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Al-Qaeda's Terrorist Web in Africa


[U.S. News] Anna Mulrine - Al-Qaeda has increased its influence dramatically across northern and eastern Africa over the past three years, Gen. William Ward, the head of U.S. Africa Command, told the Senate Armed Services Committee. Ward cited extremist groups on the rise, including East Africa Al Qaeda, al Shabaab, and Al Qaeda in the Lands of the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM). He said that Somalia and Sudan, in particular, provide sanctuary for violent insurgents.
2009-03-19 06:00:00
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