CIA chief: Syria is Al Qaida’s new regional base of operations

CIA chief: Syria is Al Qaida’s new regional base of operations

Special to WorldTribune.com WASHINGTON — The U.S. intelligence community has determined that Syria became the new regional base for Al Qaida. Officials said the 16-member intelligence community concluded that Al Qaida was preparing to use Syria as a base of operations throughout the Levant. Over the past year, they said, Al Qaida merged its assets […]