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On Taliban/AQ ties and the Afghanistan exit strategy
Vahid Brown at the CTC Sentinel has a new article ( pdf document) out arguing that the relationship between Taliban leader Mullah Omar...
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ANALYSIS-Yemen crackdown may not stunt al Qaeda’s appeal
SANAA, Jan 14 (Reuters) – Yemen has declared “open war” on al Qaeda, but multiple conflicts and feeble state control...
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Drone Kills a Leader of Al Qaeda
WASHINGTON — A U.S. drone strike this week killed a senior al Qaeda operator in a Pakistani tribal area near...
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NPR on Headley Case
Don Rassler discusses the role of Lashkar e Tayiba in the David Headley Case on Morning Edition.
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Assessing Somalia’s Terror Threat
Recent activities by US citizens of Somali decent are setting new records in the US security arena. Last weeks’ unveiling...
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Local Links to Master Taliban Strategist
The veteran mujaheddin leader once married to Australian woman Rabiah Hutchinson has re-emerged as a key political and military strategist...
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Terror Training Camps Smaller, Harder to Target
Under growing pressure from U.S. missile strikes, the al-Qaida terror network is relying more heavily on local insurgent groups along...
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Ranking Terrorist Threats by Degree of Separation
This past year has been one of the FBI’s busiest — at least when it comes to terrorism cases. In...
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