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INTERVIEW-Yemen could be "another Afghanistan" -EU official | International
* Yemen in danger of becoming haven for Islamist militants * Yemen needs assistance from international community * Pakistan's release of Hafiz Mohammad Saeed is "worrying" By Christian Lowe ALGIERS, June 17 (Reuters) - Yemen is in danger of following Afghanistan down the path to becoming a ...
Some in Qaeda Leave Pakistan for Somalia and Yemen
Some in Qaeda Leave Pakistan for Somalia and Yemen
nytimes.com — Some in Qaeda Leave Pakistan for Somalia and Yemen (more) Some in Qaeda Leave Pakistan for Somalia and Yemen
Hostages found dead in Yemen - The National Newspaper
thenational.ae — Seven out of nine foreigners taken hostage were found dead in northern Yemen today, security officials said. "We have found the corpses of seven people who were kidnapped," a local security official said. "They were killed." Two of the three children ... (more) Hostages found dead in Yemen - The National Newspaper
Yemen Slaughter Bears Mark of Former Gitmo Detainee
Yemen Slaughter Bears Mark of Former Gitmo Detainee
foxnews.com — The murder of three of nine foreigners abducted in Yemen bear the mark of Al Qaeda and the international terror organization's No. 2 man in the Saudi Peninsula: Said Ali al-Shihri. (more) Yemen Slaughter Bears Mark of Former Gitmo Detainee
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EU Counter-Terror Chief Ranks Yemen with Pakistan as Threat to EU
Armies of Liberation ALGIERS, June 17 (Reuters) - Yemen is in danger of following Afghanistan down the path to becoming a safe haven for Islamist militants, the European Union’s anti-terrorism chief said in an interview on Wednesday. Three foreign women were found dead in Yemen this week after they were kidnapped by an armed group, heightening long-standing fears the country could slip into chaos and provide a launchpad for militant attacks. Gilles de Kerchove, the EU’s Counter-Terrorism Coordinator, said he had recommended that Yemen be ranked alongside Pakistan and the northern Sahara as regions ...

Yemen could be "another Afghanistan" -EU official
The Agonist - thoughtful, global, timely — ... Reuters - Yemen is in danger of following Afghanistan down the path to becoming a safe haven for Islamist militants, the European Union's anti-terrorism chief said in an interview on Wednesday. ...

Guest Post by Tom Kutsch: The Silent Crisis Unfolding in Yemen
The Washington Note — ... . Although it was under reported at the time, the al-Qaeda threat was the proximate cause of EU Counter-Terrorism Coordinator Gilles de Kerchove's warning last month that international failures to assist Yemen might result in the country becoming "another safe haven [for terrorism] or another Afghanistan." ...

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DUBAI (Reuters) - Yemen has arrested a man described as al Qaeda's top financer in Yemen and Saudi Arabia, a security source told Reuters on Sunday, and seven Germans, a Briton and a South Korean have been kidnapped in north Yemen. Militant activity in Yemen, a revolt in the north and ...