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Yemen terror response shows flaws
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Al Qaeda
Yemen™s drive on al Qaeda faces internal skepticism
Pakistan
Pakistan seeks alliance with China as the US gets tough
Al Qaeda
Saudi Arabia’s shadowy connection
Al Qaeda in Iraq
US concerned about former Guantanamo prisoners in Yemen
Al Qaeda in Iraq
Mail bombs 4 times larger than Christmas plot
Al Qaeda
Bombs tip-off ‘came from former al-Qaeda member’
Al Qaeda
Taliban peace talks come to a halt
Al Qaeda
Saudis™ help in stopping plot is part of shift in security role
Al Qaeda in Iraq
Bomb plot is said to contain ‘hallmarks of al Qaeda™
Al Qaeda
FBI: Subway bomb suspect wanted to become a martyr
Qatar
Qatar: a tiny state with global ambitions
Analysis: Al Qaeda martyrdom tape shows nature and extent of terror group’s reach in Afghanistan
“Winds of Paradise – Part 5” eulogizes five al Qaeda commanders who fought in seven of Afghanistan’s provinces and are representative of the unnamed leaders who serve as the terror group’s deep bench.
Al Qaeda in Iraq
Drones spur Yemenis’ distrust of government and US
Al Qaeda
Saudi border with Yemen is still inviting for al Qaeda
Al Qaeda
Al Qaeda’s media plays follow the leader
Iraq
The secret Iraq files: The war – A snapshot of Al-Qaeda in Iraq
Afghanistan
Afghan peace council to offer concessions to Taliban
Afghanistan
Afghan peace council wants Saudi Arabia’s help
Saudi Arabia
Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula operative Ahmed Abdel Aziz al Jasser and four other operatives plotted to carry out attacks in Saudi Arabia as its military was battling Houthi rebels from Yemen along the border in 2009. Yemen has offered a $50,000 reward for Yasser.
Saudi Arabia
Bader Mohammed Nasser al Shihri, a wanted al Qaeda operative, contacted the Pakistani government and is seeking to turn himself in to Saudi authorities. Al Shihri is a Saudi citizen and is on the Kingdom’s list of 85 most wanted terrorists.
Ex-Gitmo detainee reportedly surrenders to Saudi authorities
An ex-Gitmo detainee named Jabir Jubran al Fayfi has reportedly turned himself in to Saudi authorities. Al Fayfi was arrested in Yemen in September and his “surrender” was likely coordinated by the Saudi and Yemeni governments.
Saudi Arabia
Jaber Jabran al Faifi, a former detainee at the Guantanamo Bay detention facility, surrendered to Saudi authorities. Faifi left Saudi Arabia after his release in 2006 and joined al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula.
Analysis: Two ex-Gitmo detainees featured in al Qaeda’s Inspire magazine
The latest edition of al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula’s Inspire magazine features two former Gitmo detainees. One is an AQAP military commander and the other is AQAP’s deputy leader. Both rely on al Qaeda’s “narrative” in an attempt to woo new recruits in the West.
Lebanon
Lebanon crowds greet Ahmadinejad
Al Qaeda
Glut of fatwas spurs Saudi king to impose curbs
Pakistan
Pakistan’s ISI, a hidden, frustrating power for US
United States
How arms deals are shaping the Mideast
Taliban
Taliban in high-level talks with Karzai government, sources say
Wanted Saudi al Qaeda operative killed in Afghanistan airstrike
Al Qaeda announced the death of Sa’ad Mohammad al Shahri, a Saudi citizen who has been on a list of most wanted by the Kingdom since 2005.