“Al-Qaeda in Yemen remains a serious threat to the United States despite the death of Anwar al-Awlaqi, a prominent jihadist leader accused of planning attacks on American targets, experts say.
The killing in Yemen on Friday of the outspoken US-born cleric in an air raid was hailed by President Barack Obama as a ‘major blow’ to terrorists, but analysts say Al-Qaeda’s influence in Yemen will not be greatly affected.”