Al Qaeda offers gold bounty for the life of US ambassador in Yemen An audio produced by the group's media arm, the al-Malahem Foundation, and posted on militant websites said it offered three kilograms of gold worth $160,000 (£99,000) for killing the ambassador, Gerald Feierstein. Washington considers al-Qaeda in Yemen to be the group's most dangerous branch. The group overran entire towns and villages last year by taking advantage of a security lapse during nationwide protests that eventually ousted the country's longtime ruler. Backed by the US military experts based at a southern air base, Yemen's army was able to regain control of the southern region, but al-Qaeda militants continue to launch deadly attacks on security forces that have killed hundreds.