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Former Gitmo detainee and al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula leader Mohammed al Awfi appeared on Saudi television and denounced al Qaeda. He also inferred that Yemeni security forces used al Qaeda to conduct attacks. “I have found there are those who … use the mujahid (holy fighter) as a political tool,” Awfi said.

Bill Roggio is a Senior Fellow at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies and the Editor of FDD's Long War Journal.

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