Terrorism
Al-Qaeda in Yemen - Still a Manageable Threat
Al-Qaeda in Yemen - Still a Manageable Threat
"Over the past year Yemen's government and security forces have faced various security and political challenges. While confronting the challenges presented by the al-Houthi rebellion in the north, the government…
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Al-Qaeda seeks to win over Sunnis
Al-Qaeda seeks to win over Sunnis
After a gradual handover process, the Sunni fighters of the Sahwa (Awakening) Councils have come under the responsibility of Iraq's Shi'ite-led central government. From their emergence two years ago until…
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Pakistan fights for its tribal soul
Pakistan fights for its tribal soul
KARACHI - Pakistan's month-long military operation in the Malakand Division of North-West Frontier Province (NWFP), which includes the scene of especially heavy fighting in the Swat Valley, has, per official…
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Taliban put on a 'friendly face'
Taliban put on a 'friendly face'
SHARANA, Afghanistan - A white Toyota with tinted windows screeched to a halt in the Khojak Baba district of Kandahar City. Armed men forced a prominent fuel dealer, Haji Mohammed…
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Taliban Stir Rising Anger of Pakistanis
Taliban Stir Rising Anger of Pakistanis
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan - A year ago, the Pakistani public was deeply divided over what to do about its spreading insurgency. Some saw the Taliban militants as fellow Muslims and native…
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Somalia piracy crackdown shows signs of success: U.N.
Somalia piracy crackdown shows signs of success: U.N.
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - An international crackdown on piracy off Somalia's coast has yielded around 100 arrests and put bandits operating near the Horn of Africa on the defensive, U.S.…
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Hezbollah spices up Israel-Iran mix
Hezbollah spices up Israel-Iran mix
Where Iran has Hezbollah, Israel has Jundallah, given Israel's apparent efforts to destabilize Iran by playing an "ethnic card" against it. This, by some reports, it is doing by nurturing…
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Al-Qaeda Seen as Shaken in Pakistan
Al-Qaeda Seen as Shaken in Pakistan
Drone-launched U.S. missile attacks and Pakistan's ongoing military offensive in and around the Swat Valley have unsettled al-Qaeda and undermined its relative invulnerability in Pakistani mountain sanctuaries, U.S. military and…
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