Sunni Islamist militant organization based in Yemen, formed in 2009 from the merger of al-Qaeda in Yemen and al-Qaeda in Saudi Arabia. It seeks to overthrow the Yemeni government and establish an Islamic emirate. AQAP is considered the most active al-Qaeda affiliate and has conducted high-profile attacks in the West, including the 2009 Northwest Airlines Flight 253 bombing attempt and the 2015 Charlie Hebdo shooting. Its strength has waned due to internal struggles, civil war, and US drone strikes.
CRIMENET has extracted 59 linkages for this organization, including 22 cooperative ties across 6 organizations, 20 conflicts across 5 organizations, 17 other connections and footprints in 5 countries.
the 2015 Charlie Hebdo shooting
while also conducting operations in Saudi Arabia
Emirati authorities in Dubai subsequently discovered another printer bomb inside of a FedEx Express cargo plane
British police at East Midlands Airport defused a printer cartridge bomb
the attempted bombing of Northwest Airlines Flight 253 in 2009