Islamic Jihad of Yemen

The Islamic Jihad of Yemen (Arabic: الجهاد الإسلامي في اليمن) was an al-Qaeda Islamist militant affiliate that claimed responsibility for the 2008 attack on the United States embassy 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]

See also

• Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula

References

1. "Al Qaeda blamed for U.S. Embassy attack". CNN. 17 September 2008. Archived from the original on September 18, 2008. Retrieved 17 September 2008.
2. Shane Bauer (18 September 2008). "U.S. Embassy hit in Yemen, raising militancy concerns". Christian Science Monitor. Retrieved 18 September 2008.
3. "reuters.com, Yemen arrests 19 after U.S. embassy attack". Reuters. 18 September 2008. Retrieved 15 October 2014.
4. http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5gPT0H4QNxbnAnToQZo5c3pTkPk7AD9395SBG5. Retrieved September 18, 2008. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)^{[dead link]}
5. "Al-Qaeda Blamed For Attack Against U.S. Embassy In Yemen". Free Internet Press. Archived from the original on 2012-07-12. Retrieved 15 October 2014.