Group · Yemen
Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula
Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) is a terrorist group formed in 2009 from the merger of al-Qaeda in Yemen and other Yemeni and Saudi jihadists.
- 52 MEF articles
- 1 MEF profile page
Profiled on MEF Sites
- Jihad Intel group profile Origins, leadership, ideology and attacks of the group.
OFAC Designation Status
No OFAC SDN entry matches this name exactly in the list data of October 13, 2026. Spelling differences can hide a listing; search OFAC Sanctions List Search.
Latest MEF Articles
| Date | Article |
|---|---|
| October 6, 2025 | Summer Ahmed on How the Houthis Can Be Defeated |
| September 14, 2025 | Inside Yemen’s Endless War: Frontlines, Houthis, and the Battle for Bab El-Mandeb |
| July 14, 2025 | How to Bring Peace to Yemen? Start by Blacklisting the Islah Party |
| February 7, 2025 | Can Yemenis Defeat the Houthis? Yes, but Only with the Right Weaponry |
| December 9, 2024 | War With Israel: Comparing IS and Al-Qaeda |
| May 28, 2024 | CAIR Leader Eulogizes Bin Laden's 'Spiritual Leader' |
| April 11, 2024 | Defining Jihadism |
| January 3, 2024 | The Pious Figures of al-Jazira |
| October 31, 2023 | Exposed: Jewish Security Chief's Deep Ties to Qatar |
| May 3, 2023 | Federal Government Handed Almost $2 Million to Domestic Islamist Organizations in 2022 |
| February 23, 2023 | The Troubling Islamist Connections of Scotland's Next Leader." |
| June 3, 2022 | The Coming Caliphate? Bill Roggio on Why Al-Qaeda and ISIS Still Matter |
Showing the 12 most recent of 52 MEF articles naming Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula, the earliest dated September 3, 2010.
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- Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula
- AQAP
Cite: Middle East Forum, MEF Research by Name, “Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula,” accessed October 13, 2026, https://entities.meforum.org/e/al-qaeda-in-the-arabian-peninsula/