Between December 19th and 30th 2010, the “Al-Sharq Al-Awsat” newspaper published a series of investigative…
Between December 19th and 30th 2010, the “Al-Sharq Al-Awsat” newspaper published a series of investigative reports on southern Yemen, including impressions from a tour in the remote region and interviews with the tribal leaders in the area. This series of articles demonstrates that the press has good access to the area, to the tribal leaders there, and to the leaders of the local militias affiliated with Al-Qaeda. The following document presents a summary of these reports.
The Jihadi Monitoring Group (JWMG) is a specialized research and analysis team at the International Institute for Counter-Terrorism (ICT). Composed of researchers fluent in Arabic, the JWMG monitors websites that support and serve the Global Jihad organizations. The unique characteristic of JWMG publications is the team's integration of diverse materials from a wide variety of Arabic sources. JWMG connects each source to larger trends, providing a complete understanding of events on both a local and a global scale.
