Contents: Greece’s Tsipras shows up at Brussels empty-handed; Greece’s finance minister tells himself not to gloat; Report on Obama’s plans for the Mideast strategy into total fantasy; China halts trading on 1,000 companies as stock bloodbath continues
According to the Yemeni government-in-exile, United States diplomats are in discussions with Yemen’s Houthis, a Shiite rebel group which seized control of the Gulf country earlier this year.
Nasr Ibn Ali al-Ansi, a top-level commander in Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) and former confidant of Osama bin Laden, has been killed by a U.S. drone strike, according to a message released by the terror entity.
Palestinian factions ‘unity’ talks in crisis, near collapse; ISIS and Yemen force yet another realignment of the Mideast
Ibrahim al-Rubaish, the ideological leader of Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP), has been killed by a “Crusader raid,” the jihadi group said in a statement released Tuesday.
A senior official from Iran reportedly called on the Saudi Arabia-led coalition to stop its bombing campaign against Shiite Houthi rebels in Yemen.
In the midst of Yemen’s sectarian borderline civil war, jihadis from Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) stormed a jail and freed over three hundred prisoners.
Saudi Arabia, with US help, leads Arab nations to strike Houthis in Yemen; Iran threatens retaliation against Saudi Arabia for Yemen strikes; Shia militias sidelined for Iraq’s assault on Tikrit, with US help
US joins Iran and Iraq in fighting ISIS in Tikrit; Saudi Arabia begins airstrikes against Iran-backed Houthis in Yemen; Obama administration continues to hail Yemen as a model
Just as the U.S. presence in Yemen has finalized its complete withdrawal, factions within in the country—such as the Iran-backed Shiite Houthis and Sunni government forces—are said to be preparing to engage in a full-scale civil war to determine who will rule the Gulf state.
Yemen’s Houthis capture Taiz, advance south to fight Hadi’s forces in Aden; UN Security Council urges ‘peaceful dialog’ in Yemen; France’s center-right party edges out far-right National Front in elections
Computer geek activists demonstrate against robots at SXSW; Yemen’s Houthi-controlled Supreme Revolutionary Committee calls for ‘general mobilization’; US military forces evacuating Yemen, fearing AQAP attacks
Yemen suicide bombings bring sectarian civil war closer; Benjamin Netanyahu’s ‘no Palestinian state’ scandal exposes political fantasies
Greece’s Alexis Tsipras threatens Europe with ‘jihadists and terrorists’; Eurogroup chairman suggests capital controls in Greece; Houthi airstrikes bomb Aden as Yemen war widens; Kerry: US is ‘deeply disturbed’ by Syrian regime’s chemical weapons
Intelligence leaks by Edward Snowden had a negative impact on the effectiveness of the UK’s security bodies to fight terrorism and organised crime, a new report has stated. In the first analysis since the US computer professional leaked classified information
Arab countries moving Yemen ambassadors from Sanaa to Aden; Yemen’s banks deteriorate as the economy collapses; US CPI continues in deflation, as Europe offers negative interest bonds
Yemen’s president flees to Aden, calls Houthis ‘illegitimate’; Nigeria’s army recaptures Baga, site of 2,000 deaths in Boko Haram massacres
Egypt in mourning as ISIS-linked terrorists kill Coptic Christians in Libya; Egypt purchases fighter jets over fears of militias in Libya; Yemen may form second government in Aden
Sunday on CBS’s “Face the Nation,” White House chief of staff Denis McDonough said they plan to “stay one step ahead,” of al Qaeda in Yemen with a three-day summit “on countering violent extremism.” McDonough said, “Obviously we made clear
Failing Ukraine ceasefire negotiations to go through the night; Greece’s negotiations with eurozone fail to reach deal; US closes Yemen embassy, following Somalia, Syria and Libya
Central African Republic ‘peace deal’ collapses instantly as slaughter continues; Nigeria’s Boko Haram attacks towns in Niger, as war expands into region; Houthis complete takeover coup in Yemen
Measles outbreak being blamed on the ‘anti-vaccine movement’; Russians re-invade Ukraine, targeting Mariupol port city; Yemen appears to be further destabilizing after president Hadi’s resignation; U.S. policy in Yemen affected by Houthi takeover
Yemen government resigns, creating power vacuum for AQAP to fill; Southern Yemen leaders call for secession from North Yemen; Saudi Arabia’s King Abdullah dies
Leader of Germany’s anti-Muslim Pegida movement resigns over Hitler photo; Yemen’s president accepts Houthi demands, possibly resolving crisis
U.S. prepares Yemen evacuation as Houthis apparently complete coup; Obama calls for Congressional approval of military action
Nigeria’s Boko Haram terrorists spread into Cameroon; Major escalation in fighting in Yemen; Israel on alert after Iran confirms its general was killed by Israel
Belgium police raided ten locations where it was suspected that home-grown jihadists returning from Syria were planning terror acts. One location was in the town of Verviers, where two suspected terrorists were killed after a shootout, and the others were spread across the capital city Brussels, which is also the capital city of the European Union.
Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) gave one of the Charlie Hebdo jihadi killers $20,000 three years ago to conduct terror operations abroad, according to two unnamed counterterrorism officials speaking to ABC News on Thursday.
Criticism is mounting against French officials for not doing more to prevent Wednesday’s terrorist attack by means of closer surveillance of the two brothers who carried out the attack.
In September, the al-Houthi militias moved south and captured Sanaa, the nation’s capital, ousting the Sunni-led government. Since then, they’ve continued to take control of additional mainly Sunni provinces, and it’s now thought that the al-Houthis control about 70% of the army’s capabilities.
