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Saturday, April 28, 2012

One year after the death of bin Laden, where is Al Qaeda


In May 2011, Osama bin Laden was killed in Pakistan. If the organization he founded survived his death, it no longer has much to do with what it was several years ago. May 2, 2011, Osama bin Laden was killed in a commando raid of a U.S. Special Forces against his house. The world discovered, stunned, as the leader most wanted terrorist in the world was not hiding in a cave for several years but lived in the middle of urban areas, in the garrison town of Abbottabad , near the Pakistan Military Academy . A year later, Thursday, April 26, 2012, the three widows of the leader of al-Qaeda-two Saudi and one Yemeni, and his children were expelled from Pakistan to Saudi Arabia. What remains of the organization he founded in 1988 by bin Laden ? In Arabic, al-Qaeda means " the base ". Westerners have discovered after the attacks of September 11, 2001. Al Qaeda is perceived as a powerful hidden organization, capable of sending groups carry out attacks around the world. Since then, things have changed , but the power to harm those who profess allegiance to al-Qaeda has not gone away. Since the death of bin Laden, power passed into the hands of Ayman al-Zawahiri . TheEgyptian 60 years has committed to continue the jihad " against apostates who attack the Islamic lands, and headed cross America and his sidekick Israel ". Al-Zawahiri was already the ideologue of al-Qaeda or the eminence grise of bin Laden for several years, but it is far less charismatic than his predecessor. When it broadcasts a video message, it causes much less media coverage. Al-Zawahiri alsoless authority over the structure -very decentralized-that bin Laden had. More broadly, recent years have witnessed the emergence of "affiliates" of al-Qaeda operating in a given geographical area, as al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula(AQAP) and al-Qaeda in Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) .The shebabs Islamist insurgents in Somalia and the Boko Haram sect in Nigeria also cultivate links with al-Qaeda. The shebabs, Boko Haram and AQIM exchangeprobably weapons , but there is no unified command, single strategy , "said Francois-Bernard Huyghe. The "franchise" of al-Qaeda are " hybrid organizations "mixing" a bit of classical terrorism (when Boko Haram poses a bomb in a church, for example), some traffic and crime, some guerrilla " , he adds. Through them, the local issues resume weight within al-Qaeda, while the organization was originally a project of global Islamist revolution. Although they often include a few hundred people , these groups have a great power to harm, through bombings and kidnappings. In recent years, the Sahel has become a crucial area for al-Qaeda, while his influence declined in other regions. In Afghanistan , the Taliban are Pashtun rather than "Arab" al-Qaeda could take advantage of the withdrawal of NATO troops. In the countries of the " Arab revolution ", the revolts against the powers that were conducted without any reference is made ​​to al-Qaeda. By removing dictators, revolutions have pulled the rug from under the feet of the organization denounced corrupt authoritarian regimes, supported by the West. Thus, the global strategy of the terrorist organization has the lead in the wing, but al-Qaeda may boast of having succeeded in recent years to create a genuine arc of instability in Africa , from Nigeria to Somalia.

Bin Laden's family arrived in Saudi Arabia


Widows and children of Osama bin Laden expelled from Pakistan, arrived in Saudi Arabia, on Friday the head of the Yemeni NGOs Hood, which closely follows the case of the Yemeni wife of the former leader of Al Qaeda. The Saudi authorities, however, kept an absolute silence on her return from the relatives of Bin Laden to Saudi Arabia. "The Yemeni arrived, with the other members of the family of Bin Laden, Saudi Arabia, his sons and his brother," said Mohamed Naji Allaw, head of an organization that defends human rights, especially children. "We have taken steps for their return to Yemen," the activist, who said he obtained this information from Zakaria Abdel Fattah al-Sadaa, brother of bin Laden's Yemeni wife, Amal Abdel Fattah al-Sadaa. Zakaria Abdel Fattah al-Saada personally traveled to Pakistan to obtain the return of his sister, the youngest of the wives of the leader of Al Qaeda, and the five sons of this. Pakistan on Friday expelled to Saudi Arabia for women and children of Osama Bin Laden, detained since his death, almost a year ago, during the assault on the house where the leader of Al Qaeda residing with their wives and children in Abbottabad , in northern Pakistan. The three widows, two Saudis and a Yemeni, and ten children, took off from Islamabad airport shortly before 02h00 (2100 GMT Thursday), said a spokesman for the Pakistani Interior Ministry. After the attack, U.S. soldiers took the corpse of Bin Laden and his family left the house, whose members were later arrested by Pakistani authorities. After ten months of detention without an official reason, the three widows of Bin Laden were sentenced to 45 days in jail for illegal stay in Pakistan, a penalty that ended 10 days ago to purge, and to be deported to their countries of origin along with their children.

