Anwar al-Awlaki

Anwar al-Awlaki

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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 ...