The US and UK have temporarily withdrawn embassy staff from Yemen, with intelligence pointing towards an “imminent” threat from al-Qaeda in the capital Sana’a.
The US state department has issued a worldwide travel alert because of an al-Qaeda threat, with people warned to take particular precaution in the Middle East and North Africa.
The clashes between Free Syrian Army fighters and al-Qaeda backed extremist rebels are becoming more frequent and violent, with the disunity giving Assad’s forces an advantage.
The last month we witnessed some major evolutions in the organisation of the Jihadist struggle in Syria.
The loss of prominent leaders and relentless pursuit by the military coalition in Mali may spell the end of al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb across the entire Sahel, local analysts say.