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Archives: al Qaeda in the Arabian Penisula
![Under Trump, More Coalition Strikes on Yemen in a Week than in a Year under Obama](http://web.archive.org./web/20170322165706im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/03/under-trump-more-coalition-strik-187x137.jpg)
![Yemen withdraws blanket approval for US action after Trump’s botched Raid](http://web.archive.org./web/20170322165706im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/02/yemen-withdraws-blanket-approval-187x137.jpg)
Yemen withdraws blanket approval for US action after Trump’s botched Raid
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - The the Arab press, reports that that government has withdrawn blanket permission from the Trump administration to conduct raids and drone strikes on…![Al-Qaeda Everywhere: US support for Oppressive Gov’t’s undermined victory against Bin Laden](http://web.archive.org./web/20170322165706im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2016/05/al-qaeda-everywhere-us-support-f-187x137.jpg)
Al-Qaeda Everywhere: US support for Oppressive Gov’t’s made Bin Laden’s Killing Moot
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - The US government has never understood insurgency for the most part. Smart USG officials with whom I've interacted have had a firm belief…![Why Isn’t this News? US-Saudi War Helping al-Qaida Flourish in Yemen](http://web.archive.org./web/20170322165706im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2016/03/why-isnt-this-news-us-saudi-war-187x137.jpg)
Why Isn’t this News? US-Saudi War Helping al-Qaida Flourish in Yemen
By Bill Hess | (Informed Comment) | - - The just-announced negotiations between Houthi rebels and Saudi Arabia may or may not lead to a subsiding of hostilities in Yemen, though early…![Do Drug Profits actually drive Terrorism in the Muslim World?](http://web.archive.org./web/20170322165706im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2016/02/do-drug-profits-actually-drive-t-187x137.jpg)
Do Drug Profits actually drive Terrorism in the Muslim World?
Robert Rotberg | (The Conversation) | - - Terrorists are in it as much for the loot as for the ideology. . . . ISIS, could hardly exist, whatever its Islamist fervor,…![Daesh/ ISIL hasn’t weakened al-Qaeda– Its Affiliates are Stronger than Ever](http://web.archive.org./web/20170322165706im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2015/12/daesh-isil-hasnt-weakened-al-qae-187x137.jpg)
Daesh/ ISIL hasn’t weakened al-Qaeda– Its Affiliates are Stronger than Ever
By Ari Heistein | (Informed Comment) | - - Experts predicted that the rise of the Caliphate declared by Daesh (ISIS, ISIL) would be disastrous for al-Qaeda(AQ). One report that concluded “The…![](http://web.archive.org./web/20170322165706im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2016/04/Screen-Shot-2015-04-17-at-12.27.49-AM-187x137.png)
Juan Cole: Syria, Yemen Conflicts only seem to be about Sunni-Shiite from 30,000 Feet
David Speedie | (Carnegie Council for Ethics in International Affairs) | - David Speedie of the Carnegie Council for Ethics in International Affairs interviewed me in New York on Monday. Below is…![Yemen War threatens Humanitarian Catastrophe](http://web.archive.org./web/20170322165706im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2015/04/yemen-war-threatens-humanitarian-187x137.jpg)
Yemen War threatens Humanitarian Catastrophe
By Sophia Dingli | (The Conversation) - Yemen’s humanitarian crisis is by all accounts getting worse by the day, and the city of Aden has become a major flashpoint. Aden is caught…![As Yemen crumbles, civilians brace for the worst](http://web.archive.org./web/20170322165706im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2015/03/as-yemen-crumbles-civilians-brac-187x137.jpg)
As Yemen crumbles, civilians brace for the worst
By Almigdad Mojalli | - SANA'A (IRIN) - Abdu Hasan Dabwan is not willing to let it happen again. Twice before, the 54 year-old says, he waited too long, refusing to flee…![al-Qaeda’s Feud with Denmark](http://web.archive.org./web/20170322165706im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2015/02/al-qaedas-feud-with-denmark-187x137.jpg)
al-Qaeda’s Feud with Denmark
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) - Denmark is a relatively small country, with a population of 5.7 million. But it is relatively wealthy, being the 35th largest economy in the world,…![What Really Caused the Paris Killings? (Gilbert Achcar Interview)](http://web.archive.org./web/20170322165706im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2015/02/what-really-caused-the-paris-kil-187x137.jpg)
What Really Caused the Paris Killings? (Gilbert Achcar Interview)
Gilbert Achcar/ Ahmed Shawki | (Socialist Worker) Interview: Gilbert Achcar, SOAS In the aftermath of the massacre at the Charlie Hebdo offices in Paris and the wave of repression and Islamophobia that…![After Charlie Hebdo: How Will Europe Deal with Islam and Muslims?](http://web.archive.org./web/20170322165706im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2015/02/after-charlie-hebdo-how-will-eur-187x137.jpg)
After Charlie Hebdo: How Will Europe Deal with Islam and Muslims?
