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Yemenis in Guantanamo hopeful of transfer after Obama’s speech
Weakened by a prolonged hunger strike, Yemeni detainees who have languished at Guantanamo Bay for years see growing hope of finally returning home after a ban on transfers to Yemen was lifted. If fulfilled, President Barack Obama’s pledge Thursday to end a moratorium on sending prisoners to the Gulf state…
Yemen welcomes U.S. decision on Guantanamo prisoner transfers
Yemen said Thursday it welcomed President Barack Obama’s decision to lift a moratorium on transferring prisoners from Guantanamo to Yemen. “The government of Yemen (GOY) welcomes President Obama’s remarks and actions today. In particular, Yemen welcomes the administration’s decision to lift the moratorium on detainee transfers to Yemen,” Mohammed Albasha,…
Kidnapped Saudi diplomat releases video plea from Yemen
A Saudi diplomat held hostage by Al-Qaeda in Yemen for more than a year has urged the kingdom to secure his release, in a new video published by the extremist network’s media arm. Abdullah al-Khalidi, Saudi’s deputy consul in the southern port of Aden, was dressed in a traditional black…
UN to investigate legality of U.S drone strikes
A newly-announced UN inquiry into the rise of drone strikes and targeted killings around the world has drawn measured optimism and concerns from national security experts and the international human rights community. Ben Emmerson QC, UN Special Rapporteur on Counter-Terrorism and Human Rights, announced on Thursday that he will head…
Yemen says U.S. drone strikes to continue
Yemen’s national security chief said on Tuesday that US drone strikes against Al-Qaeda targets will continue as the two governments keep up their counter-terrorism cooperation. “The Yemeni-American cooperation, including the use of friendly aircraft, will continue,” Ali Hassan al-Ahmadi told reporters in Sanaa. “Yemen is one of the countries that…
Saudis aiding U.S. drone attacks in Yemen: report
Saudi Arabia has provided fighter jets to assist the United States with its drone strikes against Al-Qaeda targets in Yemen, the London Times reported on Friday. US drones are backing Yemeni forces combating militants of Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP). The group’s Yemen branch is considered by Washington to…
US drone strike kills 3 Qaeda suspects in Yemen: official
A US drone strike has killed three suspected Al-Qaeda militants in the central Yemen province of Al-Bayda, in the fourth such attack in a week, a local official said on Sunday. The unmanned plane fired missiles at a vehicle near the village of al-Manaseh, in the area of Rada, late…
Armed extremists kill Yemen women in alcohol raid
Armed extremists killed a woman in Yemen’s main southern city of Aden when they raided several homes whose owners allegedly have alcoholic drinks, residents and a security official said on Friday. “More than 10″ armed men on motorbikes stormed three houses in Aden’s Memdara neighbourhood on Thursday, residents said. The…
Al-Qaeda figure killed by drone had been in custody
US-born Islamic cleric Anwar al-Awlaqi, killed in a US drone attack in Yemen last year, had been in US custody at least twice in prior years but was released, a human rights group said. Judicial Watch, an accountability watchdog group, said it had learned this through Freedom of Information lawsuits…
Anwar al-Awlaki was in U.S. custody twice: conservative watchdog
WASHINGTON — US-born Islamic cleric Anwar al-Awlaqi, killed in a US drone attack in Yemen last year, had been in US custody at least twice in prior years but was released, a human rights group said. Judicial Watch, an accountability watchdog group, said it had learned this through Freedom of…
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