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USS Cole bombing was an attack to the US naval foces from Al Qaeda, probably planned by AQAP. 17 people died and 39 were injured.
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AQAP merged from al Qaeda's Yemeni and Saudi branches and was forced by the Saudi Government to seek sancuary in Yemen
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Abdulhakim Mujahid Muhammad, sent from AQAS, opened fire on soldiers in front of a military recruiting office.
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Hillary Clinton recognises AQAP as a terrorist group.
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On Christmas day Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab tried to set off plastic explosives sewn to his underwear on the Northwest Airlines Flight 253. No one died but it was a scary national security threat by AQAP.
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The deputy leader Said Ali al-Shihri called for a blockade and regional holy war of the Red Sea to prevent shipments to Israel
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In 2010 CIA decided to use drone warfare to fight Al Qaida in Yemen. In 2012 US drones attacked more than 20 times in the first 5 months.
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Two explosive packages bound for the United States via cargo planes were found in the UK. AQAS took responsability for it.
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Anwar al-Aulaqi, AQAP leader, was killed by a drone strike. He was US citizen.
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It was a suicide attack on Unity Day Parade in Yemen with more than 150 killed and 200 injured.
