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Yemeni troops kill 2 leading al-Qaida members in raid

TheYemenianti-terrortroopskilledtwoleadingmembersoftheYemen-basedal-QaidabranchinthesouthernprovinceofAbyanonWednesday,asecurityofficialsaid.Thetwowerekilledina

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U.S. drone strike kills 5 al-Qaida suspects in Yemen's Marib

Atleastfiveal-QaidasuspectswerekilledinanovernightU.S.dronestrikeonahouseinYemen'scentralprovinceofMarib,aprovincialsecurityofficialtoldXinhuaonFriday.TheU.S.st

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15 soldiers killed in suicide car bombing at checkpoint in Yemen

About15newly-recruitedYemenisoldierswerekilledonTuesdaymorningwhenasuicidecarbombingstruckamilitarycheckpointinthesoutheasternprovinceofShabwa,agovernmentoffici

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U.S. drone kills 5 al-Qaida operatives in SE Yemen

AU.S.dronekilledfiveoperativesoftheYemen-basedal-QaidaoffshootinanovernightstrikeastheyweretravelingthroughamountainousroadinthesoutheasternprovinceofShabwa,alo

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6 IS members killed by U.S. airstrikes in central Yemen

U.S.airstrikeshavekilledonWednesdaysixIslamicState(IS)militantsinYemen'scentralprovinceofal-Bayda,amilitaryofficialtoldXinhua.Theunmannedaircraftconductedtworai

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Yemeni court jails U.S. national for links with al-Qaida

A Yemeni court in the rebel-held capital Sanaa on Wednesday sentenced a U.S. national to ten years in prison for having links with al-Qaida and killing a Yemeni security officer, a judicial source said.

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IS poses bigger threat than al-Qaida: FBI chief

​The terror group Islamic State (IS) is a bigger security threat to the U.S. than the al-Qaida after the head of an al-Qaida affiliate group was killed, the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) chief was quoted as saying Thursday.

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Al-Qaida key figure killed in U.S. airstrike: DOD

​U.S. Department of Defense on Tuesday said that Muhsin al-Fadhli, a longtime al-Qaida operative and the leader of the Khorasan Group, was killed in U.S. airstrike in northern Syria on July 8.

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Obama says to take full responsibility for accidental killing of hostages

U.S. President Barack Obama said Thursday that he took "full responsibility" for a January counterterrorism operation against al-Qaida which accidentally killed two hostages.

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U.S. drone strike killes three al-Qaida operatives in Yemen

​Three members of the Yemen-based Al-Qaida branch were killed when a U.S. drone strike pounded their car in southeastern Shabwa province late on Friday, a tribal leader told Xinhua.

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Four al-Qaida operatives killed in US drone strike in Yemen

​Four al-Qaida militants branch were killed in a U.S. drone bombing in Yemen's southeastern province of al-Bayda on Monday, a military official told Xinhua.

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Al-Qaida suicide attack targets Shiite Houthi group in Yemen, 12 killed

​About 12 Shiite Houthi gunmen were killed when suspected al-Qaida suicide attack targeted their military position in southeastern province of al-Bayda on Monday evening, a tribal chief told Xinhua.

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3 executed by Al-Qaida gunmen in Yemen for collaborating with U.S.

3 executed by Al-Qaida gunmen in Yemen for collaborating with U.S.

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Australia hails UN listing of Boko Haram as terrorist group

Australian Foreign Minister Julie Bishop issued a statement on Friday, welcoming the decision by the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) to designate Boko Haram in Nigeria as an entity associated with Al-Qaida.

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Bangladesh looks into "al-Qaida threat"

Bangladesh said on Sunday it will look into the recent "al-Qaida threat" to wage an intifada in the country that sparked a war of words among political parties.

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U.S., Iraqi leaders discuss cooperation in fighting al-Qaida

U.S. Vice President Joseph Biden and Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki on Saturday discussed increasing cooperation in the ongoing fight against resurgent al-Qaida militants in the Arab nation.

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Iran ready to aid Iraqi army in fight against terrorism

Iran is ready to provide military aid to the Iraqi army to help it in the fight against al-Qaida affiliated groups if the Arab country asks for Tehran's help, the deputy chairman of Iran's Joint Chiefs of Staff was quoted as saying by Tehran Times daily on Monday.