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peninsula in theMiddle East , bordered on byJordan , the Syrian desert andIraq to the north, thePersian Gulf to the northeast, the Gulf of Oman to the east, theArabian Sea (part of theIndian Ocean ) to the south (southeast), the Gulf of Aden to the south, theRed Sea to the west (southwest) extending north into the Gulf of Aqaba, and north along the Red Sea Rift to theMediterranean Sea on the west (northwest). It consists mainly ofSaudi Arabia , and may be geologically defined as theArabian plate , also as the Arabiansubcontinent .
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Examples
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U.S. counterterrorism officials have debated how big a role bin Laden and core al-Qaeda leaders were playing in the attacks launched by affiliated terror groups, particularly al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula, which is based in Yemen, and al-Shabab in Somalia.
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We understood al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula was a threat.
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MOHAMMED JAMJOOM, CNN CORRESPONDENT: Well, Richard, we heard today from the U.S. embassy, they are closing their doors because of unspecified threats from al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula, which is located in Yemen.
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They all three of those have a connection to al Qaeda on the Arabian Peninsula, which is headquartered in Yemen.
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They all three of those have a connection to Al Qaida on the Arabian Peninsula, which is headquartered in Yemen.
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They all three of those have a connection to Al Qaida on the Arabian Peninsula, which is headquartered in Yemen.
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Osama bin Ladin repeatedly stated that the presence of American forces on the holy ground of the Arabian Peninsula was a primary reason for 9/11.
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We understood al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula was a threat.
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The al Qaeda on the Arabian Peninsula is a real threat.
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The al Qaeda on the Arabian Peninsula is a real threat.
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