October 30, 2009

Yemen Arrests Somali Linked to Terror Charity

Now that Yemeni al Qaeda formally merged with Saudi al Qaeda is the next focus a greater degree of integration with al Shabaab? There is substantial black market trade between the two nations and amount of persons, diesel and weapons transiting the narrow Bab al Mendab strait separating Yemen from Somalia is staggering.

Suspected Somali al-Qaeda man arrested in Yemen SANA'A, Oct. 29 (Saba) - Yemeni Security authorities have arrested suspect of al-Qaeda member in Taiz, Interior Ministry said on Thursday.

The Somali Nour Omar has been held along with five other Somalis in Mocha district of Taiz governorate. A laptop and a stamp of al-Manhal Charitable Society in Mogadishu, Somalia, were in the possession of the accused.
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Rahm of TFS was kind enough to explain that the al Manhal Charity is of the hard core Wahabbi persuasion and linked to a Kuwaiti charity, Revival of Islamic Heritage Society, currently designated by the US Treasury as providing financial and material support to al Qaeda. Al Manhal has been operating in the Jubba region of Somalia, some parts of Mugdishu and everywhere where al Shabaab has control, he says.


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