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Middle East, with a severe shortage of water and rising levels of malnutrition among its population of about 25 million. Even before last year's upheaval, Saleh faced a separatist movement in the south, sectarian tensions in its north and the growing...
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“We are looking at their needs,” Brennan said of Yemen’s military, including logistical support to “give them the ability to move forces to areas where al-Qaeda now has a strong foothold.” The administration set aside about $50 million in military...
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Two young Somali girls walk hand-in-hand in Tabda, a village occupied by the Kenyan military, inside Somalia, Monday, Feb. 20, 2012. Kenya's military crossed the border into Somalia in an offensive against Somali militant group al-Shabab in October... View Photo »
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she was always in the picture. Connections between her and other people the FBI was looking at surfaced in just about every al-Qaeda investigation with a U.S. angle. She was always on our radar.
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President Ali Abdullah Saleh following year-long public protests against his 33-year rule. Though Saleh has stepped down in exchange for immunity from prosecution for him and his family, the clashes in Yemen have not stopped. The security situation in...
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Water-boarding, anyway, was a technique used sparingly — to eventually reveal invaluable information about Al Qaeda suspects, according to official Guantanamo records. In Khalid Sheikh Mohammed’s case, it was not to extract a confession — that was...
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Seen through the ruins of a building damaged during a previous conflict, Kenyan army soldiers patrol in Tabda, inside Somalia, Monday, Feb. 20, 2012. Kenya's military crossed the border into Somalia in an offensive against Somali militant group... View Photo »
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Taliban are people who want their main goal is to keep foreigners off their land. It's the al Qaeda you can't mix the two. The al Qaeda want to come here to kill us. The Taliban just says we don't want foreigners. We need to understand that or we can't resolve this problem in the Middle East.
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“There are preventive security measures to confront any contingency ... to confront any group that may attack people,” Qahtan told a news conference. “Abyan still has many districts under the control of Al-Qaeda. There are security failures ... and an...
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The U.S. , he said, could assist with equipment such as medical supplies or global positioning devices. “It is time we gave them the wherewithal to fight back and stop the slaughter,” he said. McCain urged for “like-minded” Western and Arab nations...
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