6 Arrested In Kuwaiti Terror Plot Against U.S. Military Base
August 11, 2009 by national
Filed under Incident Reports
Kuwaiti authorities have arrested six locals believed to be members of the terror group al-Qaeda, after stopping an alleged plot to bomb a United States military base. According to state-run media, the men were planning to attack ” – a U.S. Army-run facility that also hosts troops from Australia, Poland, Romania and the United Kingdom.
Camp Arifjan is located south of Kuwait City and has Americans servicemembers from the Air Force, Navy, Marine Corps, Coast Guard and National Guard. The base serves as an important storage and transition point for the ongoing conflicts in Afghanistan and Iraq, as well as a forward base for U.S. Central Command.
The base has its own airfield and even fast food restaurants like Pizza Hut and Burger King to bring a taste of home to American servicemembers stationed overseas.
Now, Kuwaiti authorities say the $200 million military base was on a list of proposed targets including local government offices. The attacks would have coincided with the Islamic holy month of Ramadan.
The U.S. military was not involved in foiling the plot, which is still being detailed by the Kuwaiti government.
Lebanon Unmasks 4 al-Qaeda Suspects
July 1, 2009 by national
Filed under World Report
According to a report released by the Lebanese Broadcasting Corporation International (LBCI), three of the suspects were charged on Monday by the Lebanese military prosecutor Judge Saker Saker with establishing a clandestine gang connected to the al-Qaeda terror group, while the fourth suspect remains at large.
The judicial officials meanwhile announced the three in custody are of Kuwaiti, Syrian and Tajik nationalities. Under the Lebanese Constitution, they will be handed death sentences should they be convicted of the charges.
The report comes as an al-Qaeda group — allegedly plotting attacks in Lebanon, Syria, Iraq and the Persian Gulf states like Kuwait — was exposed earlier this month.
Recent acts of violence in Lebanon and Syria have largely been pinned on extremist groups inspired by the al-Qaeda.
