The drone war in northwest Pakistan has brought attention to the attenuated al-Qaeda core that moved from Afghanistan in late 2001. But two events in December -- a failed Christmas Day bombing and an attack on CIA operatives in Afghanistan -- have led analysts to re-assess al-Qaeda's perceived decline. Worldfocus takes a look at the organization's evolution.
All Posts Tagged With: "Yemen"
Blogwatch
February 16, 2010
Drone war forces resurgent al-Qaeda to rely on franchises
Interview
January 27, 2010
World powers ponder Yemen’s problems
An international conference about Yemen was held Wednesday in London, with officials from Yemen and about 20 other countries. There seemed to be broad agreement that Yemen needs help fighting the root causes of terrorism. For more, Daljit Dhaliwal speaks with Bernard Haykel, a professor of Near Eastern Studies at Princeton University.
Video
January 27, 2010
U.S. military continues secret operations with Yemeni troops
Religious leaders in Yemen are decrying foreign interference, as the U.S. becomes more involved in secret missions there. The Washington Post reports that U.S. teams and have been deeply involved in joint operations with Yemeni troops for six weeks. Thus far, the effort has killed six local al-Qaeda leaders. Mohamed Vall of of Al Jazeera English has more.
Web Original Video
January 20, 2010
Yemen’s UN ambassador calls al-Qaeda a ‘pestilence’
Worldfocus producer Mohammad al-Kassim interviews Abdullah Alsaidi, Yemen’s Ambassador to the U.N. They discuss Yemen's battle against al-Qaeda in light of its own internal difficulties, as well as the failed Christmas day bomb attempt by a Nigerian man who had lived in Yemen.
Worldfocus Radio
January 14, 2010
Worldfocus Radio: Yemen’s Multiple Wars
Our weekly Worldfocus Radio show analyzes three different ongoing conflicts in Yemen: Houthis in the north, al-Qaeda militants and southern separatists. Martin Savidge hosts Christopher Boucek of the Carnegie Endowment and Sudarsan Raghavan of the Washington Post.
Interview
January 11, 2010
A deadly day in Afghanistan as U.S. troop surge continues
Anthony Cordesman of the Center for Strategic and International Studies joins Daljit Dhaliwal to discuss the reasons why we are seeing more casualties in Afghanistan and what to expect going forward.
Week in Review
January 8, 2010
Week in Review: Yemen
In our weekly roundtable, James Rubin, a former assistant secretary of state in the Clinton administration, and Garrick Utley, president of the Levin Institute of the State University of New York, join Daljit Dhaliwal to discuss Yemen and the fight against terrorism.
In the Newsroom
January 6, 2010
Yemen enters media spotlight after terror links exposed
It was Yemen where Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab was allegedly trained by al-Qaeda. Worldfocus producer Mohammad al-Kassim writes how Yemen offers al-Qaeda the perfect environment to reorganize and reinvent itself, and that’s precisely why the world’s focus is now shifting to the Arabian Peninsula nation. It’s not news that Yemen has been a terrorist safe haven.
Blogwatch & Map
January 6, 2010
U.S. government implements tougher airport security rules
Following a failed attempt by Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab to blow up a flight into Detroit on Christmas morning, the Transportation Security Administration imposed tougher screening rules for passengers originating in 14 mostly Muslim nations. See more about the countries selected.
Interview
January 4, 2010
Yemeni government struggles to contain al-Qaeda militants
Today, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said there were global implications of al-Qaeda's efforts to use Yemen as a base for terrorist attacks far beyond the Middle East. This warning came as Yemeni officials said security forces killed two al-Qaeda fighters in a gun battle. Daljit Dhaliwal interviews Juan Carlos Zarate, and Omar Al Saleh reports for Al Jazeera English.
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