
SANAA, Yemen, Oct. 10 (UPI) -- Yemeni officials confirmed that a U.S. citizen suspected of having ties to an al-Qaida affiliate was being questioned in Sanaa.
Yemen has focused on political transition since longtime President Ali Abdullah Saleh left office early this year. The country is beleaguered by security challenges from al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula, the Yemeni arm of the terrorist group.
Yemeni officials confirmed to the BBC a U.S. citizen was arrested in Shabwa province and taken to a prison in Sanaa.
Yemeni forces, supported by tribal fighters and the U.S. military, have ramped up their campaign against al-Qaida strongholds in southern Yemen.
Missiles fired from unmanned aerial vehicles reportedly operated by the CIA have skilled key al-Qaida targets, including leading ideologue Anwar al-Awlaki. Awlaki was a U.S. citizen educated in the United States before joining al-Qaida's ranks.
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Additional Special Reports Stories | |
GRAPEVINE, Texas, May 23 (UPI) --
The Boy Scouts of America national council Thursday voted in Texas to overturn the organization's ban on gay scouts but retain a ban on gay adult scout leaders.
|
EL SEGUNDO, Calif., May 23 (UPI) --
Tom Felton, Kate Walsh, Julian McMahon and David Boreanaz have signed on for roles in the Los Angeles-shot drama series "Full Circle," producers said.
|
MANILA, May 24 (UPI) --
The Philippines is determined to spend $1.8 billion on military upgrades -- mostly naval -- to protect the country against "bullies" in its territorial waters.
|
LOS ANGELES, May 23 (UPI) --
A Los Angeles teenager who created a popular online video asking supermodel Kate Upton to prom is getting a consolation date from another model, Nina Agdal.
|
| Stories | Photos | Comments |
View Caption