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YEMEN: al-qaeda cell sentenced
A Yemeni security court on Tuesday sentenced three members of an alleged Al-Qaeda cell to seven years each in jail on charges of plotting attacks and possessing explosives. The fourth defendant, a 15-year-old, was handed a two-year prison sentence…
relatives of yemeni president under arrest for links to al-qaeda, embassy bombing
Apparently these two, who are apparently related to President Saleh, are the son and nephew of senior military commander. Military intelligence and national security began investigating them after it was discovered that the vehicle involved in the Bombing of the U.S. embassy in Sana’a was linked to them, and it is alleged that they partially financed an al-Qaeda cell.
al-qaeda commander ‘abu basir’ al-wahayshi interview: part 1
As announced earlier, an interview with the newly anointed leader of the supposedly newly consolidated “al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula” (AQ-AP) was released.
UPDATE: al-qaeda confirmation of busted sana’a cell
Al-Wasat reports that a battalion leader within al-Qaeda group “Jund al-Yemen” has confirmed that the captured and killed individuals in Sana’a were in fact an AQ cell. However, “Abu Osama” denied that they were planning an operation or preparing for jihad.
released saudi gitmo detainee rejoins al-qaeda in yemen
The militant, Said Ali al-Shihri, is suspected of involvement in a deadly bombing of the U.S. Embassy in Yemen’s capital, Sanaa, in September. He was released to Saudi Arabia in 2007 and passed through a Saudi rehabilitation program for former Islamic extremists before resurfacing with al Qaeda in Yemen.
“al-qaeda” letter bomb kills mareb security officer
A Mareb area security chief Major Mohammad Rabeysh Ka’lan was killed when he opened a package left outside a gas station near a market on Saturday. Al-Hadath sources say that indicators point to al-Qaeda in the bombing - most likely in retaliation for the arrest of al-Qaeda members in the same region.
Eid Mubarak: Jamal al Badawi “Surrenders”
Why would Jamal al Badawi just surrender? The information here is scant to say the least. I gotta go find more on this…come back for updates.
UPDATE: AFP reports :
A witness in Aden told AFP Tuesday that Badawi had returned to his home there two days ago amid reports in the neighbourhood that authorities had allowed him [...]
