Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–September 30, 2011. The killing of Anwar al-Awlaki, an American-born terrorist working with Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula, or AQAP, is a victory in the fight against international terrorist groups targeting the United States, but the significance of his death for AQAP or on Yemen-based terrorism should not be overstated. Today the Center for American Progress released “A Victory for the United States but Not the Defeat of Al Qaeda in Yemen,” which points out that while Awlaki’s death is a clear win for the U.S.-led air campaign against AQAP, it is woefully inadequate to address the medium- and long-term challenges of AQAP in the region or the multiple ongoing crises facing the Yemeni people.
