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    In Yemen, Fears of Growing al-Qaida Presence

    Jan 04, 2010 10:14 PM EST

    ... Yemen port of Aden, killing 17 U.S. sailors. "Most people say [al-Qaida is] growing, and its presence has been felt more strongly in Yemen" as of late, said Murdock. A destabilized government in Yemen has enabled al-Qaida to take root there and operate without the scrutiny of ...

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    Yemen Says 2 Militants Killed as Foreign Embassies Remain Closed

    Jan 04, 2010 05:59 PM EST

    Updated 5:42pm ET The link between the two alleged al-Qaida militants killed in Monday's raid in Yemen and the security threats that led U.S. and other foreign embassies to close remains unconfirmed. The Associated Press reports that in Monday's clashes, Yemeni security forces attacked a ...

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    Years After Attack on USS Cole, Focus Back on Yemen

    Jan 04, 2010 05:00 AM EST

    ... the government, from journalists, tribesmen, everyone really told me the same thing. And that is there is a great and, I think, growing fear in Yemen that, if the al-Qaida problem were to go away, U.S. aid and U.S. interest in Yemen would also go away. GWEN ...

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    U.S., Britain Close Embassies in Yemen in Response to Security Threats

    Jan 03, 2010 02:39 PM EST

    ... quiet visit to Yemen's president by U.S. regional military commander Gen. David Petraeus, who delivered a message from President Obama of support for Yemen's unity and counterrorism efforts. Last week, the NewsHour's Jeffrey Brown talked to Barbara Bodine, who was U.S. ambassador to Yemen from ...

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    Yemen's Ties to Terrorism a Lingering Threat

    Dec 29, 2009 05:00 AM EST

    ... of a covert war, you might say. The -- the Americans are -- are -- have acknowledged to -- to helping the Yemenis with intelligence and other assistance. The Yemenis on the ground claim that they have seen American jets and missiles hitting Yemeni territories, but both the Americans and Yemenis' government has denied ...

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    In Yemen, U.S. Must Get Ahead of 'Failure Curve'

    Dec 29, 2009 05:00 AM EST

    ... would agree that, if that was all we did, we would not be solving the problem. We need to get -- we need to work with Yemen -- and I would agree with the professor -- with the international community to try to work on those elements of legitimacy, as opposed to just ...

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    News Wrap: Yemen Vows to Step Up Hunt for al-Qaida

    Dec 28, 2009 05:00 AM EST

    HARI SREENIVASAN: Yemen vowed today to step up its hunt for al-Qaida insurgents after the attempted airliner bombing in the U.S. The government said 29 suspects have been arrested since the incident on Christmas Day. They were not accused of any direct ties to the bomb plot. Instead ...

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    Reports: Airstrike in Yemen May Have Targeted Cleric Linked to Fort Hood Shootings

    Dec 24, 2009 03:21 PM EST

    Yemeni forces backed by U.S. intelligence attacked alleged al-Qaida hide-outs in eastern Yemen early Thursday, killing more than 30 militants, Yemeni security officials have told news organizations. Reports are surfacing that a Muslim cleric linked to the accused Fort Hood gunman, may have been among those targeted ...

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    Airstrike in Yemen Targets Terror Operatives

    Dec 24, 2009 05:00 AM EST

    ... debate within -- here in the U.S. about doing even more? CHRISTOPHER BOUCEK: Oh, I think so. I think -- and I would hate to underestimate Yemen's ability to absorb foreign assistance. But the foreign assistance Yemen gets is grossly disproportionate to the amount of military assistance that has been ...

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    Osama Bin Laden's Ex-Driver to Be Returned to Yemen

    Nov 25, 2008 06:05 PM EST

    ... the Washington Post.A defense official, speaking anonymously, told the Washington Post the decision was largely based on political advantages to be made with the Yemeni government."We haven't been comfortable with Yemen's track record on Guantanamo detainees," the official said, in reference to some ten other Yemeni ...