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Pakistan: US Strikes Boost Local Qaeda Threat

But attacks are cutting fighters' global abilities

By Matt Cantor,  Newser Staff

Posted Feb 25, 2009 12:26 PM CST

(Newser) – US drone strikes are heightening al-Qaeda’s threat to Pakistan, even as the attacks hurt the organization's ability to coordinate on a global scale, Pakistani officials say. The strikes have helped decentralize the group, but pockets focused on local jihad are fighting back. The officials...   Read full story »

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