AP: ‘Yemeni authorities are hunting for Anwar al-Awlaki.’
A radical American imam who communicated with the Fort Hood shooting suspect and called him a hero was once arrested in Yemen on suspicion of giving religious approval to militants to conduct kidnappings. Yemeni authorities are now hunting for Anwar al-Awlaki to determine whether he has al-Qaida ties.
….But authorities’ suspicions over al-Awlaki were raised again several months after his release because he stopped checking in regularly with security officials as required under his release agreement, the officials said. Also, months later, another member of the group arrested with al-Awlaki left Yemen and was arrested in Syria on terrorism charges.
In response, al-Awlaki was put on a wanted list on suspicion of possible al-Qaida links, the Interior Ministry official said.
He and the counterterrorism officials said al-Awlaki is believed to be hiding in Yemen’s Shabwa or Mareb provinces, which along with Jof province make up the so-called “triangle of evil” because of a heavy presence of al-Qaida militants. Fighters from the terror organization have been increasingly entering Yemen and finding refuge among tribes disgruntled with the central government.
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aziz 8:49 am on November 11, 2009 Permalink |
eeeenteresting…. but i wonder how much of his reknown is self-manufactured have you seen his website? its too slick to be Al Qaeda.
johnpi 9:49 am on November 11, 2009 Permalink |
I get the feeling that the days when English-speaking Muslims could turn on the computer and casually log on to al-Awlaki’s blog are gone for good…
abunoor 7:08 pm on November 11, 2009 Permalink |
The blog is down now, but has posted a message saying it will be “back to normal in a few days time.”