Saturday, April 18, 2009

US Threatens Eritrea Over Support For Al-Qaeda-Linked Terrorists

The US has warned Eritrea to withdraw support for a terrorist group linked to al-Qaeda

From The Telegraph:

The US has warned Eritrea it risks American military action for its support for a Somalian terrorist group linked to a plot to attack President Barack Obama.

The Red Sea dictatorship has drawn the wrath of America by backing extremist Islamic groups in Somalia as part of a proxy war with Ethiopia, its former ruler.

It champions al-Shabaab, an al-Qaeda-linked group that American intelligence believes has trained a dozen of its own citizens to carry out attacks in the US.

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