The Aftermath From Yesterday's Al Qaeda Attack Against Yemen's Ministry Of Defense Headquarters

Yemen In Full Control Of Military Compound After Attack -- Al Jazeera

Announcement came after al-Qaeda claimed responsibility for worst attack in over a year

Yemen's defense ministry said on Friday it had regained full control of its Sanaa military compound a day after an attack killed 52 people including foreign medics.

An al-Qaeda-linked group earlier claimed responsibility for the attack in the capital, the country's worst assault in 18 months. The ministry said in a statement that Yemeni forces killed 11 attackers in Thursday's violence.

"As part of the policy of targeting the operation rooms of pilotless planes (drones), the mujahideen (holy fighters) have heavily struck one of these rooms in the Ministry of Defense headquarters," Ansar al-Sharia said in a Twitter message posted early on Friday.

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More News On The Aftermath From Yesterday's Al Qaeda Attack Against Yemen's Ministry Of Defense

Yemen says regains ministry compound, kills 11 militants -- Reuters
Yemen: 6 Dead In Raids To Catch Ministry Attackers -- NPR/AP
Al Qaeda says Yemen attack targeted US drone war -- Khaleej Times/AFP
Al Qaeda strikes at heart of Yemeni politics -- Deutsche Welle
Al-Qaeda claims attack on Yemen defence ministry -- BBC
Al-Qaida-claimed attack in Yemeni capital kills 52 -- Bloomberg Businessweek/AP
Attack on Yemen’s Defense Headquarters Is Linked to Al Qaeda -- New York Times