Thursday, June 16, 2011

Jihadist Threat Grows In Yemen

Yemen And al-Qaeda: The Jihadist Threat -- The Economist

In the chaotic wake of a president’s flight, extreme Islamists are boosted.

IN THE sweltering summer heat, refugees are streaming out of Yemen’s dusty, fly-blown southern town of Zinjibar. Thousands have struggled, often on foot, to reach Aden, 50km (31 miles) to the south-west, fleeing from a three-week war between the Yemeni army and assorted jihadists. Civilians have been killed in raids by government aircraft, bodies litter the streets, and the town, say the refugees, has run out of food and water. But they cannot say for sure who is fighting whom—or why.

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More News On The Jihadist Threat In Yemen

CIA drone plan in Yemen faces obstacles -- Yahoo News/Reuters
CIA to operate drones over Yemen -- Washington Post
U.S. builds secret drone base for Yemen attacks -- DoD Buzz
U.S. escalates war on al-Qaida in Yemen -- UPI
US boosts Yemen drone strikes amid chaos -- Bureau Of Investigative Journalism
CIA drone plan in Yemen faces obstacles -- Reuters
CIA’s Drones Join Shadow War Over Yemen -- The Danger Room
US covert attacks in Yemen: A better template for the war on terror? -- Yahoo News/Christian Science Monitor
Are CIA drone strikes in Yemen illegal? -- Time

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