Word: yemen
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...Laden's own organization, Al Qaida, is believed to be a loose network of some 3,000-5,000 men, most of them Arab volunteers who fought in Afghanistan and were either unwilling or unable to return home. They maintained training camps in Afghanistan, the Sudan, Yemen and elsewhere, where they trained fighters for Islamist armies as far afield as Chechnya and western China...
...same afternoon that Israel's helicopters were shelling near Arafat's compound, suicidal terrorists on a small boat crept up to an American destroyer refueling in Yemen, stood at attention and set off an explosion that killed 17 crewmen. Later came a less effective attack on the British embassy in Yemen, along with fears that a new terrorist jihad could threaten innocents around the world...
...Aden-Abyan Islamic Army is not on the State Department's list of terrorist organizations but is emblematic of the many groups operating in Yemen, organizations that counterterrorism officials say combine extremist ideology with the pragmatic business of extorting foreign companies and kidnapping tourists. Two such groups--previously unknown--have claimed responsibility for the attack...
...second category is organizations opposed to the peace process. The primary candidates include Hamas, Hizballah and the Palestinian Islamic Jihad. Hamas and the P.I.J. have representatives in Yemen who raise money and rally support for their cause. Hizballah is suspected of attacks in neighboring Saudi Arabia. All three have been busier in the past few weeks, seeking to parlay Middle East tension into a tactical opportunity, say counterterrorism officials...
...third category is what experts call Jihadists, groups ideologically aligned with Osama bin Laden and guided by his 1998 fatwa, which called for a holy war against Israel and the U.S. These groups, mainly Bin Laden's al Qaeda and the Egyptian Islamic Jihad, are known to operate in Yemen. The two are among the best trained and funded on the U.S. watch list...