Tuesday, May 25, 2010

Al Qaeda Grows In The Chaos Of Yemen

Al Qaeda Reaps Recruits From Somali Refugees In Yemen -- Washington Examiner

Al Qaeda's robust terror organization in Yemen is recruiting from a pool of hundreds of thousands of Somali refugees who have fled war in their homeland, according to U.S. and Yemeni intelligence officials.

Approximately 700,000 Somali refugees have made Yemen their home, and that population is expected to continue to grow in the face of the collapse of the East African nation, Yemeni and intelligence officials told The Washington Examiner. A significant number of those Somali refugees are believed to be members of Al-Shabaab Mujahideen, an Islamist insurgency group with strong ties to al Qaeda.

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More News On Al Qaeda In Yemen

Yemen’s resurgent al Qaeda wing -- Indian Express
Yemen al-Qaeda mediator killed in air strike -- BBC
Airstrike kills Yemen mediator, tribes hit pipeline -- Reuters
Yemen airstrike on al-Qaida hide-out, clash kill 6 -- AP
Air raid kills Yemeni official -- Al Jazeera
Yemen official, four guards killed in anti-Qaeda strike: source -- France24/AFP

Getting Serious About Anwar al Awlaki -- CBS
Islamic cleric in Yemen cites RAND report -- Politico

Yemen's Al Qaeda Coordinating with Gaza Terrorists for Attacks Against Israel -- Examiner
Yemen opposition lauds amnesty but skeptical -- Reuters
Yemeni tribesmen kidnap 2 American tourists -- L.A. Times

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