Fighting Al Qaeda in Yemen
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January 19, 2015



















According to Yemeni intelligence, both Cherif Kouachi and Said Kouachi, the two brothers who carried out a devastating attack on the offices of Charlie Hebdo, were trained in camps run by al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP). This has once more drawn attention to the militant organization’s territorial base: Yemen.
Yemen has been in a state of turmoil since the unification between north and south in 1990, and much of the latest unrest stems from sectarianism and endemic tribalism. The sectarian divisions have remained a dangerous fault line in the country, which AQAP is keen to exploit.
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Zia Ur Rehman Malik
Jan 21, 2015 05:08pm
This topic is very depressing, but is reality. Fight in the name of religion. This is not real Islam. Islam is religion of peace & harmony.
Allah may keep my world & humanity safe. (Aameen)
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Javed USA
Jan 22, 2015 05:06am
@Zia Ur Rehman Malik
Everyone says that but few follow.
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Ample reverence for Saudis
Jan 24, 2015 04:13pm
All part of conspiracy against Muslims after 9/11
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