Hollande also courting the right burqa ban

In a less ostentatious Nicolas Sarkozy also Francois Hollande has begun to woo the 6.4 million voters on Sunday claimed the right leader, Marine Le Pen. And the weapon, 'always the same: migration and the rights and duties of immigrants. On the latter point, the Socialist candidate has announced that if it is 'elected will confirm' the ban on wearing the burqa or the niqab in public, adopted in 2010, which document Hollande abstained. Not only. The socialist leader is not 'a feel-good intention to open arms to welcome any immigrant: "In a time of crisis, such as the one we are experiencing, not only to limit immigration and' necessary but 'essential', he said, assuming take the limit of 20,000 a year already 'imposed by Sarkozy, though, and' open to discussion on the figures. 

Another day no peace in Syria

A suicide bomber blows himself up while the faithful were leaving the mosque in al-Maidan Square: at least 11 people killed civilians and security agents . Before a bomb explodes near a seat of government in the industrial area. EU: "Many worried, government does not respect commitments to cease-fire" . A suicide bomber blows himself up as the faithful came from a Damascus mosque after Friday prayers. No peace in Syria . Other victims in the capital today where two explosions were reported fear in the city. The first occurred near a seat of government in the industrial area . "The area is surrounded by military means and you can not get close - has witnessed the Syrian activist Mohammed al-Shami, in conjunction with 'al-Jazeera' - but the Syrian TV 'al-Dounia' spoke of victims without specify the number or whether they are dead or wounded. " The other explosion, the work of a suicide bomber outside the mosque al-Abidin Zin al-Maidan Square, has done just that at least 11 dead and 28 wounded . Among the victims, told 'al-Dounia TV', there are both civil and security agents. On the ground were found two corpses completely torn. "Immediately after the explosion, many people approached the site of the attack - has informed 'al-Dounia TV' - and security has exploded a few rounds of gunfire". The news of the explosion was also given by the Syrian state television, which he called a "terrorist attack". The explosion 'took place immediately after the release of the faithful to prayer from the mosque of the Islamic venersì. In the region of Homs continued throughout the night clashes between opponents and forces loyal to the Syrian regime of Bashar al-Assad. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights - an organization based in London - said one person died in the clashes and 15 others were injured. Also according to the activists, is at least 20 death toll of repression put in place yesterday by forces loyal to Assad . The military has launched heavy bombardment against Douma, about ten miles from the center of the capital, Damascus, and against the eastern town of Deir ez-Zor. Explosions and gunfire were reported in Harasta, always close to the capital, and Daraa, the southern province of Syria.

Guardiola hails Barca: "I leave, I'm tired"

Now it's official, Pep Guardiola will leave Barcelona at the end of the season. Eyes bright and voice breaking with emotion, the Catalan with the Blaugrana coach has won everything, explained the decision in person: "Four seasons at Barcelona is an eternity - he told reporters - Already in October, and then in December , the company had expressed my intention to leave. I knew that my adventure was ending here. I feel privileged to have led this club and have obtained the results we all know. I leave a club at the highest level and with great vitality. But now I got to the end, I'm tired. I do not know what else to add, thank you all. "