The Last Refuge

On 23 February 2006, twenty-three men escaped from a political prison to a mosque in Sana'a, the capital of Yemen. Two years later, they were joined by a dozen men released from Guantanamo Bay. These are the core of the new al-Qaeda, which is regrouping in the far reaches of Yemen and eager to wage [...]
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On 23 February 2006, twenty-three men escaped from a political prison to a mosque in Sana'a, the capital of Yemen. Two years later, they were joined by a dozen men released from Guantanamo Bay. These are the core of the new al-Qaeda, which is regrouping in the far reaches of Yemen and eager to wage war against the West and hijack the Arab Spring. Unrivalled Yemen expert Gregory Johnsen offers the first account of al-Qaeda's explosive growth in the country - a combustion of civil war, Afghan refugees, and Muhammed's teachings. Based on years of on-the-ground interviews and research, he delivers a stunning and essential investigation of the true state of the Middle East.