On 30 September 2011, the United States used an automated drone to kill Yemeni-American and prominent al-Qaida operative Anwar al-Aulaki in the Jawf province of Yemen. Al-Aulaki had leveraged his…
Early October saw more violence against Egyptian Christians. Although reports are still murky (see 1, 2, 3), security forces and men in civilian clothes – perhaps rioters,…