CIA sees increased threat from al-Qaeda in Yemen:
For the first time since the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks, CIA analysts see one of al-Qaeda's offshoots - rather than the core group now based in Pakistan - as the most urgent threat to U.S. Security, officials said. Ref. Source 9
30 soldiers, 10 al-Qaida militants killed in battles in south Yemen:
Death toll among Yemeni government forces targeted by two car bombs earlier Wednesday in Zinjibar city of the southern province of Abyan rose to 30, an official of the Interior Ministry told Xinhua. Ref. Source 2
Twelve killed by security forces in Yemen:
Security forces shot dead at least 12 people protesting against the rule of Yemeni president Ali Abdullah Saleh in the capital Sanaa today and al-Qaeda insurgents blew up a pipeline, halting the nation's gas exports. Ref. Source 9
Militants kill American teacher in Yemen
Gunmen linked to al Qaeda shot dead an American teacher in Yemen on Sunday, accusing him of Christian "proselytizing", and officials said government forces had killed a dozen militants in clashes and attacks on their strongholds. Ref. Source 2