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The State Department is extending the closure of some embassies and consulates "Out of an abundance of caution." The department is also closing a few additional posts.

In a statement released Sunday, the department said the closures are not "An indication of a new threat stream."

Twenty-two U.S. Embassies and consulates were closed Sunday amid fears of an al Qaeda attack. Ref. CNN

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Broad U.S. Terror alert mystifies experts:

If ordinary Americans are confused, they're in good company. Analysts who've devoted their careers to studying al Qaida and U.S. Counterterrorism strategy can't really make sense of it, either. Ref. Source 1

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Report: Al Qaeda plan to 'change face of history' led to US scare:

Yemen's President reveals details from intercepted phone call between al-Qaeda leaders which led to closure of dozens of Western embassies. 'We would carry out attack to change history,' one of them said Ref. Source 7

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Al-Qaeda strives to build Islamic state in northern Syria:

Al-Qaeda is attempting to forge an Islamic caliphate across Syria, arresting any who resist the terrorist network, intimidating local businesses and restructuring courts and schools. The way it seized control of a key town in northern Syria illustrates its methods. Ref. Source 4

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Amnesty Int'l: Al-Qaeda in Syria kidnaps, tortures, executes prisoners in secret jails:

Abductions, torture, killing, sharia courts, secret prisons with "Inhuman" Conditions - that's what an Al-Qaeda-linked jihadist group in Syria is accused of in the latest report by Amnesty International. Victims included children as young as eight. Ref. Source 9

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American abducted by al-Qaeda makes video plea

American Warren Weinstein was kidnapped in Pakistan by al-Qaeda more than 2 years ago. Ref. Source 1

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Mole Who Met Bin Laden Killed by Al Qaeda in Bosnia:

An FBI mole who provided valuable intelligence on al Qaeda and met with Osama bin Laden was lured away from the FBI to work for the CIA, but was killed by al Qaeda operatives in Bosnia who suspected he was an informant, NBC News has learned exclusively. Ref. Source 5

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A new video shows what looks like the largest and most dangerous gathering of al Qaeda in years, CNN's Barbara Starr reports.

The video started appearing on jihadist websites recently, drawing the attention of U.S. Officials and global terrorism experts. U.S. Officials say they believe it's authentic.

The "Extraordinary video" Shows Nasir al-Wuhayshi, the No. 2 leader of al Qaeda globally and the head of al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula, addressing more than 100 fighters somewhere in Yemen, CNN Terrorism Analyst Paul Cruickshank said.

"The U.S. Intelligence community should be surprised that such a large group of al Qaeda assembled together, including the leadership, and somehow they didn't notice," Said CNN National Security Analyst Peter Bergen. Ref. CNN