SITUATION REPORTS
Issue date: 2/3/10 Section: Eagle Eye
TURKEY: Al-Qaida Leader Detained
On Jan. 18, Turkish police in Adana arrested Serdar Elba?a, also known as Abu Zer, the leader of al-Qaida's wing in Turkey. Police arrested 30 other suspected al-Qaida operatives as well.
YEMEN: Soudi-Houthi Ceasefire
Fighting has halted on the Yemen-Saudi border following the Saudi acceptance of a ceasefire offered by Houthi rebel leader Abdul-Malik al-Houthi. Should the ceasefire be ignored, al-Houthi vows "open war" against Saudi Arabia.
NEPAL: High Security Alert at Airport
Following warnings from India that al-Qaida-linked militants might hijack planes in South Asia, Nepal's Ministry of Home Affairs has heightened security measures at Kathmandu's Tribhuvan International Airport. Police and army personnel are on high alert.
On Jan. 18, Turkish police in Adana arrested Serdar Elba?a, also known as Abu Zer, the leader of al-Qaida's wing in Turkey. Police arrested 30 other suspected al-Qaida operatives as well.
YEMEN: Soudi-Houthi Ceasefire
Fighting has halted on the Yemen-Saudi border following the Saudi acceptance of a ceasefire offered by Houthi rebel leader Abdul-Malik al-Houthi. Should the ceasefire be ignored, al-Houthi vows "open war" against Saudi Arabia.
NEPAL: High Security Alert at Airport
Following warnings from India that al-Qaida-linked militants might hijack planes in South Asia, Nepal's Ministry of Home Affairs has heightened security measures at Kathmandu's Tribhuvan International Airport. Police and army personnel are on high alert.
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