Thursday, July 5, 2012

Al Qaeda's Affiliates Are Sparking Regional Wars

Al-Qaeda Around the World
Al-Qaeda, the organisation once led by Osama Bin Laden, may have underground cells in dozens of countries, but its main areas of activity, and those of some of its affiliates, are detailed above.

Local Wars Blur al Qaeda's Threat To West -- William Maclean, Reuters

Osama bin Laden would not have approved.

Spinoff groups from al Qaeda have become increasingly engrossed in insurgencies in Africa and the Middle East, inflicting death and mayhem on local communities. But this emphasis on the pursuit of the enemy nearby has cast doubt on their commitment, in practice, to bin Laden's war on the "far enemy" - the West and the United States in particular.

More than a year after U.S. forces killed bin Laden, some groups such as the Yemeni-based Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) undoubtedly remain a menace to the West.

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My Comment: You go to war with what you have .... and for many of these Al Qaeda affiliates .... their war and conflict is local.

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