The Yemeni Bride

al-Monitor, Graphic novel brings human side of Yemen to life
"Battaglia’s account is based not just on personal impressions, but also thorough research and interviews. Each story is depicted in a color indicating its theme: There is red for daily life events, blue for on-the-ground reporting on complex issues, and yellow for spirituality and the comparing of Eastern and Western values." Details of the Italian version are here

Yemen - update

Brookings, In Yemen, Iran outsmarts Saudi Arabia again analysis/opinion

Navy SEAL, 8-year-old American girl died in Yemen raid

NBC, Navy SEAL, 8-year-old American girl died in Yemen raid, 31 Jan 2017 "In what an official said was the first military raid carried out under President Donald Trump, two Americans were killed in Yemen on Sunday — one a member of SEAL Team 6 and the other the 8-year-old daughter of Anwar al-Awlaki, the New Mexico-born al Qaeda leader who himself was killed in a U.S. strike five years ago."

Yemen

BBC Radio 4, The Briefing Room, Yemen "Yemen is in crisis. After 20 months of conflict, children are dying of malnutrition. This week the Disasters Emergency Committee launched a major appeal for aid.

"But what are the causes of Yemen's civil war and who is fighting? Is it correct to describe it as a "proxy war" between Saudi Arabia and Iran?

"David Aaronovitch is joined by two experts with intimate knowledge of Yemen."

Excellent programme on Yemen

'Al Qaeda Informant'

aljazeera.com, AJ Investigates: Al Qaeda Informant detailed multimedia report (which I have yet to view in full)

'Counter-Terrorism: The Electronic Jihad'

Strategy Page, Counter-Terrorism: The Electronic Jihad "In April 2014 a Moslem man (Lawal Olaniyi Babafemi) from Nigeria pled guilty in an American court to charges that he had participated in an al Qaeda operation in Yemen to promote Islamic terrorism via the Internet. Babafemi faces up to 30 years in jail for going to Yemen in 2010 and joining al Qaeda. He later returned to Nigeria and was arrested there and extradited to the United States in 2013. He is one of an increasing number of Islamic terrorist sympathizers who stay out of the battleground areas and provide support via the Internet. Terrorist leaders now recognize this sort of support is important for jihad (struggle) and it is encouraged."

'Morten Storm'

The Independent, Born in Denmark, lived in Yorkshire, led the CIA to al-Qa'ida's leader in Yemen, 10 Oct 2012 "In a series of interviews with the Danish media, the 36-year-old said he had exploited his friendship with the US-born al-Qa'ida chief to help in the assassination of the radical cleric last year. Storm claims he located Awlaki using an encrypted USB device passed to one of the militant cleric's messengers during a visit to Yemen in 2011. Awlaki is alleged to have orchestrated attacks on Western targets including one involving underpants bomber Umar Farouk Abdulmuttalab."

Reports: Protester Killed At US Embassy

AFP/Sky News, Reports: Protester Killed At US Embassy "Anger about an anti-Islam film spreads as a protester is shot dead by police outside the US embassy in Yemen."

Google refuses to remove YouTube clip

Google refuses to remove YouTube clip mocking the Islamic Prophet Muhammad - The Times of India "YouTube, the video website owned by Google, said on Wednesday it would not remove a film clip mocking the Islamic Prophet Muhammad that has been blamed for anti-US protests in Egypt and Libya, but it has blocked access to it in those countries."

Behind Video, a Web of Questions

Behind Video, a Web of Questions - WSJ.com ""Muhammad Movie Trailer," an online video assault on the founder of Islam, has been blamed for spurring violent attacks on U.S. diplomats and missions in Egypt and Libya."

California man confirms role in anti-Islam film

Yahoo! News, California man confirms role in anti-Islam film "The anti-Muslim film implicated in mob protests against U.S. diplomatic missions in the Mideast received logistical help from a man once convicted of financial crimes and featured actors who complained that their inflammatory dialogue was dubbed in after filming."

YouTube Keeps Anti-Islamic 'Innocence of Muslims' Video Online

techweekeurope.co.uk, YouTube Keeps Anti-Islamic 'Innocence of Muslims' Video Online "YouTube has censored “Innocence of Muslims”, a controversial video clip that has been blamed for anti-US protests in Egypt, Libya and Yemen, which led to the death of the US ambassador to Libya and other diplomats – but not removed the video from its site."

Yemeni Idol

Gaar Adams, FP, Yemeni Idol, 18 Apr 2012

Tarek Mehanna case

AP, Mass. man convicted of conspiring to help al-Qaida, 20 Dec 2011 "Prosecutors said Mehanna and two friends conspired to travel to Yemen so they could receive training at a terrorism camp and eventually go on to Iraq to fight and kill U.S. soldiers there.

