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January 31January 31
US conducts strike targeting al Qaeda leader in Yemen
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The United States conducted a strike recently targeting Qassim al-Rimi, the leader of al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula, the terror group’s franchise based in Yemen that has repeatedly expressed interest in conducting attacks targeting the United States, a US official told CNN. Asked about the report, the Pentagon would not elaborate on the situation. […]
January 10January 10
US unsuccessfully targeted another Iranian military official on same day as Soleimani
- National
On the same night the US killed Iranian commander Qasem Soleimani, the US unsuccessfully targeted another senior Iranian military official in Yemen, according to a US official with knowledge of the events and another source familiar. The sources would not give any details about the mission or how the US had attempted to carry it out. […]
May 02May 02
Trump’s Yemen war policy survives Senate veto override bid
- National
The Senate on Thursday failed to overturn President Donald Trump’s veto of legislation that would have ended U.S. military assistance for the Saudi-led war in Yemen against Iran-backed rebels, but lawmakers promised to keep close watch on the administration’s ties with the kingdom. While the 53-45 vote to override fell well short of the required […]
February 13February 13
House passes measure to end U.S. involvement in Yemen
- National
The House on Wednesday passed a measure aimed at withdrawing all U.S. military support for the Saudi Arabia-backed war in Yemen, the latest in a series of rebukes by Congress to President Donald Trump’s foreign policy. The Democratic-led House advanced the bill, 248-177, as its first major vote on foreign policy, making it priority even […]
December 18December 18
Yemeni mother granted waiver from Trump’s travel ban to see dying 2-year-old son
- Entertainment
A Yemeni woman has been granted permission by the U.S. to enter the country to see her 2-year-old son who is dying in a California hospital, her backers said Tuesday. Shaima Swileh — whose child suffers from a genetic brain condition — had been barred under the Trump administration’s travel ban from coming to the […]
December 13December 13
In rebuke to Trump, Senate OKs resolution blaming Saudi crown prince for Khashoggi murder
- National
In a shot at President Donald Trump, the Senate passed a resolution Thursday saying Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman is responsible for the slaying of journalist Jamal Khashoggi and also approved another measure calling for the end of U.S. aid to the Saudi-led war in Yemen. Senators unanimously passed the Khashoggi resolution in a direct […]
August 09August 09
Yemen rebels say Saudi coalition airstrike in north kills at least 40
- National
An airstrike by the Saudi-led coalition fighting Shiite rebels hit a bus in a market in northern Yemen on Thursday, killing at least 43 people, including children, and wounding as many as 63, Yemen’s rebel-run Health Ministry said. The Saudi-led coalition, meanwhile, said it targeted the rebels, known as Houthis, who had fired a missile […]
February 03
Military Releases Videos Seized In Yemen Raid
- Archive
WASHINGTON (CNN) — The US military released five brief video clips Friday showing for the first time some of the information seized in Sunday’s counterterrorism raid against al Qaeda in Yemen. Five short video clips show a black-hooded figure in head-to-toe white garb standing in front of a white board and giving a lecture on […]

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