WASHINGTON — Counterterrorism operations in Yemen have ground to a halt, allowing Al Qaeda’s deadliest branch outside of Pakistan to operate more freely inside the country and to increase plotting for possible attacks against Europe and the United States, American diplomats, intelligence analysts and counterterrorism officials say. Related Clashes Escalate in Yemen; at Least 12 Are Killed (April 5, 2011) Bryan Denton for The New York Times Yemeni counterterrorism soldiers, above, training outside Sana. American officials are watching unrest in Yemen’s south. In the political tumult surrounding Yemen’s embattled president, Ali Abdullah Saleh, many Yemeni troops have…
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