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Feb 12 2015
News
US pullout from Yemen eases pressure on Al Qaeda, lawmakers warn
The evacuation of American diplomats, soldiers and even CIA operatives from Yemen is stirring deep concerns that the U.S. is losing a vital foothold in territory that the most notorious Al Qaeda affiliate calls home.
The White House says Defense Department officials remain on the ground and are coordinating with Yemeni counterparts, but the retreat of most U.S. personnel is seen as a
Fox News (Online News)
Jan 14 2015
News
Al Qaeda branch claims responsibility for Charlie Hebdo attack
Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula claimed responsibility Wednesday for last week's rampage that killed 12 people at France's Charlie Hebdo satirical newspaper.
CNN (Online News)
May 20 2015
News
Bin Laden Had Claimed U.S. Was Losing War With al Qaeda
Osama bin Laden once wrote an open letter to the American people claiming the fight against al Qaeda was a vain effort that weakened the dollar and drove up military suicide rates, according to documents released by the U.S. government.
The letter was among items seized during the 2011 raid that killed bin Laden at his compo
Wall Street Journal (News)
Jan 14 2015
News
Al-Qaeda in Arabian Peninsula claims responsibility for Charlie Hebdo attack
Al-Qaeda’s branch based in Yemen claimed responsibility Wednesday for last week’s massacre at the satirical newspaper Charlie Hebdo, calling it the “blessed battle of Paris” carried out as “vengeance” for publishing images of the prophet Mohammed.
Washington Post
Jan 14 2015
News
Al Qaeda in Yemen commander claims responsibility for Charlie Hebdo attack
Al Qaeda's affiliate in Yemen has released a video claiming responsibility for last week's deadly attack by two gunmen on the offices of the satirical newspaper Charlie Hebdo in Paris.
Fox News (Online News)
Sep 24 2014
News
NSA intercepts key to locating, bombing new al Qaeda group in Syria
Intelligance agency’s surveillance key to airstrikes on al Qaeda offshoot in Syria
Washington Times
Jan 14 2015
News
Al Qaeda In Yemen Claims Responsibility For Charlie Hebdo Attack
Yemen's al-Qaida branch on Wednesday claimed responsibility for last week's massacre at a Paris satirical newspaper, with one of its top commanders saying the assault was in revenge for the weekly's publications of cartoons of the Prophet Muhammad, considered an insult in Islam.
HuffPost
Dec 09 2014
News
Serge Lazarevic, French Hostage Held By Al Qaeda In Africa, Is Released
A Frenchman held for more than three years by al-Qaida's North African branch was freed Tuesday, days after two of the men implicated in his abduction were reportedly released from a prison in Mali.
Negotiations among the governments of Niger, Mali and France led to freedom for Serge Lazarevic, 51, who was described by the French president as in "relatively good health" despite his long
HuffPost
Jan 14 2015
News
Al Qaeda in Yemen Claims Responsibility for Charlie Hebdo Attack
Senior Leader Says Organization Financed, Planned Operation
Wall Street Journal (News)
Jan 14 2015
News
Charlie Hebdo: Al Qaeda in Yemen says it ordered and financed the attack
In a video message, a militant commander praised the gunmen who killed 12 people in Paris, including the editor of Charlie Hebdo. The latest issue of the satirical magazine went on sale in France Wednesday.
Christian Science Monitor