Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula, (AQAP) said that the fall of the Arab regimes will help the organization to extend everywhere.
In his article in the fifth issue of Al-Qaeda's magazine, Inspire, Anwar Al-Awlaki, the American-born Yemeni cleric welcomed Wednesday the revolutions in Egypt and Tunisia but questioned the intentions of the western world.
Al-Awlaki expressed optimism regarding the future of the jihadist movement. He said that the spread of unrest in Yemen, Libya, and the possibility that uprisings will break out in Gulf countries, primarily in Saudi Arabia, will open up new opportunities for jihad.
Al-Awlaki was designated as the most dangerous enemy of the U.S., with the CIA issuing in April of last year a dead-or-alive warrant for him. The U.S. also says Al-Awlaki had links with three of those involved in 9/11 attacks.