"When the men were unable to find such a training camp, Mehanna returned home and began to see himself as part of the al-Qaida "media wing," translating materials promoting violent jihad and distributing them over the Internet, prosecutors said."

Also see the comments of  Andrew March in this article.

Mehanna trial

The Boston Globe, Mehanna did not regret trip to Yemen, US alleges, 1 Dec 2011 "Tarek Mehanna did not regret the trip to Yemen in 2004 that became the center of the terrorism case against him. He told his close friend, Kareem Abuzahra, that he would do it again, according to evidence introduced yesterday in Mehanna’s trial in US District Court in Boston."

'Beyond Yemen'

Rolf Mowatt-Larssen, CSM, Beyond Yemen, Awlaki: Look for core Al Qaeda members outside the hot spots, 3 Oct 2011

Anwar al-Awlaki and Samir Khan

Plenty of coverage relating to Anwar al-Awlaki and Samir Khan. I had been writing about al-Awlaki for a forthcoming chapter; both al-Awlaki and Khan are referred to in iMuslims. Click on the labels for back stories on Anwar al-Awlaki and Samir Khan.

Here's a round-up:

AP, 2 US citizens dead in Yemen airstrike, 30 Sep 2011 "U.S. officials say Samir Khan and al-Awlaki were killed early Friday in a strike on a convoy in Yemen. The strike was carried out by the CIA and U.S. Joint Special Operations Command. Khan edited the slick Western-style Internet publication "Inspire Magazine" that attracted many readers."

alarabiya.net, Anwar al-Awlaki was typically modern and charismatic, say experts, 3 Oct 2011 "The real danger lay in his being a modern terrorist who mastered a variety of skills that facilitated the operations he commanded, said Nabila Ramadani, a journalist and an expert on Islamist movements. 


"“Awlaki spoke fluent English and excelled in using modern technologies like the internet and especially websites like You Tube, as well as social networking websites,” she said on Al Arabiya’s Panorama."

ABC News, American Jihadi Samir Khan Killed With Awlaki, 30 Sep 2011 "A young American who edited al Qaeda's English-language magazine, and had urged Muslims to mount deadly attacks on U.S. targets, was killed in the same CIA drone strike that eliminated Anwar Awlaki in Yemen Friday, U.S. officials said."

Will McCants, jihadica.com, English-Speaking Jihadis Lose Principal Propagandists, 30 Sep 2011

Suzanne Kelly, CNN Senior National Security Producer, Samir Khan: Proud to be an American traitor, 

CBS News, NC Muslims tried to change al-Qaida supporter

USA Today, At Islamic center, relief Awlaki can no longer 'spread hate', 3 Oct 2011 "Members of the suburban, Washington D.C., Islamic center where Anwar al-Awlaki once served as Imam condemned his terrorist activities following his death Friday."

Aaron Y. Zelin, Foreign Policy, American Jihadi: The death of Samir Khan in Yemen marks the end of a key figure in the Internet jihad, 30 Sep 2011 "Although Khan was never in the same league as Awlaki in terms of religious stature and oratory skills, Khan made up for it in his ability to connect disparate groups online and facilitate information not necessarily readily available in English. For thousands of would-be radicals, he made the jihadi cause accessible. As such, if Khan indeed is dead, he will go down as one of the most important pioneers and influential figures in the history of the American jihadi movement."

Then there's this:

Yemen Post, Al-Qaeda Claims al-Awlaki is Still Alive, 3 Oct 2011 "As the U.S government is relishing its victory over al-Qaeda with the alleged death of several of the group's top leaders, amongst whom well-known cleric and mastermind in al-Qaeda in Yemen, Anwar al-Awlaki; the terror group has announced that the allegations were false and that al-Awlaki was still very alive."

Adam Bates, Washington Post, Letters, No jury for Mr. Awlaki

Yemen news

A reminder about internet news on Yemen. It's difficult to keep up with everything, so a few useful entry points are listed here. As well as numerous twitter sources via  #Yemen (such as Yemen Watch), I'm checking BBC Arabic, the aljazeera.net Live Yemen blog and CNN on Yemen.

'Al-Qaeda vulnerable but Yemen branch growing threat: US'

Dan De Luce, AFP, Al-Qaeda vulnerable but Yemen branch growing threat: US, 13 Sep 2011 "Al-Qaeda's core leadership has been severely damaged but the network's affiliate in Yemen has exploited unrest there and poses a growing danger, US intelligence chiefs said Tuesday."

Yemen

aljazeera.net, Tenuous truce in Yemen amid uncertainty