Tuesday, July 19, 2011

I thought they were all dead

Al Qaeda's powerful branch in Yemen has provided weapons, fighters and training with explosives over the last year to a militant Islamic group battling for power in Somalia, according to newly developed American intelligence, raising concerns of a widening alliance of terrorist groups.

Leaders of Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula in Yemen also have urged members of the hard-line Shabab militia to attack targets outside Africa for the first time, said U.S. officials who were briefed on the intelligence.
http://articles.latimes.com/2011/jul/18/world/la-fg-bin-laden-somalia-20110718

Weren't we told last week that Al Qaeda was defeated?