Apr 24, 2013

WASHINGTON [MENL] -- The U.S. intelligence community, in an assessment that
disputed claims of President Barack Obama, has determined that Al Qaida was
growing stronger in Africa and Asia.

Apr 12, 2013

TEL AVIV [MENL] -- Israel's intelligence community has determined that Al
Qaida's militia in Syria expanded throughout the region.

Apr 10, 2013

NICOSIA [MENL] -- Al Qaida has formally merged with the leading Islamist
rebel militia in Syria.

Oct 12, 2012

WASHINGTON [MENL] -- Al Qaida's network in Iraq has nearly tripled in
membership since the U.S. withdrawal in 2011.