Al Qaeda Leader In The Arabian Peninsula Calls For A Holy War

In a new posting on the internet by Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula's number two in command Saed Elshari, aka Abu Sayyaf al-Shahri, the former Guantanamo Bay detainee, calls for attacks against US interests "everywhere". (SITE Intel Group)

Yemen al Qaeda Urges Jihad, Wants Red Sea Blocked -- Swiss Info

SANAA/DUBAI (Reuters) - The Yemen-based wing of al Qaeda called for a regional Muslim holy war and a blockade of the Red Sea to cut off U.S. shipments to Israel, a further sign of the group's ambitions to mount new strikes outside its base.

Yemen is in the throes of a major crackdown on the global militant network's regional off-shoot, which grabbed the world's attention when it claimed a failed bomb attack on U.S.-bound plane in December.

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More News On The Threats From Al Qaeda In the Arabian Peninsula

Report: New al Qaeda Threats Against U.S. from Extremist Leader -- ABC News
Al-Qaida leader calls for holy war against Western interests -- Xinhuanet
Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula urges jihad -- BBC
Block Red Sea: Al-Qaeda -- Straits Times
Al-Qaida Threatens to Attack US Interests 'Everywhere' -- Voice of America
Yemen's al Qaeda calls for jihad in region: report -- Reuters
Qaeda offshoot urges more attacks on US targets -- AFP
Yemen's al-Qaida deputy chief urges new attacks -- Washington Post