Monday, December 28, 2009

US fighting covert war against terror in Yemen

http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/world/us-fighting-covert-war-against-terror-in-yemen/story-e6frg6so-1225814224061

The Americans have quietly opened a third, largely covert front against the al-Qa'ida terror network in Yemen, to combat a new generation of militants keen on transforming the country into a launching pad for jihad against the US, its Arab allies and Israel.

Yemen became the focus of US attention at the weekend after a Nigerian man, who tried to blow up a Detroit-bound plane on Christmas Day, confessed to training with an al-Qa'ida bombmaker in Yemen.

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