Nigerian National Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab Attempts to Blow Up U.S. Airliner
A collection of Jamestown analysis on Yemen, in light of recent allegations that Nigerian national Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab -- who attempted to blow up a U.S. airliner on December 25, 2009 -- conducted preparations for the attack from Yemen and established links with al Qaeda leaders in the region.
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The Jihadis and the Cause of South Yemen: A Profile of Tariq al-Fadhli
November 19, 2009 07:50 PM
Earlier this year Tariq al-Fadhli, the prominent jihadist leader from South Yemen, broke his 15 year alliance with the Yemeni government of President Ali Abdullah Saleh. Al-Fadhli, who was a member of...
Iranian Leaders Weigh Support for the Houthi Rebellion in Yemen
November 19, 2009
The Houthi rebellion against the Yemeni regime, which erupted in 2004 and has intensified with the unleashing of “Operation Scorched Earth” by the Yemeni forces in the northern Sa’ada governate, has brought various claims by...
The Concept of Safe Havens in Salafi-Jihadi Strategy
September 10, 2009
The search for a "safe haven" in the strategic planning of the Salafi-Jihadi movement is a central issue in the intended establishment of the "Islamic State." The safe haven offers a set of strategic...
Uncertainty Surrounds the Arrest of al-Qaeda Financier in Yemen
July 2, 2009
Yemeni authorities announced in mid-June that they had arrested a Saudi citizen named Hassan bin Hussein Alwan in the province of Marib, saying that he is the biggest financier of al-Qaeda in Yemen and Saudi Arabia, as well as...
Al-Qaeda in Yemen Supports Southern Secession
June 12, 2009
Exploiting ongoing unrest in Southern Yemen, al-Qaeda’s leader in Yemen released an audio statement on May 13 entitled “To Our People in the South,” in support of southern Yemeni efforts to secede from Yemen. The audiotape was...
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Ibrahim al-Rubaish: New Religious Ideologue of al-Qaeda in Saudi Arabia Calls for Revival of Assassination Tactic
November 25, 2009 10:14 AM
The Mufti, or religious leader, plays an essential role for al-Qaeda and affiliated Salafi-Jihadi groups, particularly in Saudi Arabia, where the government’s counterterrorism strategy involves denoun...
Al-Qaeda Attempt on Saudi Royal’s Life Signals Tactical and Strategic Changes
September 17, 2009 02:05 PM
Al-Qaeda’s recent attempt on the life of a Saudi royal suggests a change in tactics for an organization which has suffered substantial losses in the past few years. 23-year-old Abdullah Hassan Tali As...
Weapons for Warlords: Arms Trafficking in the Gulf of Aden
June 18, 2009 02:36 PM
In the Hobbesian anarchy that has been the norm in Somalia since the late 1980s, the proliferation of weapons has been associated not only with the pursuit of political power but also with internation...
Security Threats to Yemen Create Dilemma for United States
June 4, 2009 10:23 AM
Many American political analysts think that the problem the new American administration faces in Yemen relates mainly to the fate of the 100 Yemeni detainees presently incarcerated in Guantanamo. Thei...
Leader of Yemen's Mujahideen Claims al-Qaeda has a Nuclear Weapon
February 6, 2009 08:07 AM
In a recent interview posted to jihadi websites, al-Qaeda's leader in Yemen claims the organization possesses nuclear weapons and vows to attack U.S. and Western interests to compel them to withdraw t...
Attacks in Yemen Reflect al-Qaeda’s Global Oil Strategy
September 4, 2008 03:21 PMRecent attacks by al-Qaeda’s Yemeni branch, Kataeb Jund al-Yemen (Soldiers of Yemen Brigades), against oil facilities across Yemen indicate that al-Qaeda’s larger strategy to strike oil targets remain...
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