Tuesday, December 29, 2009

Yemen And Its Growing Al Qaeda Problem



'Hundreds Of Al-Qaeda Militants Planning Attacks From Yemen' -- Times Online

Hundreds of al-Qaeda militants are planning terror attacks from Yemen, the country’s Foreign Minister said today.

Abu Bakr al-Qirbi appealed for more help from the international community to help to train and equip counter-terrorist forces.

His plea came after an al-Qaeda group based in Yemen claimed responsibility for the failed Christmas Day airliner bomb plot.

Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab, alleged to be behind the attempt to blow up an American-bound aircraft, spent time in Yemen with al-Qaeda and was in the country only days before the failed attack.

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More News On Yemen

Western counter-terrorism help 'not enough for Yemen'
-- BBC
Yemeni Groups Increased Aviation Threats -- Wall Street Journal
Attempted bombing spotlights al Qaeda growth in Yemen -- Reuters
Growing Al Qaeda Threat from Yemen -- CBS
Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula -- Al Jazeera
Official: Behind scenes, U.S. prodding Yemen to confront al Qaeda -- CNN
Yemen is focus of new US front against al-Qaeda -- Times Online
Yemen’s War on Terrorism -- The Examiner
Yemen ties of Northwest bomber Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab test Guantanamo plans -- Christian Science Monitor
Yemen is fertile territory for extremism as it tears itself apart -- The Guardian
Yemen: Magnet for refugees and Al Qaeda? -- Global Post
Is Yemen the next failed state? -- The Guardian
A Fraying Yemen's Terrorism Problem -- Council On Foreign Relations

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