Yemeni Islamists’ Triumph

... movement in North Yemen had forced them to move south and base themselves mainly in Yemen’s Abyan province, which significantly weakened the terrorist organisation’s position. Formed in 2009 after the merger of the Yemeni and Saudi branches of al-Qaeda [5] , AQAP repeatedly took part in acts of terrorism aimed at American targets. For example, in 2009 there was an unsuccessful attempt to blow up an airliner heading from Amsterdam to Detroit, using explosives concealed in a suicide bomber’s underwear ...