Anwar al-Awlaki

Anwar al-Awlaki

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  As US drone strikes rise in Yemen, so does anger

  The cleric preached in his tiny Yemeni village about the evils of al-Qaida, warning residents to stay away from the group's fighters and their ... 

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  Lawmaker: FBI checking training angle in bombing

  The chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee said Sunday that the FBI is investigating in the United States and overseas to determine whether ... 

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  UK terror plot leader jailed for minimum 18 years

  The ringleader of an al-Qaida-inspired plot to detonate knapsack bombs in England was sentenced Friday to at least 18 years in jail. Judge Richard ... 

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  4 UK men jailed for toy-car terror plot

  The terror plot involved targeting British reserve troops using a toy-car packed with explosives. But investigators said Thursday Britain's domestic ... 

• Yemeni al-Qaida posts new issue of online magazine

  Yemen's al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula — considered to be the terror network's most dangerous branch — is urging for holy war in a new edition of ... 

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  3 British men convicted in terrorist bomb plot

  They were very ordinary would-be terrorists, with big plans but bad luck. On Thursday, a London jury convicted the three young British men of being ... 

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  Brennan's CIA bid chance to strike back at critics

  A Senate hearing on John Brennan's nomination to head the CIA could lay bare some parts of the secret war against al-Qaida: lethal drone strikes from ... 

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  Congress considers putting limits on drone strikes

  Uncomfortable with the Obama administration's use of deadly drones, a growing number in Congress is looking to limit America's authority to kill ... 

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  Terrorists with Western links a growing threat

  They are called "homegrown terrorists," Western citizens highly prized by Islamic militant groups because they can move across borders and carry out ... 

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  Al-Qaida's No. 2 in Yemen succumbs to wounds

  Al-Qaida's No. 2 in Yemen died of wounds sustained in a U.S. drone attack last year in southern Yemen, the country's official news agency and a ... 

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  AP Interview: Dane's life as a spy inside al-Qaida

  After converting to Islam, a former member of a Danish motorcycle gang travels to Yemen to study the Quran and soon comes in contact with radical ... 

• Pentagon lawyer: War on terror not endless

  The war on terror is not an endless conflict and the U.S. is approaching a "tipping point" after which the military fight against al-Qaida will be ...