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Yemen :A bomb explosion in the sit-in Southern Movement square  in Aden

Yemen :A bomb explosion in the sit-in Southern Movement square in Aden

Witnesses said to YemenOnline that unidentified people threw a stun grenade Friday  amid the sit-in Square of the Southern Movement in Aden go…

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4 troops killed in 2 Yemeni provinces

4 troops killed in 2 Yemeni provinces

 Four Yemeni soldiers were killed and four others wounded in two separate attacks that took place on Friday in the southern Hadhramaut provi…

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Yemen's Arhab tribesmen withdraw from fight with Houthis

Yemen's Arhab tribesmen withdraw from fight with Houthis

Elders of the Yemeni tribe on Saturday decided to withdraw their fighters from flashpoint areas to avoid clashes with Shiite Houthi militants.…

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Clashes between Shiite Houthi militants and Yemeni tribesmen in north of Sana'a

Clashes between Shiite Houthi militants and Yemeni tribesmen in north of Sana'a

Clashes broke out Saturday between Shiite Houthi militants and Yemeni tribesmen in the Arhab district in northern Sana’a, a tribal source told Anad…

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Yemeni troops shoot dead 5 al-Qaeda suspects dressed as women

Yemeni troops shoot dead 5 al-Qaeda suspects dressed as women

Yemeni troops on Saturday shot dead five al-Qaeda suspects disguised as women who fired at a soldier during a checkpoint inspection of their…

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Yemen's al-Qaeda attack-kills 7-militiamen-tribal-sources

Yemen's al-Qaeda attack-kills 7-militiamen-tribal-sources

7 Shiite Huthi militants were killed in an attack in central Yemen on Friday, tribal sources said, as Al-Qaeda claimed it had killed dozens.…

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Al-Qaeda claims it hit an airbase in Yemen where American advisers are located.

Al-Qaeda claims it hit an airbase in Yemen where American advisers are located.

AQAP claims it hit a Yemeni airbase where US military advisers are located. Al Anad is an airbase in lahij province, in the south of Yemen.…

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U.N. envoy: Yemen facing daunting challenges

U.N. envoy: Yemen facing daunting challenges

The United Nations special envoy for Yemen says it faces daunting security, economic and political challenges and that a recent peace agreement amo…

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Yemen’s Al Qaeda blames Obama for hostage deaths

Yemen’s Al Qaeda blames Obama for hostage deaths

SANA, Yemen — A top Al Qaeda leader in Yemen blamed President Obama Thursday for the deaths last week of an American and a South African hostage in…

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Suicide attacks on military base kill 7 in Yemen

Suicide attacks on military base kill 7 in Yemen

Sanaa, Yemen (CNN) -- At least seven Yemeni soldiers were killed and nine others wounded after suicide car bomb attacks on a milit…

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Yemen’s military chief fired as militia digs in: reports

Yemen’s military chief fired as militia digs in: reports

SANAA/ADEN: Yemeni President Abed Rabbou Mansour Hadi has fired his armed forces chief of staff as Shiite militiamen delay their pull…

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 Civilians also killed in Yemen raid: tribesmen

Civilians also killed in Yemen raid: tribesmen

Seven civilians were killed in a US-Yemeni raid to rescue an American hostage at the weekend that also left him and a kidnapped South African dead,…

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Top commander of al Qaeda in Yemen: Beheadings are "barbaric"

Top commander of al Qaeda in Yemen: Beheadings are "barbaric"

SANAA, Yemen -- A senior military commander of al Qaeda in Yemen denounced on Monday beheadings carried out by the rival Islamic State of Iraq and…

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A Car packed with explosives explodes in a valleys east of Yemen

A Car packed with explosives explodes in a valleys east of Yemen

According to a local source in Mareb province  told the YemenOnline that a car was loaded with dynamite and other ty…

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Iranian newspaper accuses Saudi Arabia targeting the ambassador's house and carry out terrorist acts in Yemen

Iranian newspaper accuses Saudi Arabia targeting the ambassador's house and carry out terrorist acts in Yemen

Iranian newspaper "Al-Manar" accused the Saudi regime is insisting on continuing vandalized and its terrorism in Yemen, refusing the Saudi  in…

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Yemen announces raising security readiness in two eastern provinces

Yemen announces raising security readiness in two eastern provinces

Yemen security services raised security readiness in the provinces of Hadramout and Shabwa east of Yemen to counter any potential of terrorist acts…

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Drone strikes kill nine of Al-Qaeda suspects in Yemen

Drone strikes kill nine of Al-Qaeda suspects in Yemen

A US drone strike in Yemen killed nine alleged al-Qaida militants early on Saturday, a security official said, as authorities continue their…

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 U.S., South African hostages in Yemen killed in a failed rescue attempt

U.S., South African hostages in Yemen killed in a failed rescue attempt

"The callous disregard for Luke's life is more proof of the depths of AQAP's depravity, and further reason why the world must never cease in seekin…

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Al-Qaeda in Yemen declares "seize" five million riyals and car belongs to Army

Al-Qaeda in Yemen declares "seize" five million riyals and car belongs to Army

Ansar al-Sharia al Qaeda-linked group in Yemen said, it "has captured" five million riyals ($ 23 thousand) and a car belonging to the Yemeni army o…

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White House Rejects Delays in Failed Hostage Rescue Mission in Yemen

White House Rejects Delays in Failed Hostage Rescue Mission in Yemen

White House Press Secretary Josh Earnest said that There had been no hesitation or delay in planning and approval of an operation that subsequently…

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