Some news you probably missed. It’s currently unclear whether Anwar al-Awlaki was killed.

Yemen said it launched airstrikes Thursday against extremists including Anwar al-Awlaki, the U.S.-born imam whom Fort Hood massacre suspect Nidal Malik Hasan consulted before last month’s shootings in Texas. Story here.

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