Sunday, August 29, 2010

Why Yemen Is one Of The Most Dangerous Places On This Planet

Inside Yemen, The Most Dangerous Place On The Planet -- The Daily Mail

The common sense travel advice on Yemen is: don't even think of going there. On top of six wars in six years in the north of the country there is now also an insurgency in the south. The United Nations assesses the risk to its staff from these multiple conflicts as between medium and high.

Al Qaeda has a shadowy but ambitious organisation here: Al Qaeda In The Arabian Peninsular. Last April one of its suicide bombers tried to assassinate the British ambassador.

Not only for Westerners, but for Yemenis too, it is among the world's most dangerous places, and not for those of a nervous disposition.

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More News On Yemen

Eight soldiers killed in south Yemen suspected Qaeda attack
-- AFP
Gunmen attack Yemeni army patrol, killing 8 soldiers and wounding 1 in country's south -- Canadian Press
Qaeda says responsible for killing 8 Yemen troops -- Reuters
FACTBOX-Security developments in Yemen -- Reuters
Criticism of Yemeni offensive mounts -- UPI
Bin Laden's bodyguard warns of escalation in Yemen -- AP
Bin Laden's Ex-Bodyguard Warns Of Yemen Escalation -- Radio Free Europe
U.S. seeks to squeeze terrorists in Yemen -- National Post
Yemen says US officials exaggerate Qaeda threat -- AFP
U.S. Weighs Expanded Strikes in Yemen -- Wall Street Journal
US to focus on threat of Yemen extremists -- Financial Times
Yemen rebels, govt set timetable for accords -- AFP
Poverty, corruption and Yemen's young jihadis -- Today Online
FACTBOX-Turmoil in Yemen -- Reuters

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