Al Qaeda Finds a New Home in Yemen
Michael Horton, The Christian Science Monitor | January 21, 2010
Al Qaeda is gaining momentum in the Arabian Peninsula since launching an offshoot in Saudi Arabia and Yemen in early 2009. ++ The group has claimed responsibility for the September 2008 bombing of a US Embassy and the attempted Christmas Day bombing of a Northwest Airlines flight. ++ AQAP is not affiliated with groups attempting to topple the Yemeni central government. ++ “Recent counter-terrorism in Saudi Arabia has forced extremists to seek refuge elsewhere, and analysts have observed a steady flow to Yemen.”