By Neslihan Çevik | (Daily Sabah) - After the tragic Charlie Hebdo massacre, it seems that Europe has several options regarding its policies on Islam and Muslims. Among them, the easiest option…![Yemen: Freeze on US Drone Strikes as Gov’t Collapses](http://web.archive.org./web/20170322165706im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2015/01/yemen-freeze-on-us-drone-strikes-187x137.jpg)
Yemen: Freeze on US Drone Strikes as Gov’t Collapses
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) Thousands demonstrated in Sanaa on Saturday morning against the Houthi take-over of the Yemeni government. Down south in Aden, there were big demonstrations on behalf of…![It is Failed State in Yemen that permitted al-Qaeda to Train Paris Terrorists](http://web.archive.org./web/20170322165706im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2015/01/it-is-failed-state-in-yemen-that-187x137.jpg)
It is Failed State in Yemen that permitted al-Qaeda to Train Paris Terrorists
CCTV America | -- "CCTV America’s Susan Roberts interviewed Yemen correspondent for The Times of London Iona Craig about how Yemen has played a role in al-Qaida training and the Charlie Hebdo…![Will France intervene in Yemen after its al-Qaeda Claims Paris Attacks?](http://web.archive.org./web/20170322165706im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2015/01/will-france-intervene-in-yemen-a-187x137.jpg)
Will France intervene in Yemen after its al-Qaeda Claims Paris Attacks?
By Juan Cole | -- Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula, which is based in south Yemen, claimed on Wednesday to have been behind the attacks in Charlie Hebdo in Paris last week.…![Muslim Hero Lassana Bathily Saved Jewish Hostages in Paris](http://web.archive.org./web/20170322165706im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2015/01/muslim-hero-lassana-bathily-save-187x137.jpg)
Muslim Hero Lassana Bathily Saved Jewish Hostages in Paris
WotchitGeneralNews | --- "At a kosher supermarket in Paris, a quick-thinking Muslim employee hides several Jewish shoppers in the basement before sneaking out to brief police on the hostage-taker upstairs. In the…![From Yemen to Paris: The al-Qaeda Franchise from the 15th to the 60th Parallel N.](http://web.archive.org./web/20170322165706im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2015/01/from-yemen-to-paris-the-al-qaeda-187x137.jpg)
From Yemen to Paris: The al-Qaeda Franchise from the 15th to the 60th Parallel N.
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) -- Analysts have been understandably cautious about the nature of the attacks on the Charlie Hebdo staff and a Jewish deli in Paris. On the one…![How France’s Jewish Community is affected by Paris Antisemitic Terrorist Attacks](http://web.archive.org./web/20170322165706im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2015/01/how-frances-jewish-community-is-187x137.jpg)
How France’s Jewish Community is affected by Paris Antisemitic Terrorist Attacks
CCTV | (Ron Kampeas Interview) -- "CCTV America's Elaine Reyes interviewed Washington bureau chief for the Jewish Telegraphic Agency Ron Kampeas." CCTV: "Ron Kampeas discusses how France's Jewish community is affected by…![President Obama’s Biggest Mideast Policy Challenges, 2015](http://web.archive.org./web/20170322165706im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2015/01/president-obamas-biggest-mideast-187x137.jpg)
President Obama’s Biggest Mideast Policy Challenges, 2015
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) -- Barack Obama wanted to be the president who got the US out of Afghanistan and Iraq, and turned America's diplomatic energies to the more promising…![Yemen in 2014: 1500 Killed as Extremist Shiites take over Gov’t, battled al-Qaeda: What Next?](http://web.archive.org./web/20170322165706im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2014/12/yemen-in-2014-1500-killed-as-ext-187x137.jpg)