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Limping al-Qaida offshoot rearms with Twitter

Limping al-Qaida offshoot rearms with Twitter
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on April 23rd
By ELAINE GANLEYAssociated Press Battered by a French-led military campaign in Mali, al-Qaida's North African arm is trying something new to stay relevant: Twitter. The PR campaign by the terror network seeks to tap into social grievances and champion mainstream causes such as unemployment, all

Seasoned combat leader takes over Africa Command

Seasoned combat leader takes over Africa Command
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on April 5th
By ROBERT BURNSAP National Security Writer STUTTGART, Germany (AP) - One of the American military's most seasoned combat leaders took charge Friday of U.S. Africa Command, whose No. 1 mission is to work with allies to neutralize the continent's widening web of Islamic extremist groups,

Seasoned combat leader takes over Africa Command

Seasoned combat leader takes over Africa Command
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on April 5th
By ROBERT BURNSAP National Security Writer STUTTGART, Germany (AP) - One of the American military's most seasoned combat leaders took charge Friday of U.S. Africa Command, whose No. 1 mission is to work with allies to neutralize the continent's widening web of Islamic extremist groups,

US declassifies attacks in Yemen, Somalia

US declassifies attacks in Yemen, Somalia
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on June 15th
By ROBERT BURNSAP National Security Writer WASHINGTON (AP) - The White House is partially lifting the lid of secrecy on its counterterrorism campaign against al-Qaida in Yemen and Somalia by formally acknowledging for the first time that it is conducting lethal attacks in those

African terror suspect pleads guilty in NYC case

African terror suspect pleads guilty in NYC case
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on June 13th
NEW YORK (AP) - An East African man has pleaded guilty in New York to U.S. charges he supported terrorism by associating with a violent extremist group in Somalia. Mohamed Ibrahim Ahmed entered the plea Wednesday in federal court in Manhattan.