June 19, 2013
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Description
Al-Qaeda is a global militant Islamist organization founded by Osama bin Laden at some point between August 1988 and late 1989, with its origins being traceable to the Soviet War in Afghanistan. It operates as a network comprising both a multinational, stateless army and a radical Sunni Muslim movement calling for global Jihad and a strict interpretation of sharia law. It has been designated as a terrorist organization by the United Nations Security Council, NATO, the European Union, the United Kingdom, the United States, and various other countries. Al-Qaeda has carried out several attacks on non-Muslims, and other targets it considers kafir.
Al-Qaeda has attacked civilian and military targets in various countries, including the September 11 attacks, 1998 U.S. embassy bombings and the 2002 Bali bombings. The U.S. government responded to the September 11 attacks by launching the War on Terror. With the loss of key leaders, culminating in the death of Osama bin Laden, al-Qaeda's operations have devolved from actions that were controlled from the top-down, to actions by franchise associated groups, to actions of lone wolf operators.
(via Freebase)
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![Yemeni parliament to question government over return of al-Qaeda [Dubai TV, UAE]](/images/image_cache/base-2020000/2020336/thumbnail.width=304,height=171,grow=1,crop=center.jpg?sig=fcfc52d0a979b58fceafc71857c8f7e7)
![A look at the life of former Yemeni al-Qaeda leader Jamil al-Anbari [New TV, Lebanon]](/images/image_cache/base-1691000/1691459/thumbnail.width=304,height=171,grow=1,crop=center.jpg?sig=a916c8aef18404b38688b5b54692b1df)
![US troops arrive in southern Yemen to supervise fight against terrorists [Al-Alam, Iran]](/images/image_cache/base-1584000/1584798/thumbnail.width=304,height=171,grow=1,crop=center.jpg?sig=6761fddf3ba11a06463dca96bea6c421)
![Army death toll rises as Yemeni leaders accused of collaborating with al-Qaeda [Dubai TV, UAE]](/images/image_cache/base-1495000/1495959/thumbnail.width=304,height=171,grow=1,crop=center.jpg?sig=07efea84035a3313c6ae0daeb35ef251)
![World leaders gather in London to discuss Somali issues [BBC Arabic, UK]](/images/image_cache/base-1067000/1067144/thumbnail.width=304,height=171,grow=1,crop=center.jpg?sig=8c11418e55bb24133dab330561be2771)