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In this photo released by Saudi Press Agency Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh signs an agreement to step down Wednesday, Nov. 23, 2011, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. (AP Photo / HO, Saudi Press Agency)

Yemen president of 33 years quits amid uprising

Abdullah Al-Shihri, Ben Hubbard The Associated Press

Last updated Wednesday, November 23, 2011 - 4:19pm

RIYADH, Saudi Arabia -- Yemen's authoritarian President Ali Abdullah Saleh agreed Wednesday to step down amid a fierce uprising to oust him after 33 years in power. The U.S. and its powerful Gulf allies pressed for the deal, concerned that a security collapse in the impoverished Arab nation was allowing an active al-Qaida franchise to gain a firmer foothold.

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(JEFFERSON SIEGEL/The Associated Press) Jose Pimentel, 27, right, represented by attorney Joseph Zablocki, left, is arraigned at Manhattan criminal court, Sunday, Nov. 20, 2011, in New York. Pimentel, 27, an “al-Qaida sympathizer” accused of plotting to bomb police and post offices in New York City as well as U.S. troops returning home, was charged with criminal possession of explosive devices with the intent to use in a terrorist manner.

‘Al-Qaida sympathizer’ accused of NYC bomb plots

Tom McElroy The Associated Press

Last updated Monday, November 21, 2011 - 9:01am

NEW YORK — An “al-Qaida sympathizer” accused of plotting to bomb police and post offices in New York City as well as U.S. troops returning home remained in police custody after an arraignment on numerous terrorism-related charges.

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(KHALID TANVEER/The Associated Press) Pakistani protesters burn representation of American flag at a rally to condemn U. S. strikes on militants’ hideouts in Pakistani tribal areas, in Multan, Pakistan on Friday, Oct 14, 2011. A militant killed alongside a Haqqani militant network commander in a U.S missile strike was buried Friday in a ceremony attended by 2,000 locals and supporters, including Arab militants and a lawmaker from the country’s largest opposition party. Banner reads “we condemn US strikes.”

Pakistani leader vows operations against Haqqanis

Chris Brummitt The Associated Press

Last updated Wednesday, November 9, 2011 - 8:51am

ISLAMABAD — Pakistan’s president promised to work with the United States to “eradicate” the militant Haqqani network, a pledge made during a meeting with visiting American congressmen, according to one of the lawmakers.

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Public invited to free film screening

JaNae Francis Standard-Examiner

Last updated Tuesday, October 18, 2011 - 10:35pm

OGDEN — The public is invited to view an award-winning documentary, “The Oath,” about two men who were involved with al-Qaeda, at 7 p.m. Thursday at Peery’s Egyptian Theater, 2415 Washington Blvd.

The free showing is co-sponsored by the ACLU of Utah, Egyptian Theater, and the Unitarian Universalist Church of Ogden.

A review of the film states, “From the director of the Oscar-nominated ‘My Country, My Country,’ ‘The Oath’ is a spectacularly gripping documentary that unspools like a great political thriller.

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(HANI MOHAMMED/The Associated Press) A defected army soldier stands guard while protestors attend a demonstration to demand the resignation of Yemen’s President Ali Abdullah Saleh in Sanaa, Yemen, Friday, Sept. 30, 2011.

Yemen’s al-Qaida remains threat after drone strike

Ahmed Al-Haj The Associated Press

Last updated Saturday, October 1, 2011 - 4:22pm

SANAA, Yemen — Al-Qaida’s branch remains a powerful threat in this deeply unstable nation, even after a U.S. drone strike that eliminated three of its key figures. Its military leadership remains intact and is only growing stronger amid months of political turmoil tearing Yemen apart.

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US attack in Yemen kills American-born al-Quaida cleric

Kimberly Dozier, Matt Apuzzo The Associated Press

Last updated Friday, September 30, 2011 - 8:37am

WASHINGTON -- An American-born cleric killed in Yemen played a "significant operational role" in plotting and inspiring attacks on the United States, U.S. officials said Friday, as they disclosed detailed intelligence to justify the killing of a U.S. citizen.

Anwar al-Awlaki was killed early Friday in a strike on his convoy carried out by a joint operation of the CIA and the U.S. Joint Special Operations Command, according to counterterrorism officials. Al-Awlaki had been under observations for three weeks while they waited for the right opportunity to strike.

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Is Nigerian militant group the new al-Qaida?

Robyn Dixon Los Angeles Times

Last updated Monday, September 19, 2011 - 9:38am

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa -- The signs are ominous: A terrorist group in northern Nigeria claims to have trained with al-Qaida-linked militants in Somalia, and vows to launch international attacks after a deadly bombing last month of the U.N. headquarters in Nigeria's capital, Abuja.

The head of U.S. Africa Command, Gen. Carter F. Ham, has warned of the threat of a pan-African al-Qaida-linked terrorism network capable of endangering Western interests across the continent.

And Nigerian intelligence experts have suggested that another al-Qaida affiliate in the region, al-Qaida in the Islamic Maghreb, or AQIM, may be supplying personnel, weapons and training to the Nigerian group, Boko Haram.

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Nasir Abas holds copies of a comic book with an anti-extremist theme during the comic launching event in Jakarta, Indonesia, Friday, Sept. 9, 2011. The real life adventures of former al-Qaida-linked terrorist Nasir Abas have become a new comic book in Indonesia, chronicling his transformation from militant to invaluable ally in the fight against terrorism. (AP Photo/Tatan Syuflana)

Captain Jihad: Ex-terrorist is now comic book hero

Robin McDowell The Associated Press

Last updated Friday, September 9, 2011 - 9:17am

JAKARTA, Indonesia -- The real life adventures of former al-Qaida-linked militant Nasir Abas have become a new comic book in Indonesia, chronicling his transformation from foe to invaluable ally in the fight against terrorism.

