Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula remains a serious terrorist threat even after the drone strike in Yemen that killed Anwar al-Awlaki eliminated one of the group’s most persuasive recruiters and propagandists.
Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula remains a serious terrorist threat even after the drone strike in Yemen that killed Anwar al-Awlaki eliminated one of the group’s most persuasive recruiters and propagandists.
Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula remains a serious terrorist threat even after the drone strike in Yemen that killed Anwar al-Awlaki eliminated one of the group’s most persuasive recruiters and propagandists.
A Hellfire missile fired from an American drone killed Anwar al-Awlaki on Friday, ending a two-year hunt for a radical cleric who had called on his followers to attack the U.S. any way they could.
The drone strike in Yemen that killed Anwar al-Awlaki, the American voice of al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula, eliminated one of Islamic radicalism’s most persuasive recruiters and propagandists.
U.S. officials say he was linked to several major terrorist plots in recent years.
The death of Awlaki is particularly important because it weakens al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula, which is emerging as the most effective and dangerous al-Qaida franchise with global aims.
The drone strike in Yemen that killed Anwar al-Awlaki, the American voice of al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula, eliminated one of Islamic radicalism’s most persuasive recruiters and propagandists.
Frank Salvato is the Executive Director and Director of Terrorism Research for BasicsProject.org a non-profit, non-partisan, 501 research and education initiative.
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