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al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP)

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The link below is to an article that takes a look at al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP).

For more visit:
http://theconversation.com/explainer-what-is-al-qaeda-in-the-arabian-peninsula-36103

Al-Qaeda Group Claims Responsibility for Paris Terror Attack

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Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) took responsibility on Friday for the attack on the Paris satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo. A statement provided to the Associated Press said “the leadership of AQAP directed the operations and they have chosen their target carefully.” The attack, which killed 12 people, was intended to as “revenge for the honor” of the Prophet Mohammad, the depiction of whom is forbidden by Islamic tradition. The magazine had repeatedly mocked him in cartoons.

The claim, which the unnamed spokesman said was delayed two days after Wednesday’s attack for “security reasons,” did not come as a shock. But one of the gunmen in the Charlie Hebdo attack shouted, “You can tell the media it was Al-Qaeda in Yemen” during the assault, according to a witness. And a the French news channel BFM Television reported that Said and Cherif Kouachi made the same claim in a…

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