Al-Qaeda

Details

Instance of

terrorist organization, armed organization

Inception

1988

Has parts

Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula, al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb, al-Qaeda in the Indian Subcontinent, Al-Qaeda in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Al-Qaeda in Turkey, Al-Qaeda in the Sinai Peninsula, Al-Qaeda Kurdish Battalions, Abdullah Azzam Brigades, Al-Shabaab, Al-Nusra Front, Jama'at Nasr al-Islam wal Muslimin, Guardians of Religion Organization

Conflict

Afghan Conflict, insurgency in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

Founded by

Osama bin Laden

Chaired by

Saif al-Adel, Ayman al-Zawahiri, Osama bin Laden

country of origin

Afghanistan

described by source

Lentapedia

designated as terrorist by

United States, Russia, Australia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Brazil, Canada, European Union, People's Republic of China, Bahrain, United Kingdom

has goal

Islamic state, caliphate

has list

list of wars and battles involving al-Qaeda

history of topic

History of al-Qaeda

influenced by

Sayyid Qutb

IPA transcription

əlˈqaːʕɪda

location of formation

Peshawar

member category

Category:Al-Qaeda members

named after

jihad

native label

القاعدة

notable work

Al Qaeda Handbook

political ideology

Wahhabism, Salafi jihadism, Qutbism, Pan-Islamism, anti-communism, anti-Zionism, antisemitism, Islamism

position held by head of the organization

General Emir of Al-Qaeda

significant event

Iranian Revolution, 1998 United States embassy bombings, 2000 millennium attack plots, September 11 attacks, USS Cole bombing

topic has template

Template:Al-Qaeda

topic's main category

Category:Al-Qaeda

topic's main Wikimedia portal

Portal:Al-Qaeda

Connected on Wikidata

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