Abu Hamza al-Muhajer

Daily NationAirline bombing plot: Al-Qaida supporting cleric may face arrestThe GuardianAnwar al-Awlaki, the Yemeni cleric said to have met the Nigerian accused of the Christmas Day terrorist plot. Photograph: AP An influential Yemeni cleric, once thought untouchable by the authorities despite his preaching in support of al-Qaida, ...Yemen warns US intervention could strengthen al-QaedaWashington PostYemen looks to deflect blame on bomb...  

As Afghanistan reels from fresh violence today, al-Qaeda has said it was behind last week’s suicide attack that killed seven CIA officers. The group’s Afghan wing said the blast was revenge for the deaths of leading militants in US drone attacks.  

American counter-terrorism specialists and Saddam Hussein's former intelligence officers have forged an unlikely alliance in Yemen to tackle al-Qaeda. The two sides were enemies on the battlefield just seven years ago but have been brought together by the failings of Yemen's security and intelligence apparatus, according to diplomatic and military sources in the country. Although mutual suspicions linger, the collaboration is said to have...  

This is yet another doctor ~ turned jihadi !!Bomber who killed CIA operatives in Afghanistan was triple agentThe suicide bomber who killed eight CIA agents in Afghanistan was a Jordanian doctor acting as a double agent for al-Qaeda, according to US reports.The bomber, Humam Khalil Abu-Mulal al-Balawi, was a 36-year old doctor from Zarqa, Jordan, the home town of Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, the late head of al-Qaeda in Iraq, accordign to a report on...  

CBC.caDrones and foreign aid alone won't stop al-QaedaCBC.caThe first time Yemen entered my consciousness was when I was little kid in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. A young Yemeni man was delivering a refrigerator to our home. Many Yemenis came to Saudi Arabia to find a better life but most ...US forges alliance with Saddam Hussein officers to fight al-QaedaTelegraph.co.ukYemen 'arrests al-Qaeda suspects' wounded in raidBBC NewsUS warned over military...  

Yemeni security forces have captured a key al-Qaeda leader believed to be behind the threats that forced the United States, British and French governments to close their embassies there last week.   Mahammed al-Hanq is one of the chiefs of al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula, the group that is allegedly behind the thwarted bomb attack on a plane bound for the US on Christmas Day.    

Telegraph.co.ukYemen arrests 3 al Qaeda suspectsCNN International(CNN) -- Yemeni security forces arrested three al Qaeda suspects northwest of the capital, Sanaa, early Wednesday, the Interior Ministry said. The suspects were wounded and on the run after clashes with government troops on Monday, when they were ...Yemen 'arrests al-Qaeda suspects' wounded in raidBBC NewsYemen captures al-Qaeda leader as British embassy reopensTelegraph.co...  

An agent who sacrifices his own people for the cause. This is why al-Qaeda is so dangerous, they'll attempt anything as long it accomplishes their goals. I doubt they have much information on the CIA and their plans, seems like they rush their plan before this double-agent could be found out. Outkastprince  

WASHINGTON (AFP) – A Jordanian informant suspected of a suicide bombing that killed seven CIA officers in Afghanistan last week was ranked the agency's best lead on Al-Qaeda in years, the New York Times said on Wednesday. Citing US intelligence officials, the Times said the Jordanian man was thought to have information about top Al-Qaeda members, including the whereabouts of Ayman al-Zawahiri, the organisation's number two. In fact, the...  

Over at Fox Nation last night there was much hooting and howling over the site editor’s latest “find” : a statement by President Obama that the existence of the US prison at Guantanamo “was an explicit rationale for the formation of Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula”. Okay, I’ll admit that sounded a little strange to me, too, since al Qaeda existed prior to the 9/11 attacks, after which the prison was opened and filled with suspects. But...  

It is not widely understood that the policy objective of al-Qaeda is not to attack the Western countries, which in itself accomplishes nothing. Bringing down a Western airliner or blowing up a building in the United States or Britain is of no interest in itself, since the Islamic radical does no good by simply killing unbelievers. The ultimate purpose of al-Qaeda is to bring about an upheaval in the Islamic world in which Islam can be rescued...  

Threats from Al-Qaeda, Iran's nuclear programme and the safety of Israeli tourists to India were some of the key issues discussed by Israel's national security advisor Uzi Arad and his Indian counterpart M.K.Narayanan during a whirlwind visit to the...  

US says al-Qaeda funded by Columbian drugs from al-Arabiya reports that al-Qaeda is using the considerable criminal drug enterprise riches to get drugs to the lucrative European market. So criminal organizations including the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, or FARC,...  

Yemeni security forces stormed an Al-Qaeda hide-out Wednesday in a principle militant stronghold in the country's west, setting off clashes, officials said, as a security chief vowed to fight the group's powerful local branch until it was eliminated.A government statement said at least one suspected Al-Qaeda member was arrested during the fighting in Hudaydah province.  

The Independent has a report on the background of the Christmas day bomber: Wealthy, quiet, unassuming: the Christmas Day bomb suspect The inside story of the privileged student who embraced al-Qa’ida and tried to blow a transatlantic jet out of the sky – and the lessons for us all. Here are a few details: Abdul Farouk Abdulmutallab [...]