Getting Ready For Blow-Back From the Al-Awlaki Assassination

U.S. Officials Warn Of Possible Retaliation Over al-Awlaki Killing -- CNN

The U.S. State Department issued a "worldwide" alert Saturday, urging overseas travelers to be mindful of "the potential for retaliation against U.S. citizens and interests" following the killing of American-born militant cleric Anwar al-Awlaki.

Al-Awlaki -- the face of al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula whose fluency with English and technology made him a top terrorist recruiter-- was killed Friday in a U.S. drone strike in Yemen, officials said.

The State Department alert, which is in effect until November 30, urges U.S. citizens abroad to register with the government to make it easier to contact them in case of an emergency.

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More News On The Al-Awlaki Assassination

Yemen al-Qaida wing confirms death of al-Awlaki, threatens more attacks -- Xinhuanet
Feds Warn of Possible Revenge Attacks After American Cleric’s Death -- FOX News
Anwar al-Awlaki killing sparks US travel alert -- BBC
U.S. issues travel alert after Awlaki death -- Reuters
Awlaki death may trigger anti-US attacks worldwide: State Dept -- Times Of India
US warns of revenge attacks after hits on Al-Qaeda -- AFP

Yemeni al-Qaeda took a blow but remains a threat to U.S. -- Washington Post
How America finally caught up with Anwar al-Awlaki -- The Telegraph
Anwar Awlaki killed by U.S. drone in Yemen -- L.A. Times
Strike three, you're out: Top bomb-maker was also killed in drone attack on American terrorists in devastating blow to Al Qaeda -- Daily Mail
Saudi bomb maker for Al Qaeda may be among drone strike dead -- L.A. Times
Underwear-bomb maker believed dead in Yemen strike -- AP
Al-Awlaki death a 'major blow' to al-Qaeda says Panetta -- The Telegraph
Death of al-Awlaki Is Blow to Al Qaeda's Western Voice -- FOX News
Most Successful Drone Strike Ever: Were Three Al Qaeda Leaders Killed? -- ABC News
Air strike triggers row over targeted killings -- Sydney Morning Herald
Killings Pose Legal and Moral Quandary -- Wall Street Journal
Anwar al-Awlaki: Is killing US-born terror suspects legal? -- Brad Knickerbocker, Christian Science Monitor
Was Killing American al Qaeda Cleric Anwar al-Awlaki Legal? -- Michael Crowley, Time
President Obama, Executioner-in-Chief -- Conor Friedersdorf, The Atlantic