Has Al Qaeda Been Beaten?
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- Merger with Saudi branch has made for a powerful Al Qaida in Yemen. // Geo-Strategy Direct;9/29/2010, p4
The article reports on the improvement in the strength of the Al Qaida in Yemen due to the merger of the Saudi Arabia branch and the Yemeni branch. According to Muhammad Sayf Haydar, a specialist on terror, the group was responsible in the attacks of the Yemeni intelligence headquarters. It...
- Riyadh bombing provokes royal outrage. Darwish, Adel // Middle East;Dec2003, Issue 340, p66
Al Qaeda's attack against a compound housing mainly Muslims from Middle Eastern and other nations has alienated a vast spectrum of Arab and Muslim opinion and served to help the U.S. war on terrorism. Gaining control of Islam's holiest shrines, in Mecca and Medina, is essential to legitimizing...
- FOCUS ON TERRORISM. // Geo-Strategy Direct;10/26/2011, p4
The article reports that the Hudson Institute has found Al Qaida's network in North Africa is expanding its presence to Cuba and Spain. The Hudson Institute said Al Qaida Organization in the Islamic Maghreb in cooperation with the Algerian-backed Polisario has focused on recruitment and...
- Terror Torments Pakistan as Domestic Groups Go International. Terzieff, Juliette // World Politics Review;8/15/2006, p1
The article reports that the focus of ongoing global terrorism investigations is driven by overwhelming evidence that the country remains a hub of terrorist activity and is attracting followers from around the world. As news of arrests in Great Britain and Pakistan broke, Pakistani officials did...
- State Dept. warns Americans in Mauritania. // Geo-Strategy Direct;9/5/2007, p4
The article reports on planned attacks by the Al Qaida in Mauritania. The U.S. State Department has warned Americans of a plot and/or planned attacks centered in the country, which is headed by a pro-Islamic government. In 2006, Al Qaida merged with the Algerian-based Salafist Group for Combat...
- Chapter 1 -- Strategic Assessment. // Country Reports on Terrorism;2007, p1
The article highlights terrorism trends and ongoing issues in 2007 to provide a framework for detailed discussion on the issue of terrorism. Al-Qa'ida (AQ) and associated networks remained the greatest terrorist threat to the U.S. and its partners in 2007. The terrorist group and its affiliates...
- Yemen intercepts 5 Al Qaida terrorists. Gertz, Bill // Geo-Strategy Direct;8/9/2006, p5
The article reports on the five Al Qaida terrorists arrested by Yemeni authorities. The terrorists had planned to travel from Sanaa to Syria and into Iraq to conduct terrorist activities. Security sources in Sanaa told the Al Sharq al Awsat that the arrests came about from a program to limit...
- Saudis finance Al Qaida expansion in Central Europe. // Geo-Strategy Direct;4/18/2007, p5
The article reports that Saudi Arabia financed the expansion of al Qaida in Central Europe. European intelligence officials claimed that Saudi Arabia has been financing the spread of Al Qaida-aligned or -influenced groups in Central Europe. Such financing project affects Bosnia, Kosovo and...
- Militant Group Claims Rocket Attacks On Israel. // Journal of Turkish Weekly;9/14/2009, p24
The article reports that a statement from the Abdulla Azzam Brigades' Lebanese division Ziad al-Jarrah claims responsibility for firing Katyusha rockets into Israel. The militant group's connection to al Qaeda and possible responsibility for the 2005 bombings in Egypt are mentioned. The...
