Special to WorldTribune.com CAIRO — The Al Qaida leadership in Yemen was said to have been hit hard by U.S. air strikes. Yemeni sources said up to eight senior operatives of Al Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula were killed in air strikes in the southern province of Abyan. The sources said AQAP leaders who were [...]
Special to WorldTribune.com CAIRO — Yemeni security sources said the U.S. military has killed a key fighter of Al Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula. The sources identified the dead commander as Fahd Al Quso, killed in a U.S. unmanned aerial vehicle strike on May 6. “The attack took place in a location targeted by the [...]
Special to WorldTribune.com CAIRO — Relatives of ousted President Ali Abdullah Saleh have begun leaving the Yemeni military. Officials said that after weeks of defiance, Saleh relatives have begun obeying dismissal orders by President Abbed Rabbo Mansour Hadi. The officials cited the resignation of the nephew of Saleh, Brig. Gen. Tareq Mohammed Abdullah, who agreed [...]
Special to WorldTribune.com WASHINGTON — The United States has conducted an examination of Yemen’s defense and security requirements as part of a plan to increase aid to the Gulf Arab state. Officials said the U.S. review by the Defense Department began in wake of the election of President Abbed Rabbo Mansour Hadi, who replaced Ali [...]
Special to WorldTribune.com WASHINGTON — Yemen has approved a U.S. plan to expand and streamline unmanned aerial attacks on Al Qaida. Officials said the administration of President Barack Obama has won Sanaa’s approval for an expanded UAV campaign against Al Qaida in the Gulf Arab state. They said the CIA and Joint Special Operations Command, [...]
Special to WorldTribune.com NICOSIA — Iran has reported that Saudi Arabia sent thousands of troops into Yemen. Iranian sources said the Royal Saudi Army sent thousands of troops into Yemen earlier this month in an attempt to quell the Shi’ite revolt. They said the Saudi ground forces were accompanied by armored combat vehicles and helicopters [...]
Special to WorldTribune.com CAIRO — Yemen’s government has confronted the military loyal to ousted President Ali Abdullah Saleh. President Abed Rabbo Mansour Hadi, elected in March, has sought to replace Saleh relatives and supporters in the military. On April 6, Hadi ordered a reshuffle of the General Staff, including the dismissal of Saleh’s half-brother. One [...]
Jeffrey T. Kuhner Radical Islam is on the march. It is being aided and abetted by the Obama administration. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton recently warned at a conference in Tunisia that the Arab Spring is backsliding. The democratic transformation of the Middle East and North Africa is not working out as Mrs. Clinton [...]
Special to WorldTribune.com CAIRO — Thousands of soldiers have demanded the dismissal of Yemen’s Air Force commander and half-brother of ousted President Ali Abdullah Saleh. Soldiers have been protesting Yemen Air Force commander Maj. Gen. Mohammed Saleh Al Ahmar, accused of corruption. Al Ahmar was meant to be replaced by Gen. Abdullah Al Yadoumi but [...]
Special to WorldTribune.com CAIRO — Yemen plans to deploy its Russian-equipped military to secure national elections in February. The Defense Ministry said Yemen is drafting plans to deploy 103,000 soldiers to maintain order during elections on Feb. 21. The ministry said soldiers would guard the area around polling stations throughout the Gulf state. “Each election [...]
