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The '''Islamic Jihad of Yemen''' (الجهاد الإسلامي في اليمن) is an [[al-Qaeda]] terrorist affiliate that claimed responsibility for the [[2008 American Embassy attack in Yemen]].<ref name="qaeda">{{cite news|url=http://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/09/17/yemen.blast/index.html|title=Al Qaeda blamed for U.S. Embassy attack|date=17 September 2008|work=CNN|accessdate=17 September 2008 |
The '''Islamic Jihad of Yemen''' (الجهاد الإسلامي في اليمن) is an [[al-Qaeda]] terrorist affiliate that claimed responsibility for the [[2008 American Embassy attack in Yemen]].<ref name="qaeda">{{cite news|url=http://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/09/17/yemen.blast/index.html |title=Al Qaeda blamed for U.S. Embassy attack |date=17 September 2008 |work=CNN |accessdate=17 September 2008 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/20080918054149/http://www.cnn.com:80/2008/WORLD/meast/09/17/yemen.blast/index.html |archivedate=September 18, 2008 }}</ref> The group also threatened future attacks against other embassies, including those of [[Saudi Arabia]], the [[United Arab Emirates]], and the [[United Kingdom]].<ref name=CSM>{{cite news|url=http://www.csmonitor.com/2008/0918/p07s02-wome.html|title=U.S. Embassy hit in Yemen, raising militancy concerns|author=Shane Bauer|date=18 September 2008|work=[[Christian Science Monitor]]|accessdate=18 September 2008}}</ref> |
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The group released a statement saying, "We will carry out the rest of the series of attacks on the other embassies that were declared previously, until our demands are met by the Yemeni government."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idUSREE77062120080918|title=reuters.com, Yemen arrests 19 after U.S. embassy attack|work=Reuters|accessdate=15 October 2014}}</ref> Meanwhile, on September 18, 2008, Yemeni authorities arrested 25 suspects allegedly connected to [[al-Qaeda]].<ref>[http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5gPT0H4QNxbnAnToQZo5c3pTkPk7AD9395SBG5] {{dead link|date=November 2012|bot=Legobot}}</ref> Foreign Minister Abou Bakr al-Qurbi said: "The attack on the U.S. Embassy was retaliation by al-Qaeda for the measures taken by the government to fight the terrorists." [[United States Department of State]] spokesman [[Sean McCormack]] said that "the multi-phased attack bore all the hallmarks of al-Qaeda." The government received an average of $ 40 million yearly in U.S. economic and military aid since 2000.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://freeinternetpress.com/story.php?sid=18386|work=Free Internet Press|title=Al-Qaeda Blamed For Attack Against U.S. Embassy In Yemen|accessdate=15 October 2014}}</ref> |
The group released a statement saying, "We will carry out the rest of the series of attacks on the other embassies that were declared previously, until our demands are met by the Yemeni government."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idUSREE77062120080918|title=reuters.com, Yemen arrests 19 after U.S. embassy attack|work=Reuters|accessdate=15 October 2014}}</ref> Meanwhile, on September 18, 2008, Yemeni authorities arrested 25 suspects allegedly connected to [[al-Qaeda]].<ref>[http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5gPT0H4QNxbnAnToQZo5c3pTkPk7AD9395SBG5] {{dead link|date=November 2012|bot=Legobot}}</ref> Foreign Minister Abou Bakr al-Qurbi said: "The attack on the U.S. Embassy was retaliation by al-Qaeda for the measures taken by the government to fight the terrorists." [[United States Department of State]] spokesman [[Sean McCormack]] said that "the multi-phased attack bore all the hallmarks of al-Qaeda." The government received an average of $ 40 million yearly in U.S. economic and military aid since 2000.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://freeinternetpress.com/story.php?sid=18386|work=Free Internet Press|title=Al-Qaeda Blamed For Attack Against U.S. Embassy In Yemen|accessdate=15 October 2014}}</ref> |
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Revision as of 09:18, 25 January 2016
The Islamic Jihad of Yemen (الجهاد الإسلامي في اليمن) is an al-Qaeda terrorist affiliate that claimed responsibility for the 2008 American Embassy attack in Yemen.[1] The group also threatened future attacks against other embassies, including those of Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, and the United Kingdom.[2]
The group released a statement saying, "We will carry out the rest of the series of attacks on the other embassies that were declared previously, until our demands are met by the Yemeni government."[3] Meanwhile, on September 18, 2008, Yemeni authorities arrested 25 suspects allegedly connected to al-Qaeda.[4] Foreign Minister Abou Bakr al-Qurbi said: "The attack on the U.S. Embassy was retaliation by al-Qaeda for the measures taken by the government to fight the terrorists." United States Department of State spokesman Sean McCormack said that "the multi-phased attack bore all the hallmarks of al-Qaeda." The government received an average of $ 40 million yearly in U.S. economic and military aid since 2000.[5]
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References
- ^ "Al Qaeda blamed for U.S. Embassy attack". CNN. 17 September 2008. Archived from the original on September 18, 2008. Retrieved 17 September 2008.
{{cite news}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ Shane Bauer (18 September 2008). "U.S. Embassy hit in Yemen, raising militancy concerns". Christian Science Monitor. Retrieved 18 September 2008.
- ^ "reuters.com, Yemen arrests 19 after U.S. embassy attack". Reuters. Retrieved 15 October 2014.
- ^ [1] [dead link]
- ^ "Al-Qaeda Blamed For Attack Against U.S. Embassy In Yemen". Free Internet Press. Retrieved 15 October 2014.
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