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Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) called upon Yemeni Muslims to actively support their brethren imprisoned by Yemen's Political Security Bureau and especially those on hunger strike in the capital, Sana'a.

Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) released a booklet with an edited English transcript of its "Jihad of the Ummah" video from December 2012, and for the first time acknowledged the issue with the video's initial distribution.

Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) released a video showing the confessions of a spy and his young son for their roles in the killing of a group commander near the Yemeni capital, Sana'a, 'Adnan al-Qadhi.

Explosives manuals involving pressure cookers such as those reportedly used in the bombings in Boston, Massachusetts, on April 15, 2013, have been distributed on jihadist forums in the past years and most recently appeared in an al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP)-produced compilation called the "Lone Mujahid Pocketbook".

Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) released the first episode in a series of interviews with Abdullah al-Khalidi, a Saudi diplomat it kidnapped in Aden, Yemen, on March 28, 2012.

In light of the twin bombings in the American city of Boston during the marathon race on April 15, 2013, while it is still early to identify the attacks as jihadi terrorism, such an operation was recommended by al-Qaeda strategist Abu Musab al-Suri, and his remarks about hitting sporting events were translated and published in the ninth issue of al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula's (AQAP) English-language magazine, "Inspire".

Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) released a speech from one of its senior officials, Ibrahim al-Rubeish, discussing the reasons for the failure of its negotiations with the Yemeni government, and inciting Yemeni Muslims to do jihad.

Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) gave a eulogy for radical Yemeni cleric Awad bin Muhammad Ba Nijar, who passed away on April 7, 2013, and praised him for supporting the fighters and inciting for jihad.

Abu Sufyan al-Azdi (AKA Saeed al-Shahri), the deputy leader of al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP), released a speech inciting Saudi Muslims to oust their leaders for allegedly corrupting the minds of the people, and allowing America to establish bases on its land from which Yemeni Muslims are attacked.

Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) gave condolences to Yemeni Muslims and al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) in particular for the death of radical Yemeni cleric Awad Ba Nijar, and denied a statement attributed to it about the "true face" of the "Crusader conspiracy" against Muslims.

Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) released the full version of its "Jihad of the Ummah" video, whereas its initial release was incomplete, missing segments in which it offered bounties for US Ambassador to Yemen Gerald Feierstein and American soldiers in Yemen.

Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) released a video focusing on Ali bin Saeed bin Jamil (AKA Muwahhid al-Maribi), a commander who served in Abyan, al-Baydha' and Marib provinces of Yemen and was killed in a US airstrike.

Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) released a biography of a slain official, Abu Hafs al-Hadhrami (AKA Saeed Salim al-'Akbari), who, before joining the group, served as a coordinator for sending Saudi and Yemeni fighters to Iraq.

Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) released a biography of one of its slain fighters, Furqan al-Sana'ani (AKA Salim Ahmed Muhammad al-Hibah al-Sharfi), a Yemeni who served more than five years in prison for seeking to participate in jihad in Iraq, and was ultimately killed in Abyan province.

Jihadists claimed that Abu Sufyan al-Azdi (AKA Saeed al-Shahri), the deputy leader of al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP), survived the drone strike that was earlier believed to have killed him.

The jihadi media group "Masami' al-Kheir Lil'inshaad" (Earshots of Goodness for Chanting) interviewed an al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) fighter and vocalist whose chants it releases on jihadist forums.

A jihadist gave biographies for two al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) fighters from Saudi Arabia, Abu Ali Abdullah al-Suweed and Abu al-Zubeir al-Qassimi (AKA Walid al-Harbi), both of whom were killed in US airstrikes in Marib governorate of Yemen.

Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) confirmed that it worked with Yemeni scholars and a mediation committee to broker a truce with the Yemeni government, and criticized the government for failing to sign the agreement.

An al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) representative calling itself “Battalion of Horrors” announced that the group’s military committee has now ceased its communication with individuals seeking advice for lone-wolf operations.

Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) released a 64-page booklet it called the “Lone Mujahid Pocketbook,” featuring a compilation of the “Open Source Jihad” manuals from issues 1-10 of its English-language e-magazine, “Inspire”.

Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) released the tenth issue of its English-language e-magazine, “Inspire,” featuring in it ideas for individual acts of jihad and an excerpt from an interview with al-Qaeda’s American spokesman, Adam Gadahn AKA Azzam the American.

Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) senior official Ibrahim al-Rubeish criticized Saudi scholar Abdul Aziz al-Fawzan for his harsh remarks towards Ansaruddin in Mali and his defense of the "disbelievers" and their alleged crimes against Muslims.

