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| The Guardian Visits Al-Qaida in Yemen |
| 2010-08-23 |
| Very long. The Guardian [writer Ghaith Abdul-Ahad] spent two months in the country, travelling to the tribal regions of Abyan and Shabwa, where al-Qaida has set up shop and where suspected US drone attacks have killed scores of civilians and few insurgents. Speaking to jihadis, security officials and tribesmen, it became clear how a combination of government alliances, bribes, broken promises and bungled crackdowns has allowed Islamists to flourish and led to the emergence of the country as a regional hub for al-Qaida. |
| Posted by:Free Radical |