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Most of you should remember Muhammad al-'Awfi's - the former Guantanamo detainee and one time military commander of AQAP - confessions back in March of this year when he alleged […]
The outside pressure so many were hesitant to put on the Yemeni government finally seems to have taken a toll. The government announced last night a conditional ceasefire. (The official […]
I was listening to this discussion on WorldFocus between Christopher Boucek and Sudarsan Raghavan and one thing that the latter said stood out to me, and that is that he […]
Oh, and for those that missed it, everyone's favorite shaykh, 'Abd al-Majid al-Zindani gave a wide-ranging interview to al-Wasat, which was republished by Mareb Press. Good news by the way, […]
You can almost set your watch by them at this point. I love this quote.When asked if the project would be delayed further, Technip (TECF.PA) CEO Thierry Pilenko said: "Whatever […]
There is a new AQAP audio tape, with an accompanying transcript, that has been posted to jihadi forums. I'm downloading it at the moment. This tape was teased in the […]
Protests spread, and a soldier is killed as a checkpoint is attacked. The attack was apparently led my MPs. Here's a quote.The (official)sources said that two members of parliament were […]
A bank car was robbed yesterday in Aden, with the thieves getting away with almost 100 million rials (a little less than half a million US). Now, given what else […]
Narratives are extremely important in any war, but especially in a civil war. In a civil war, or a rebellion, insurgency, justified uprising (depending on your narrative), one side is […]
Kelly McEvers of NPR has a piece on al-Qaeda in Saudi Arabia and Yemen on Morning Edition this morning. It features both Thomas Hegghammerand myself talking about Saudi and Yemen […]
My postings will be greatly reduced over the next few weeks as I work on a couple of projects that will leave little time for blogging. However, I have been […]
I'll be traveling for the next three days, and postings will be fairly light. Although we will try to bring the wit and charm you have come to expect from […]
For all Waq al-waq readers please turn to C-Span's Washington Journal, my favorite show, to see Richard Fontaine talking about Yemen and al-Qaeda.
We've managed to avoid a number of stories coming out of Yemen over the weekend, including the increasing rhetoric between the government and the Huthis - never a good sign. […]
Long days of writing and scrambling to meet deadlines often leave little time or energy for writing's lesser cousin, blogging. And today is no different. Normally, I would prefer to […]
On any given day I miss a number of things about not being in Yemen - qat and friends are high on the list (not necessarily in that order) - […]
Both al-Tagheer and News Yemen are reporting that Yemeni security forces have arrested a young al-Qaeda suspect in Marib.Al-Tagheer gives us his initials, age (25) and place of residence (al-Qatn, […]
It has been a long day for Yemen watchers, but before I sign off for the evening I wanted to post the important paragraph from a statement from Yemen's embassy […]
The new semester began here today and with it a bit of blog fatigue, so I fear postings will be greatly reduced as I come to grips with the new […]
San'a is denying that it has any intention of starting a new round of fighting with al-Huthi supporters, according to al-Jazeera. Meanwhile, al-Sahwa is reporting new clashes today.Trey weighs in […]