Who Carried Out The Paris Attacks?
Three assailants who allegedly carried out two separate attacks in and around the French capital this week were reportedly linked by religious zealotry and a 2010 prison-break plot.
Yemen
U.S. Reportedly Unaware Of Second Hostage Ahead Of Failed Rescue
When U.S. Navy SEALs raided an al-Qaida hideout in a failed bid to rescue American Luke Somers, they didn't know that South African Pierre Korkie was also being held there.
Pentagon Says It Failed In Rescue Of American Hostage Last Month
A brief statement says that a joint mission with the Yemeni military retrieved some hostages, but journalist Luke Somers was not at the target location.
Al-Qaida Branch In Yemen Threatens To Kill Hostage
The man in the video says he's a British-born American citizen, who was kidnapped in Sanaa in September. A militant on video says the U.S. has three days meet unspecified demands.
U.S. Transfers 5 Guantanamo Detainees To Georgia, Slovakia
Four of them are the first Yemeni detainees to be transferred since 2010. There are still 143 men at the U.S. military prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.
Are Yemen And Somalia Good Examples Of U.S. Anti-Terror Strategy?
President Obama says the strategy the U.S. would pursue against the Islamic State would be similar to how it targets al-Qaida affiliates in Yemen and Somalia. But both countries are deeply unstable.