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Houthi militants backed by Yemeni troops reportedly seize control of al-Rabu’ah, a town in Saudi Arabia's southwestern Asir region near the Yemeni border, forcing Saudi forces to pull out of the area.
2015-09-15

Gunmen abduct the chief of staff to Yemen's president in the center of the capital, Sana'a. It is uncertain if Shiite Houthi rebels or al-Qaeda militants kidnapped Ahmed Awad bin Mubarak.
2015-01-17

al-Qaeda launches an attack on the south Yemen town of al-Bayda killing at least four soldiers before being beaten back by the army. [http:--www.swissinfo.ch-eng-al-qaeda-attacks-south-yemen-town-of-al-bayda--four-soldiers-killed-41036720 (Swiss Info)]date=August 2019
2014-10-8

The Yemeni Military kills 5 al-Qaeda militants and arrests 4 in a raid north of Sana'a.
2014-05-25

Suspected Al-Qaeda militants kill five Yemeni soldiers in an attack on a gas terminal in Southern Yemen.
2013-08-11

Five Yemeni soldiers and two Al-Qaeda militants are killed in fighting in the central town of Rada. A senior intelligence officer is also gunned down by a drive-by shooting in the south. [http:--www.foxnews.com-world-2013-04-27-5-soldiers-2-al-qaida-militants-killed-in-central-yemen-intelligence-officer- (Fox News)] [http:--abcnews.go.com-International-wireStory-yemen-soldiers-al-qaida-militants-killed-19055821#.UXvU2KKsiSo (ABC News)]date=August 2019
2013-04-27

Missile strikes kill eight militants near the Al-Qaeda stronghold of Jaar in southern Yemen.
2012-05-9

A US drone attack kills two suspected al-Qaeda members in Shabwa province, Yemen.
2011-05-5

Yemen arrests three suspected Al-Qaeda members, including one leader, northwest of the capital Sana'a.
2010-01-6

The United States and United Kingdom close their embassies in Yemen, citing threats from Al-Qaeda.
2010-01-3