The deadly attacks on Yemen’s defence ministry that killed 52 people in early December have renewed speculation about the threat posed by al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP).
The leader of the al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP), Nasser al-Wahishi, has vowed to free militants currently imprisoned around the region.
The US and UK have temporarily withdrawn embassy staff from Yemen, with intelligence pointing towards an “imminent” threat from al-Qaeda in the capital Sana’a.
Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) has confirmed that its deputy leader Sheikh Saeed al-Shehri was killed by a US drone-strike in Yemen.
Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula may have been pushed back in Yemen, but it is not defeated.