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Somalis are desperate for a new life, but refugees face a dangerous road




Saudi police killed one suspected al Qaeda fighter and arrested another in Wadi al-Dawasir, in the central part of the country. One of the two militants was disguised as a woman, and one of them had opened fire on security forces who had stopped the suspects' car at a checkpoint.




Founder of AQAP's media arm killed in clash in Yemen

Abu-Hammam-Qahtani.jpgAbu Hammam Qahtani founded the Malahim Media Foundation, AQAP's propaganda arm, which publishes Inspire Magazine.


Young Russians in search of faith are turning to Islam




AQAP operative Fahd al Quso denies reports of his death

quso.jpgQuso granted an interview with a Saudi newspaper from his mountain stronghold in Yemen's Shabwa province.


Laying out cities, Saudis see window to modernity




Al-Qaeda 'has obtained a global list of sensitive sites'




WikiLeaks: Desperate Housewives stifles Islamic extremism




Cables reflect tensions over terrorism funding




Cash flow to terrorists evades US efforts




More foreign fighters seen slipping back into Iraq




A US hand in Yemen's civil war




Security officials said recently detained al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula operatives "planned to rob banks and companies to finance their operations" and plotted to assassinate Sauid officials. "Using poisoned perfume which they planned to send as gifts is one of the ways the arrested people planned to carry out their assassinations."




Yemen sets terms of a war on al Qaeda




Former Gitmo detainee and al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula leader Mohammed al Awfi appeared on Saudi television and denounced al Qaeda. He also inferred that Yemeni security forces used al Qaeda to conduct attacks. "I have found there are those who ... use the mujahid (holy fighter) as a political tool," Awfi said.




Saudis accuse Iran of harboring al Qaeda network

According to a leaked State Department cable, Saudi Prince Nayif bin Abdulaziz told John Brennan, President Obama's top counterterrorism adviser, that Iran is harboring al Qaeda members who are targeting the kingdom. Among the al Qaeda operatives is Ibrahim bin Laden, one of Osama's lesser-known sons.


Pakistan rejects fears over its nuclear weapons




Al Qaeda finds in Yemen a society ripe for infiltration




Al-Qaeda's Yemen affiliate spreading its reach for recruits, targets




Laughter in Rome, denials in Berlin:
the world reacts to massive diplomatic leak