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Mohammed Al-Shafey
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on : Thursday, 16 May, 2013

Lawrence Wright on the Riyadh Compound Bombings

London, Asharq Al-Awsat—Lawrence Wright, Al-Qaeda expert and author of The Looming Tower: Al Qaeda and the Road to 9/11, said that the Riyadh Compound Bombings marked the beginning of a new phase of global terrorism, as well as security coordination between Saudi Arabia and the US. The Riyadh Compound Bombings saw coordinated suicide attacks targeting three residential compounds in the Saudi capital on May 12, 2003, killing 34 and wounding 149. This infamous attack represented the firs...

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Mohammed Al-Shafey
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on : Tuesday, 14 May, 2013

US Security Expert on Al-Qaeda, Iran, and the Riyadh Compound Bombings

London, Asharq Al-Awsat—In the week of the tenth anniversary of the Riyadh Compound Bombings, Asharq Al-Awsat spoke to US counter-terrorism expert Brian Fishman on the implications this attack had on the domestic, and global, war on terror. Brian Fishman is a counter-terrorism research fellow at the New American Foundation, he is also a Fellow with the Combatting Terrorism Center (CTC) at West Point, having previously served as CTC’s Director of Research. Fishman is the author of...

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Mohammed Al-Shafey
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on : Tuesday, 14 May, 2013

Islamist sheds light on Riyadh compound bombings

London, Asharq Al-Awsat—This week is the tenth anniversary of the 2003 Riyadh Compound Bombings that targeted three residential housing compounds in the Saudi capital. The attack...

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Dr. Thomas Hegghammer
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on : Monday, 13 May, 2013

The Riyadh Compound Bombings: Ten Years, and Ten Lessons, Later

Stanford, Asharq Al-Awsat—Ten years ago yesterday, the Saudi capital, Riyadh, was rocked by three near-simultaneous suicide bombings at housing compounds for expatriates. Ove...

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Arafat Madabish
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on : Sunday, 12 May, 2013

Houthis take control of several Salafi mosques

Sana'a, Asharq Al-Awsat—Armed confrontations erupted in the eastern and northern regions of Yemen, as Houthi militias took control of a number of mosques in the city of Sa'dah. ...

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Hannah Lucinda Smith
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on : Sunday, 12 May, 2013

My Friend, the Aspiring Suicide Bomber

Turkish–Syrian border, Asharq Al-Awsat—We were friends from the moment we met. It was February and I had arrived in Aleppo that day, a newcomer to the Syrian war struck dumb by...

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Asharq Al-Awsat
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on : Saturday, 11 May, 2013

Asharq Al-Awsat Exclusive: The Untold Story of Al-Zarqawi’s Wife

Riyadh, Asharq Al-Awsat—Over the past year in Saudi Arabia, one story has continued to be cited and mentioned across the Internet and on social media. This is the story of Wafa A...

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Asharq Al-Awsat
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on : Saturday, 11 May, 2013

Bomb blasts cast shadow over Pakistan’s milestone election

Islamabad, Reuters—A string of militant attacks cast a long shadow over Pakistan's general election on Saturday, but millions still turned out to vote in a landmark test of t...

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Arafat Madabish
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on : Wednesday, 8 May, 2013

Hadi says Yemen has destroyed Al-Qaeda dream of Islamic emirate

Sana'a, Asharq Al-Awsat—President Abd Rabbo Masnour Hadi has emphasized that Yemen's security authorities and popular committees have successfully put an end to Al-Qaeda’s drea...

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Asharq Al-Awsat
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on : Monday, 6 May, 2013

Syria Accuses Israel of Aiding Al-Qaeda

Beirut, Asharq Al-Awsat—The Israeli air strikes that devastated Syrian targets over the weekend have resulted in the deaths of 15 soldiers, with dozens more unaccounted for, acco...

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