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Holder Acknowledges U.S. Citizens Killed In Drone Strikes For the first time, the Justice Department admits that it targeted American-born al-Qaida leader Anwar al-Awlaki and that three other U.S. citizens have died in drone strikes.
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AG: 4 Americans killed since 2009 in drone strikes WASHINGTON (AP) - Attorney General Eric Holder says four American citizens have been killed in drone strikes since 2009.The attorney general said that in conducting U.S. counterterrorism operations against al-Qaida and its associated forces, the governmen
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Attorney General: 4 Americans killed since 2009 in drone strikes The attorney general said that in conducting U.S. counterterrorism operations against al-Qaida and its associated forces, the government has targeted and killed one American citizen, Anwar al-Awlaki.
Journal and Courier Online | 14 hours, 9 minutes ago | comment? | recommend article from Lafayette, Indiana

Boise terrorism suspect to remain jailed An Uzbek national charged in Idaho and Utah with supporting the al-Qaida-linked Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan will remain jailed in Boise while awaiting trial. Fazliddin Kurbanov, speaking through a Russian…Click to Continue »
IdahoStatesman.com | May 21, 2013 9:35 PM [GMT] | comment? | recommend article from Boise, Idaho

Court Rules bin-Laden Photos May Remain Secret A U.S. appeals court has ruled the federal government is not required to release photos taken of al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden after he was killed by special forces. The terrorist leader was slain two years ago at his Pakistani compound by U.S. Navy SEA
Voice of America | May 21, 2013 4:21 PM [GMT] | comment? | recommend

Syria's Nusra Front Eclipsed by Iraqi al-Qaida Read full story for latest details.
Democratic Underground | May 21, 2013 05:53 AM [GMT] | comment? | recommend

CNN's Peter Bergen writing book on terrorism in US NEW YORK (AP) The author of best-sellers about Osama bin Laden and al-Qaida is working on a book about terrorists in the U.S.
Yahoo! News | May 20, 2013 4:59 PM [GMT] | comment? | recommend

Spokesman for Ansar Dine arrested in Mauritania The man who acted as the spokesman for one of the three al-Qaida-linked groups occupying northern Mali turned himself in over the weekend to Mauritanian authorities on the border, an intelligence official briefed on the...
KLKNTV.com | May 20, 2013 12:24 PM [GMT] | comment? | recommend article from Lincoln, Nebraska

U.S. drone used in al-Qaida deaths in Yemen SANAA, Yemen (KNOE 8 News) - Yemeni security and military officials say a suspected U.S. drone has killed two militants in a town in the center of the country.
KNOE.com | May 20, 2013 12:12 PM [GMT] | comment? | recommend article from Monroe, Louisiana

Nigeria says 14 Militants, 3 Soldiers Killed in Latest Fighting Nigeria's military says it killed 14 Boko Haram militants and captured 20 others Sunday, as it presses its offensive against the al-Qaida-linked group in the country's restive northeast. A military spokesman, General Chris Olukolade, said three government
Voice of America | May 19, 2013 8:57 PM [GMT] | comment? | recommend

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