The story of the soft-spoken, seemingly mild-mannered 42-year-old -- recognized by strangers on the streets and even asked for the occasional autograph -- is well-known in the world's most populous Muslim country.

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Amtrack police officers stand guard while commuters get ready to board their train in New York Pennsylvania Station on Friday, Sept. 9, 2011 in New York. The city is deploying additional resources and taking other security steps in response to a potential terror threat before the 10th anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks. U.S. counterterrorism officials are chasing a credible but unconfirmed al-Qaida threat to use a car bomb on bridges or tunnels in New York or Washington. (AP Photo/Jin Lee)

Officials chase unconfirmed al-Qaida bomb threat

Eileen Sullivan, Kimberly Dozier The Associated Press

Last updated Friday, September 9, 2011 - 11:52am

WASHINGTON -- U.S. counterterrorism officials are chasing a credible but unconfirmed al-Qaida threat to set off a car bomb on bridges or tunnels in New York City or Washington. It was the first word of an "active plot" timed to coincide with the somber commemoration of the terror group's 9/11 attacks a decade ago that killed nearly 3,000 people.

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A relative of a bomb blast victim wails at the RML hospital in New Delhi, India, Wednesday, Sept. 7, 2011. A bomb apparently hidden in a briefcase exploded Wednesday outside a top court in New Delhi, the deadliest attack in the Indian capital in nearly three years.(AP Photo/Gurinder Osan)

Bombing outside court kills 11 in India's capital

Muneeza Naqvi The Associated Press

Last updated Wednesday, September 7, 2011 - 10:26am

NEW DELHI — A powerful bomb hidden in a briefcase ripped through a crowd of people waiting to enter a New Delhi courthouse Wednesday, killing 11 people and wounding scores more in the deadliest attack in India's capital in nearly three years.

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Pakistan detains 3 al-Qaida suspects

Chris Brummitt The Associated Press

Last updated Monday, September 5, 2011 - 8:15am

ISLAMABAD -- Pakistani intelligence officers working with the CIA arrested three members of al-Qaida including a top operative believed to have been tasked by Osama bin Laden with targeting American economic interests around the world, Pakistan's army said Monday.

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NATO kills ex-Gitmo detainee in Afghanistan

Heidi Vogt The Associated Press

Last updated Saturday, September 3, 2011 - 1:27pm

KABUL, Afghanistan -- NATO and Afghan forces have killed a former Guantanamo detainee who returned to Afghanistan to become a key al-Qaida ally, international officials said Saturday.

The militant's death was a reminder of the risks of trying to end a controversial detention system without letting loose people who will launch attacks on Americans.

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In this June 28, 2011 photo, Afghan Border Policemen walk to a village which was threatened by a five-week barrage of rockets from Pakistan in Sirkanay, Kunar province east of Kabul, Afghanistan. As travelers moved eastward toward Kunar province's mountain-studded southeastern border with Pakistan, the explosions became louder, more constant, and finally visible as puffs of smoke on distant peaks and in low-lying valleys. (AP Photo/Solomon Moore)

Militants enter Pakistan, attack border villages

Riaz Khan The Associated Press

Last updated Wednesday, July 6, 2011 - 9:22am

PESHAWAR, Pakistan -- Hundreds of militants crossed from Afghanistan and attacked several border villages in Pakistan on Wednesday, triggering shootouts with local militias that killed at least five people, police said.

It was the latest in a spate of such cross-border attacks, which have raised tensions between Kabul and Islamabad and undermined efforts on both sides to crack down on al-Qaida and the Taliban.

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Bin Laden wanted new name for al-Qaida to repair image

The Associated Press The Associated Press

Last updated Friday, June 24, 2011 - 9:18am

WASHINGTON -- As Osama bin Laden watched his terrorist organization get picked apart, he lamented in his final writings that al-Qaida was suffering from a marketing problem. His group was killing too many Muslims and that was bad for business. The West was winning the public relations fight. All his old comrades were dead and he barely knew their replacements.

Faced with these challenges, bin Laden, who hated the United States and decried capitalism, considered a most American of business strategies.

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A Yemeni army soldier, center, shouts slogans, along with anti-government protestors during a demonstration demanding the resignation of President Ali Abdullah Saleh, in Sanaa, Yemen, Wednesday, June 22, 2011. Security officials say 57 militants, mostly from al-Qaida, have escaped from a prison in southern Yemen. They say the 57 were among 62 inmates from the Mukalla jail in the Hadarmout province who escaped Wednesday through an underground tunnel. (AP Photo/Hani Mohammed)

57 al-Qaida militants escape prison in south Yemen

The Associated Press

Last updated Wednesday, June 22, 2011 - 10:41am

SANAA, Yemen -- Dozens of al-Qaida militants battled their way out of prison Wednesday in the latest sign that Yemen's political upheaval has emboldened them to challenge authorities in the country's nearly lawless south, security officials said.

In a carefully choreographed escape from the Mukalla prison in Hadramout province, 57 al-Qaida-linked militants attacked their guards and seized their weapons before they made their way through a 45-meter (yard) tunnel to freedom.

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