World-News

The Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies strongly condemns the Yemeni army's shelling in the Lawdar district in the Abyan province, Southern Yemen, which has severely harmed the civilian population located there.

http://www.worldpress.org/Mideast/3615.cfm



US expands military training in Yemen, reflecting a broader counterterror program

The scope and amount of the military training in Yemen has grown slowly, reflecting the Pentagon's intention to tackle the terror threat while still being sensitive to fears that a larger American footprint in Yemen could help fuel the insurgency.

http://bit.ly/9f9XG0



Creating new Enemies: Threats from Somalia and Yemen rise - MI5

Suspected al Qaeda plots targeting Britain originate increasingly in Somalia and Yemen, partly as a result of counter-terrorism pressure on the group's leaders in Pakistan, the head of MI5 said.

http://bit.ly/96MbZY


From Information Clearing House

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Pentagon to Funnel US Arms to Yemen to Fight al-Qaeda
http://www.commondreams.org/headline/2010/09/17-2



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