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...
President Obama’s announcement last night that al-Qaeda leader Osama Bin Laden was killed by U.S. special operations forces outside the Pakistani capital of Islamabad is welcome news indeed. The death of the man responsible for the worst attack on the U.S. in history represents a major...
9/11
al-qaeda
aymanal-zawahiri
bin laden
counterterrorism
global threat
ideology
islamabad
islamic groups
jihadist
justice
kashmir
muslim world
north africa
persian gulf
radical islam
religious war
terrorism
u.s. forces
war on terror