anwar al-awlaki

  1. Anwar Al-Awlaki: The new Al-Qa'ida Leader in Yemen?

    Summary Open source media reports that Al Qa'ida in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) is currently engaging in an internal debate about formally appointing Anwar al-Awlaki as its leader. This debate is likely to have only one conclusion. The timing of this debate is largely and deliberately...
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  2. 9/11-style terror plotter jailed for 30 years

    British Airways computer expert Rajib Karim has been sentenced to 30 years in prison for plotting to commit a terror attack by planting a bomb on an aeroplane. Karim, 31, had access to Heathrow Airport and wanted to use his position to plant a bomb on a plane. The plan was hatched with...
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