Show Menu
Thursday, May 9, 2013

Topics > Terrorism / Security > Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP)

Grassroots Militants After the Boston Bombings

Lone Wolf Militants After the Boston Bombings
Apr 19, 2013 | 1715 GMT

The two Chechen suspects are part of a broader post-9/11 trend of decentralized militant activity.

STAN HONDA/AFP/Getty Images

Photographs of Chechen brothers Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, 19, and Tamerlan Tsarnaev, 26, two suspects wanted in the Boston Marathon bombings released by the FBI on April 18, 2013, in Boston, Mass.

Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP)

With the Yemeni government struggling to maintain power in 2011, al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula was able to expand and seize portions of southern Yemen. The group is the most active jihadist franchise and has been the most successful in attempted attacks against the U.S. homeland. AQAP's growing ability to use ambushes, roadside improvised explosive devices and sticky bombs as well as its connections to the al Qaeda core indicate the group will likely continue to be a domestic and transnational threat.

Boston Explosions Another Act in the Theater of Terror
Apr 16, 2013 | 0409 GMT

Terrorist attacks will continue to happen; how we handle them will determine their impact.

Yemen Confronts Militants and Separatists
Yemen Confronts Militants and Separatists
Apr 11, 2013 | 1015 GMT

Sanaa cannot mitigate these threats without a united military and a strong government.

Assessing Inspire Magazine's 10th Edition
Mar 21, 2013 | 0901 GMT Free

The magazine reveals much about the jihadists who published it.

Fire: The Overlooked Threat
Feb 28, 2013 | 1000 GMT Free

Whether it is part of an attack or an accident, fire is a deadly force for which everyone…

A New Pattern of Assassinations in Yemen
Oct 25, 2012 | 1033 GMT

Attacks targeting officials are common in Yemen, but a recent series of killings in Sanaa stands out.

Defining al Qaeda
Oct 18, 2012 | 0900 GMT Free

Differentiating jihadism from other forms of militant Islamism requires an understanding of the terms that define them.

Evolution and Trends in Terrorism Tradecraft
Oct 11, 2012 | 0901 GMT Free

Charting these trends helps provide an understanding of what is happening and why, as well as what could…

Al Qaeda's Possible Ties to the Benghazi Attack
Sep 28, 2012 | 1004 GMT

Groups like al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb pose a limited threat in North Africa.

Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) Analysis Archive

Video, Charts and Maps

Militants Benefit From Yemen's Landscape

An Increasingly Unstable Iraq
Assassinations in Yemen

Assassinations in Yemen

U.S. Foreign Policy and Presidential Constraints (Agenda)

Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb's Kidnapping Activity
Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) Media Archive