But, but I thought Al-Qaida was on the run? Oh, they are on the run, in Yemen, forcing the closure of the US Embassy as a ‘precautionary’ measure.
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The U.S. intelligence community has struggled in recent months to track al Qaeda in Yemen via electronic intercepts because the group has changed its communications, following disclosures last year of U.S. eavesdropping methods.
Still, the United States is using electronic tracking, satellite imagery and operatives on the ground to try to determine what may be planned.
The United Kingdom, meanwhile, advised against travel to Yemen and urged all British nationals to leave the country.
“There is a high threat from terrorism throughout Yemen and specific methods of attack are evolving and increasing in sophistication,” the Foreign and Commonwealth Office said in a statement.
It continued: “Al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) has previously targeted western interests and there could be a threat to commercial sites, transport infrastructure, diplomatic missions and any place where westerners gather.”