct 20 airstrikes in Yemen

U.S. warplanes conducted more than 20 airstrikes in Yemen as the Pentagon continued an intensifying campaign to strike targets associated with al-Q…

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US tries to ID hundreds of al Qaeda contacts thanks to Yemen raid

US tries to ID hundreds of al Qaeda contacts thanks to Yemen raid

Washington (CNN)Several US officials told CNN Thursday that the US is now taking action to locate and monitor hundreds of people or "contact…

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US senior officials say Yemen raid yielded no significant intel

US senior officials say Yemen raid yielded no significant intel

Multiple senior Pentagon officials told NBC News that the recent raid in Yemen, which killed a Navy SEAL, led to no valuable intelligence. …

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A raid in remote Yemen and a SEAL’s death still reverberate for Trump

A raid in remote Yemen and a SEAL’s death still reverberate for Trump

Almost as soon as the team of U.S. and Emirati commandos slipped into the darkened village, their weapons shouldered in the moonless night, a surpr…

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 UN Yemen envoy visits Moscow for talks

UN Yemen envoy visits Moscow for talks

Russia could be the latest diplomatic player looking to end the two-year war in Yemen, as the UN's envoy to the war-torn country Ismail Ould Cheikh…

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Be careful about Yemen, Warning to the Trump administration

Be careful about Yemen, Warning to the Trump administration

The Trump administration is apparently considering expansion of U.S. engagement in Yemen, with the idea of helping Saudi Arabia win a two-year prox…

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The father of US Navy  soldier killed in Yemen raid, demands investigation

The father of US Navy soldier killed in Yemen raid, demands investigation

Photo: Chief Petty Officer William "Ryan" Owens was killed in Yemen during a raid against al-Qaida. (Courtesy photo from Navy)…

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Yemen's health system another victim of the conflict – UN health agency

Yemen's health system another victim of the conflict – UN health agency

Photo: A severely damaged health facility in Taiz, Yemen. Photo: WHO Yemen     Acute shortage of c…

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Bomber wearing a military uniform kills at least five soldiers in Yemen

Bomber wearing a military uniform kills at least five soldiers in Yemen

A suicide bomber killed at least eight soldiers in an attack on a military camp in Yemen's southern city of Zinjibar at dawn on Friday, a local off…

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Mississippi family yearns for children stranded in Yemen

Mississippi family yearns for children stranded in Yemen

Photo: Ridgeland resident Mustafa Almatari talks alongside his family Monday about his two sons, Khalid, 12, and Mohammed, 10, who are stranded…

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Yemen Al Qaeda leader says U.S. raid on Yemen a blow to Trump

Yemen Al Qaeda leader says U.S. raid on Yemen a blow to Trump

The leader of Al Qaeda's Yemen branch said in a recorded speech released on Friday that the U.S. raid carried out last week had failed and was a bl…

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Deadly U.S. raid in Yemen reveals strength of al-Qaida affiliate

Deadly U.S. raid in Yemen reveals strength of al-Qaida affiliate

A U.S. commando raid in Yemen that set off a fierce firefight revealed the growing strength of an al-Qaida affiliate that has targeted both the Uni…

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Yemen: Houthi rebels turn to defensive tactics, planting landmines within 10km of strategic town of Mocha

Yemen: Houthi rebels turn to defensive tactics, planting landmines within 10km of strategic town of Mocha

Yemen government forces and allied resistance fighters on Wednesday advanced deep into shrinking Al Houthi territory on the western coast and were…

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  ISS leader suspected of recruiting suicide assailants arrested in Yemen

ISS leader suspected of recruiting suicide assailants arrested in Yemen

ADEN, Yemen,  Yemeni counter-terrorism forces arrested on Tuesday a leader of the Yemen-based affiliate of the Islamic State (IS) group suspec…

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United States announces $76 million in humanitarian assistance for Yemen

United States announces $76 million in humanitarian assistance for Yemen

Today the United States announced more than $76 million in new humanitarian assistance to respond to the urgent needs of the Yemeni people througho…

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Over Two Million Yemenis Displaced by Conflict

Over Two Million Yemenis Displaced by Conflict

The humanitarian crisis in Yemen caused by the ongoing conflict over the past 22 months has led to the internal displacement of over 2.1 million Ye…

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