Better intelligence has made an attack on Shumukh or Europe more difficult . Most analysts concur that al Qaeda wants to launch a large-scale attack to prove its resilience and rally supporters . Sabotaging Arab and Gulf oilfields would fit with Al Qaeda core goals . al Qaeda 's in Europe may be a greater threat now , some say . Salafist groups may want to take advantage of instability from recent uprisings .
Better intelligence has made an attack on Shumukh or Europe more difficult . Sabotaging Arab and Gulf oilfields would fit with Al Qaeda core goals . al Qaeda 's in Europe may be a greater threat now , some say . Salafist groups may want to take advantage of instability from recent uprisings .