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Yemen: Clear Evidence of Jihadist Activity

Apr 8, 2008 | 22:09 GMT

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Summary

The U.S. State Department ordered its non-emergency staff and their families to leave Yemen on April 7. This came a day after militants attacked a compound housing U.S. workers in the Yemeni capital of Sanaa, which followed two recent attacks on oil infrastructure in Yemen and an attempted attack against the U.S. Embassy there March 18. The style and targets of the recent attacks suggest that jihadists, although amateurs, are active in Yemen and are likely to remain active there for some time.

The pattern of recent attacks in Yemen indicates that jihadists, while amateurs, are present in the country and that violence there will continue. <em>(With Stratfor map)</em>...

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