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Ethnic Rifts Tearing at al-Qaeda

(AP/Washington Post) Paul Haven and Katherine Shrader - American and Pakistani intelligence agents are exploiting a growing rift between Arab members of al-Qaeda and their Central Asian allies, counterterrorism officials say. Captured Uzbek, Chechen, and Tajik suspects have been giving up information about the movements of Arab al-Qaeda militants in recent months, leading to a series of successful raids and arrests, according to Pakistani intelligence sources. "When push comes to shove, the Uzbeks are going to stick together, and the Arabs are going to stick together," said Kenneth Katzman, a terrorism expert with the Congressional Research Service.
2005-05-13 00:00:00
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