Al Qaeda rebounds in Yemen , Egypt 's Sinai region , Libya , Iraq , Syria and west Africa . Al Qaeda in Yemen is especially active . Al Qaeda is targeting Shiites in an attempt to plunge the country into another civil war and hopes to carve out a larger zone of territory under their control on either side of the Syria-Iraq border , Cruickshank says . Recently intercepted communications suggest ` ` active plotting , '' a source says . The terror group has gained a strong foothold in Yemen in the midst of a civil war .
Al Qaeda rebounds in Yemen , Egypt 's Sinai region , Libya , Iraq , Syria and west Africa . Al Qaeda in Yemen is especially active . Recently intercepted communications suggest ` ` active plotting , '' a source says . The terror group has gained a strong foothold in Yemen in the midst of a civil war .