Yemen In Turmoil -- News Updates January 4, 2010

Yemen Crucial To Obama's Vow To Defeat Al Qaeda -- Christian Science Monitor

Due to security threats, the US closed its embassy in Yemen Sunday. The decision points to the strength of Al Qaeda in Yemen – and why the US is stepping up efforts there.

The US embassy in Yemen has closed one day after President Obama confirmed that Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab, the failed Christmas Day bomber of Northwest Flight 253, was trained and equipped in Yemen.

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More News On Yemen And Al Qaeda In Yemen

Yemeni Leadership Feared in al Qaeda's Cross Hairs -- Washington Times
Al Qaeda Threat Escalates -- Wall Street Journal
2 al-Qaida Members Killed in Yemen -- Voice of America
Yemen Security Forces Kill Two Al-Qaeda Suspects -- Bloomberg
Yemen Says It Killed Militants as Three More Embassies Shut -- New York Times

Embassies shut after 'Yemen lost track of arms trucks' -- BBC
Threats Led to Embassy Closings in Yemen, Officials Say -- New York Times
Western Embassies in Yemen Shut Down After al-Qaeda Threatens Attack -- Times Online
U.S., U.K. Close Embassies in Yemen Over al-Qaeda Threats -- Washington Post
More embassies halt service in Yemen amid terror threat -- CNN

U.S. Boosts Yemen Anti-Terror Funding -- CBS News
Terrorism fears grow in Yemen -- Toronto Star
Yemen Dismisses Al Qaeda Threat as 'Exaggerated' -- L.A. Times
Yemen rules out US intervention -- Al Jazeera

Commentaries And Analysis

Yemen must not be allowed to fail - media -- BBC
Q+A-Outside powers meddle in Yemen at their peril -- Reuters
Al-Qaeda benefits from a decade of missteps to become a threat in Yemen -- Washington Post
Yemen’s Chaos Aids the Evolution of a Qaeda Cell -- New York Times
Scenes From the War on Terrorism in Yemen -- Ali H. Soufan, New York Times opinion
Yemen's Deteriorating Security, Economy Could Fuel Terrorism -- Christopher Boucek, Washington Post opinion