Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula

17 Qaeda militants 'killed by Yemen air raid'

Seventeen suspected Al-Qaeda militants were killed in an air raid that struck one of their hideouts in the southern town of Loder, the defence ministry said on Sunday.
 

Qaeda, army clashes kill 34 in Yemen: ministry

Clashes between Al-Qaeda militants and the army in Yemen's restive south killed 34 people, mostly jihadists, as soldiers advanced on the city of Zinjibar, the defence ministry said on Friday.
 

Yemen says 20 killed in clashes with Qaeda militants

Clashes between Al-Qaeda militants and the army on the outskirts of Zinjibar in Yemen's restive south left 20 people killed, most of them jihadists, as soldiers advanced towards the city, the defence ministry reported Friday.
 

Suicide bomber kills three Yemeni soldiers in south

A suicide bomber killed three Yemeni soldiers in southern Yemen on Tuesday, a military official said, a day after a suspected US drone strike killed five Al-Qaeda-affiliated militants.
 

Yemen militants killed in suspected US drone raid

A suspected US drone strike in Yemen's southeastern Shabwa province has killed five Al-Qaeda-affiliated militants, a local government official said on Tuesday.
 

Children, Qaeda suspects killed in Yemen

Three children were among seven people killed on Sunday in Yemen's restive east and south by suspected Al-Qaeda militants, security officials said, after three jihadist suspects died in an air strike.
 

Children killed in restive Yemen south

Three children were among four people killed on Sunday in Yemen's restive east and south by suspected Al-Qaeda militants, security officials said, a day after three jihadist leaders were killed in an air strike.
 

Yemen air strike kills three Qaeda chiefs

An air strike in southern Yemen has killed at least three suspected Al-Qaeda militants, the defence ministry said in a statement on Sunday.
 

'222 dead' in Qaeda battle for Yemen's Loder

At least 222 people, including 183 militants, have been killed in five days of clashes around the strategic southern town of Loder that Al-Qaeda is trying to seize, Yemeni security sources said on Saturday.
 

222 'killed in five days' in Yemen

At least 222 people including 183 militants have been killed in five days of clashes around the strategic south Yemen town of Loder which Al-Qaeda is trying to seize, a security official said on Saturday.
 

Toll hits 200 in battle with Qaeda for Yemen town

Clashes between armed civilians and Al-Qaeda militants trying to retake control of the town of Loder spread on Friday to nearby Mudia, as the death toll from four days of clashes reached 200, local sources said.
 

Qaeda battles to create safe haven in Yemen

Al-Qaeda, still smarting from the loss of its iconic leader Osama bin Laden, appears determined to capture the south Yemeni town of Loder in a bid to build itself a secure base in the Arabian Peninsula.
 

10 killed in fresh Yemen Qaeda battles

Yemen's army raided Al-Qaeda positions in the southern province of Abyan on Thursday, killing eight militants as battles between Islamists and civilians killed another two, local sources said.
 

Toll hits 177 in south Yemen battle with Qaeda

A battle between Al-Qaeda militants and armed civilians for control of the Yemeni town of Loder spread on Thursday to nearby Mudia, as the death toll from four days of clashes reached 177, local sources said.
 

46 killed as Yemen battles Qaeda for key town

At least 46 people were killed in a third day of clashes on Wednesday between Yemeni soldiers backed by tribesmen and Al-Qaeda militants trying to take over a strategic town in the south, local sources said.
 

At least 32 killed as Yemen battles Qaeda for key town

At least 32 people were killed in a third day of clashes Wednesday between Yemeni soldiers backed by tribesmen and Al-Qaeda militants trying to take over a strategic town in Yemen's south, local sources said.
 

133 killed in Qaeda violence in Yemen

At least 133 people were killed in 48 hours of clashes pitting Yemeni soldiers backed by tribesmen against Al-Qaeda militants, officials said on Tuesday, as the extremists vowed to retake a strategic town.
 

Yemen clashes toll rises to 124 in 48 hours

At least 124 people were killed in 48 hours of fighting between Yemeni troops and Al-Qaeda militants in the country's restive south, military and tribal sources said on Tuesday.
 

Al-Qaeda kills nine Yemen soldiers: security official

Al-Qaeda militants killed nine Yemeni soldiers Tuesday in an attack on a makeshift military post on a desert road in the country's mostly lawless eastern provinces, a security official said.
 

Al-Qaeda militants kill eight Yemen soldiers

Al-Qaeda militants killed eight Yemeni soldiers Tuesday in an attack on a make-shift military post on a desert road in the country's mostly lawless eastern provinces, a security official said.