The jihadist media group Fursan al-Balagh released an Arabic translation of a US Army Training and Doctrine Command (TRADOC) handbook on terrorist groups and their tactics.

Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) released a video interview with one of its senior officials, former Guantanamo detainee Ibrahim bin Suleiman al-Rubeish.

Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) denied a statement attributed to it regarding the alleged Shi'ite expansion in Hadramawt province of Yemen.

Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) official Ibrahim al-Rubeish released a speech urging Muslims to fight for Shariah-based governance and resist the West's alleged attempts to halt its achievement.

A prominent jihadist discussed an alleged plot by Saudi Interior Minister Muhammad bin Nayef to isolate al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) from Saudi Arabia to make it solely a Yemeni organization and weaken it.

Abu Bishr Nasseruddin bin Abdullah, a judge in the al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) front called "Ansar al-Shariah," thanked jihadists who produce multimedia promoting jihad and incited them to increase their output.

Yemeni journalist Abdul Razzaq al-Jamal gave a synopsis of a forthcoming video from al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) about Abu Zubeir 'Adil al-'Abab, the group's Shariah official who was killed in a drone strike in Shabwa, Yemen, on October 4, 2012.

A jihadist gave a video tutorial for turning written statements from jihadi groups into videos so that they may be posted on YouTube and other social networking websites.

The Shariah Committee of al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) condemned the French-led military intervention in Mali as a declaration of war on Islam, and gave a fatwa that jihad in Mali is a necessity.

After news surfaced that the US military operates a secret drone base in Saudi Arabia, a jihadist called upon al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) and its media arm, al-Malahem Foundation, to raise the issue among Muslims and take a "serious position".

Ibrahim al-Rubeish, an official in al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP), addressed a message to radical Saudi cleric Suleiman bin Nasser al-'Alwan, asking him to raise the issue of supporting prisoners and to defend the group's image from harm.

Al-Hijratain Foundation released the second part of its video documenting the June 2010 escape from Kobar central prison in Khartoum, Sudan, of four men convicted for the murder of American diplomat John Michael Granville.

Abu Bishr Nasseruddin bin Abdullah, a judge in the al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) front called "Ansar al-Shariah," urged jihadists to actively participate in defending their faith and supporting the fighters.

Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) gave details of its recent clashes with the Yemeni army in the city of Rada' in al-Baydha' province of Yemen, and warned soldiers of receiving only losses in the "futile war" in which they engaged.

A jihadist appealed to al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) to first advise, then threaten, and eventually launch strikes in the United Arab Emirates in revenge for supporting the French-led military intervention in Mali.

A prominent jihadist distributed three audio statements attributed to al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) in which the group denied news of its forming a political army and the Yemeni army taking control over a small area in Abyan province of Yemen, and criticized "suspicious" oil and gas deals by the Yemeni government.

Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) commented on the French military invention in Mali, advising France to cease "aggression" and instead focus on their own domestic issues.

Through his Twitter account, prominent jihadist Abdullah bin Muhammad reportedthat Abu Sufyan al-Azdi (AKA Saeed al-Shahri), the deputy leader of al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) had been killed.

The Islamic State of Iraq's media arm, al-Furqan Foundation, issued a pictorial biography for Abdullah Bawazir, an al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) fighter who died on December 24, 2012 as a result of a drone strike in Hadramawt, Yemen.

In a follow up to a report about five al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) fighters dying as a result of a drone strike in Hadramawt, Yemen, on December 25, 2012, a jihadist identified each of the men and noted that three of them had escaped from al-Mukalla prison in June 2011.

According to a jihadist, the copy of the al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) video “Jihad of the Ummah” that was released on forums on December 23, 2012, is incomplete, missing the group’s offer of a bounty for the murder of US Ambassador to Yemen Gerald Feierstein and American soldiers in Yemen.

A jihadist identified two men killed in a drone strike in Hadramawt, Yemen, as al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) fighters who had escaped from al-Mukalla prison in June 2011.

Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) released a video vilifying the United States for aggressive political and social policies against Islam, and inciting Yemeni Muslims to participate in jihad against the alleged American occupation of their country.

In the 26th issue of its news report, Madad News Agency focused on the alleged US strategy in Yemen regarding the protection of American interests and fighting al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP).

Ibrahim al-Rubeish, an official in al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP), released an audio speech in which argued that Muslims have invited American criminality upon themselves due to their remaining silent to abuse and attacking al-Qaeda and its ilk as renegades.

Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) offered its condolences to Muslims in general and Palestinians in particular for the killing of Hisham al-Su'aydani and Ashraf Sabah, two militant leaders in Gaza.

Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) released a message addressed from one of its officials, Ibrahim al-Rubeish, to a scholar who issued a fatwa denouncing the group for spilling Muslim blood and violating Islamic Shariah.

Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) released an audio speech from its deputy leader, Abu Sufyan al-Azdi AKA Saeed al-Shahri, remarking on recent events in Yemen and the region, including reports that he was killed in a drone strike.

Yemeni journalist Abdul Razzaq al-Jamal reported that Abu Zubeir 'Adil al'Abab, the Shariah official in al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP), was killed in drone strike on October 4, 2012.

Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) released a third video appeal from Abdullah al-Khalidi, a Saudi diplomat it kidnapped in Aden, Yemen, on March 28, 2012, asking the Saudi government to meet the group's demands for his release.

Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) released a biography of Turki bin Sa'ad bin Qulais al-Shahrani AKA al-Battar al-Janubi, the Saudi fighter who carried out the July 25, 2011, suicide bombing against Yemeni soldiers in Aden.

Madad News Agency dedicated the 25th issue of its news report to Muslims' protests against the controversial film "Innocence of Muslims," presenting its own timeline of the events and covering the reactions from US and Arab officials, media agencies, and al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP).

In support of the "uprising" by Muslims for the honor of the Prophet Muhammad, al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) released the video will of Lutfi Bahr, one of seven fighters who participated in the raid on the US embassy in Sana'a, Yemen, on September 17, 2008.

Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) released an audio speech from one of its scholars, Harith bin Ghazi al-Nadhari AKA Muhammad al-Murshidi, urging Muslims to rise against America and to take revenge against the controversial film "Innocence of Muslims."

Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) gave a eulogy for al-Qaeda official Abu Yahya al-Libi AKA Hasan Qa'id, and in it, remarked that his death was a factor in protestors in Benghazi, Libya, storming the American consulate and killing US Ambassador John Christopher Stevens.

Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) urged Muslims to continue violent protests at American embassies in the Middle East and North Africa in response to a film insulting the Prophet Muhammad, and encouraged Muslims in the West to also take action.

An al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) representative calling itself "Battalion of Horrors" urged lone-wolf jihadists to strike and to take Toulouse shooter Mohammed Merah as an example.

Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) released an audio speech from one of its scholars, Harith bin Ghazi al-Nadhari AKA Muhammad al-Murshidi, giving advice to both fighters and lone-wolf jihadists.

Madad News Agency issued a video of Ansar al-Shariah releasing a French air worker who was kidnapped by gunmen in Yemen in April 2012.

Madad News Agency reported that al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) helped release a French aid worker who was kidnapped by gunmen in Yemen in April 2012.

Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) released a second video-recorded appeal from Abdullah al-Khalidi, a Saudi diplomat it kidnapped in Aden, Yemen, on March 28, 2012.

Madad News Agency reported on the US State Department establishing a center to counter the propaganda efforts of al-Qaeda and its supporters, and American drone strikes in Yemen causing tribal sympathies to shift to al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) in the 23rd issue of its news report.

Madad News Agency continued to inform about the American war in Yemen, charging that the US is the driving force behind Yemeni forces attacking al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP), in the 22nd issue of its news report.

A jihadist gave a biography of former al-Qaeda in Iraq leader Abu Musab al-Zarqawi's nephew Muhammad Fazi al-Harasheh AKA Abu Hammam, who had joined al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) and was killed in Yemen.

Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) claimed responsibility for the suicide bombing in Aden, Yemen, that killed Chief General Salem Qoton, who was leading the joint American-Yemeni military campaign in Abyan and Shabwa provinces.

Awad Muhammad Ba Nijar, a Yemeni cleric who has appeared in videos from Madad News Agency defending al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP), lectured on the obligation of jihad in Yemen in a video released by Fursan al-Balagh.

A prominent jihadist urged fellow al-Qaeda supporters to carry out lone-wolf attacks against American, British and French embassies and interests abroad, and suggested they accept al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula's (AQAP) offer to provide guidance.

Abdul Razzaq al-Jamal, a Yemeni journalist who had previously interviewed al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) officials including Fahd al-Quso and Jalal al-Marqishi, published a recent dialogue he held with AQAP military commander Abu Hureira al-Sana'ai AKA Qasm al-Rimi.

Madad News Agency reported a source in Ansar al-Shariah's "Medical Committee" denying the killing of 30 fighters in US airstrikes over the city of 'Azan in Shabwa province of Yemen on June 13, 2012.

Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) released an audio speech from one of its Shariah officials, Abu Zubeir 'Adil al-'Abab, lecturing Yemeni soldiers about their role in the war and why the fighters are obligated to target them.

