Topic: Sheba Center for Strategic Studies
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Yemen, awash in guns, wary about unrest
Yemen has the highest guns-per-capita ratio in the world after the US. Tribesmen – some of whom have camped out in Sanaa's Tahrir Square – are widely said to have grenades, mortars, and even a rare tank.
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How popular will Anwar al-Awlaki's latest video be?
A flurry of recent reports have described cleric Anwar al-Awlaki as a key leader of Al Qaeda in Yemen. But the portrayals may be exaggerated.
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Why Sharif Mobley is to be tried in Yemen – and what it means for American Muslims
US interest in the case of Sharif Mobley, who was set to be tried today, illustrates broader concern about American Muslims going abroad to train with militants.
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A new base? Al Qaeda rises in Yemen.
Suspected in the kidnapping of nine foreigners last week, the militant group appears to be gaining momentum – thanks in part to weak central government.
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