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Yemen: Twin Bombings Signal a Possible Jihadist Revival

Mar 18, 2008 | 13:54 GMT

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Summary

An attack against the U.S. Embassy in the Yemeni capital of Sanaa and another strike against a Yemeni government compound elsewhere in the country March 18 appear to have been the work of Yemen's resurging jihadist insurgency. Yemen is ripe for a jihadist resurgence, but that would severely hamper the country's attempts to attract international investment.

An attack against the U.S. Embassy in the Yemeni capital of Sanaa and another strike against a Yemeni government compound elsewhere in the country March 18 appear to have been the work of Yemen's resurging jihadist insurgency. ...

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