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The opening as it read in 2010
Islamic Jihad of Yemen (الجهاد الإسلامي في اليمن) is an al Qaeda terrorist affiliate that claimed responsibility for the 2008 American Embassy attack in Yemen . The group also threatened future attacks against other embassies, including those of Saudi Arabia , the United Arab Emirates and the United Kingdom . 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." Meanwhile, on September 18, 2008, Yemeni authorities arrested 25 suspects allegedly connected to Al-Qaeda . 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. Embassy hit in Yemen, raising militancy concerns" .1
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The opening as it stood in 2015
The Islamic Jihad of Yemen (الجهاد الإسلامي في اليمن) is an al-Qaeda terrorist affiliate that claimed responsibility for the 2008 American Embassy attack in Yemen . The group also threatened future attacks against other embassies, including those of Saudi Arabia , the United Arab Emirates , and the United Kingdom . 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." Meanwhile, on September 18, 2008, Yemeni authorities arrested 25 suspects allegedly connected to al-Qaeda . 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. Embassy hit in Yemen, raising militancy concerns" .
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The opening as it stood in 2020
The Islamic Jihad of Yemen ( ) was an al-Qaeda terrorist affiliate that claimed responsibility for the 2008 American Embassy attack in Yemen . The group also threatened future attacks against other embassies, including those of Saudi Arabia , the United Arab Emirates , and the United Kingdom . 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." Meanwhile, on September 18, 2008, Yemeni authorities arrested 25 suspects allegedly connected to al-Qaeda . 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. Embassy hit in Yemen, raising militancy concerns" .
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The opening as it stood on October 6, 2023
The Islamic Jihad of Yemen ( ) was an al-Qaeda terrorist affiliate that claimed responsibility for the 2008 American Embassy attack in Yemen . The group also threatened future attacks against other embassies, including those of Saudi Arabia , the United Arab Emirates , and the United Kingdom . 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." Meanwhile, on September 18, 2008, Yemeni authorities arrested 25 suspects allegedly connected to al-Qaeda . 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. Embassy hit in Yemen, raising militancy concerns" .
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The opening as it stood in 2025 6 passages from the previous snapshot no longer appear
Islamist mitant organization in Yemen The Islamic Jihad in Yemen ( Arabic : الجهاد الإسلامي في اليمن , romanized : al-Jihad al-Islami fi Yemen ) ( IJY , IJM ) was an Islamist militant group based in Yemen which operated from 1990 to 1994.The group was established by former Afghan mujahideen who travelled to fight the South Yemen government, with the support and financing of Osama bin Laden .Led by Tariq al-Fadhli, the group carried out the 1992 Aden hotel bombings on the orders of bin Laden, constituting the first al-Qaeda attack against the United States .Later on, the group participated in the Yemeni civil war of 1994 , fighting against the southern secessionist Democratic Republic of Yemen on the side of the northern government.Shortly after the war, IJY's main leaders were offered government positions and disbanded the group in the same year.
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al qaeda terrorist affiliate that claimed responsibility for the 2008 american embassy attack in yemen
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al-qaeda terrorist affiliate that claimed responsibility for the 2008 american embassy attack in yemen
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