A jihadist distributed a copy of an alleged statement from Ansar al-Shariah threatening to spread war throughout Yemen after withdrawing from Ja'ar, a city it formerly controlled in Abyan province.

Madad News Agency reported on recent video releases from al-Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri and al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP), as well as AQAP activities in Hadramawt province of Yemen in the 21st issue of its news report.

Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) released an audio speech from one of its scholars, Harith bin Ghazi al-Nadhari AKA Muhammad al-Murshidi, alerting Muslims about an American war in Yemen.

Madad News Agency released a video of Ansar al-Shariah members and civilians destroying tombs in al-Tareyyah, al-Darjaj, and Sayhan villages in the outskirts of the city of Ja'ar in Abyan province of Yemen.

Upset with fellow forum members lack of activity in media and physical jihad, a jihadist urged that they stop being mere spectators and become participants.

A prominent jihadist offered his analysis of the May 21, 2012, suicide bombing in Saba'een Square in the Yemeni capital, Sana'a, and what the operation indicates from al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula's (AQAP) strategy.

In the ninth issue of al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula's (AQAP) English-language magazine, "Inspire," the group offered to provide guidance to lone-wolves who seek to carry out operations in their home countries.

Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) claimed responsibility for two suicide bombings against Houthi targets in al-Jawf and Sa'ada provinces of Yemen.

A jihadist recommended ways to turn al-Qaeda sympathizers into supporters, explaining that sympathizers are the "most important" segment to be targeted by jihadist propaganda.

Madad News Agency reported that al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) will soon release online an audio speech from one of its scholars, Harith bin Ghazi al-Nadhari AKA Muhammad al-Murshidi, about the American military presence in Yemen.

A prominent jihadist remarked on the CIA's thwarting of a plot by al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) to detonate an explosive on a US-bound plane, and its procuring of the device, saying that AQAP has several more ready to go.

Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) refuted a statement issued in its name and circulated in the Yemeni media that the perpetrator of the May 21, 2012, suicide bombing in Sana'a was a victim of a "network of Crusader agents" that had infiltrated the group.

Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) released a video-recorded appeal from Abdullah al-Khalidi, a Saudi diplomat it kidnapped in Aden, Yemen, on March 28, 2012.

Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) claimed responsibility for the May 20, 2012, suicide bombing during a military parade rehearsal in the Yemeni capital, Sana'a, and also claimed striking American military trainers in the coastal city of Hudaida.

Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) released an audio speech from its deputy leader, Abu Sufyan al-Azdi AKA Saeed al-Shahri, praising the leaders of al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) and the Shabaab al-Mujahideen Movement.

Madad News Agency reported on al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) claiming responsibility for the May 20, 2012, suicide bombing during a military parade rehearsal in the Yemeni capital, Sana'a.

Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) released an English-language Islamic-oriented chant titled, "The Dust Will Never Settle Down," which is also the title of a lecture by the now-deceased Anwar al-Awlaki.

Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) released a posthumous guide authored by Samir Khan for what Muslims should expect in the jihadi battlefields.

Madad News Agency released a video showing a delegation of scholars and tribal officials meeting with Ansar al-Shariah for the release of the 73 Yemeni soldier it held.

Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) released an English-language booklet containing a collection of the "methodological instructions, words and poetry" of former al-Qaeda leader Usama bin Laden.

A jihadist drew conclusions from a recent speech by Abu Sufyan al-Azdi, the deputy leader of al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP), as it regards Saudi male prisoners supporting female prisoners.

Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) gave a eulogy for Fahd al-Quso al-Awlaki, a group official who was killed in a US drone strike in Shabwa province of Yemen on May 6, 2012.

Muhammad Fazi al-Harasheh, the nephew of former al-Qaeda in Iraq leader Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, was reportedly killed in Yemen.

Madad News Agency reported on a visit by a journalist from the Guardian newspaper to Yemeni soldiers taken captive by Ansar al-Shariah in Abyan province of Yemen.

Abdul Razzaq al-Jamal, a Yemeni journalist who held three separate interviews with Fahd al-Quso, two of which were published by al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula's media arm, al-Malahem Foundation, posted his remarks on Quso's death.

Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) released an audio speech from one of its Shariah officials, Abu Zubeir 'Adil al-'Abab, offering a eulogy for a regional leader who supported the group and fathered two children who died while participating in jihad.

Madad News Agency reported that Fahd al-Quso, an official in al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP), was killed in a US drone strike in Shabwa province of Yemen on May 6, 2012.

Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) released the ninth issue of its English-language e-magazine, "Inspire," to jihadist forums on May 2, 2012, the same day as the group released the eighth issue of the magazine.