It is not just in Yemen that the al-Qaida networks have grown active. In North Africa, too, the local affiliate is growing, and the results could be far-reaching. TAGGED: North Africa, Morocco, Mauritania, al-Qaeda, Algeria, Yemen, Africa, Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb, AQIMRECOMMENDED ARTICLES| America’s Third War is escalating quickly in the skies over Yemen. Despite previous rebuffs from the White House, last month the Joint Special Operations Command (JSOC) and the CIA—which both run parallel drone... more ›› |
| In his newly released papers, Osama bin Laden recognized the gravity of the loss of Muslim opinion, though he was powerless and sidelined to halt the decline. more ›› |
| The military coup and ensuing fighting in Mali has resulted in the deterioration of an already bad situation in Africa's Sahel region. Islamist extremists have gained the upper hand in northern Mali and now control Timbuktu.... more ›› |
| Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) leader Hakimullah Mehsud has declared that he avenged the 2006 death of an al Qaeda commander by killing the Levies’ Quarter Master Fazle Rabbi in Khar, the headquarters of the Bajaur... more ›› |
| he anniversary of Osama bin Laden’s death last week focused attention briefly on the continued threat posed by al Qaeda. Too much of that attention has been devoted to al Qaeda Central itself—the remnants of bin... more ›› |
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