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In the Spotlight: The Islamic Army of Aden (IAA)
http://www.cdi.org/program/document.cfm?DocumentID=2679&StartRow=1&ListRows=10&appendURL=&Orderby=D.DateLastUpdated&ProgramID=39&from_page=index.cfm
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The Islamic Army of Aden (IAA) – also known as the Islamic Army of Aden-Abyan – is a group of Muslim extremists that wish to establish an Islamist government in Yemen that adheres strictly to Sharia Law. It also seeks to remove all Western interests and influence from Yemen and the greater Middle East. Although the Yemeni government has sought to crush the group and has claimed that it is no longer capable of carrying out its operations, Western intelligence services believe it is still planning operations to advance its political and religious agenda.
The IAA is most famous for its role in the Oct. 12, 2000, bombing of the USS Cole in Aden Harbor. A dinghy packed with explosives ran into the side of the destroyer while it was refueling, killing 17 American sailors and injuring 39 others. Intelligence services suspect the attack was sponsored by and conducted in coordination with al-Qaida. Abd al-Rashim al-Nashiri, chief of Qaida operations in the Persian Gulf, is believed to have masterminded the attack. Ali Qaed Senyan al-Harthi, al-Qaida’s chief operative in Yemen, is also thought to have been involved. Authorities believe Al-Harthi was killed in November 2002, when an American unmanned aerial vehicle fired a hellfire missile at a car in the middle of the Yemeni desert.