al-Qaeda

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militant Islamist organization terrorist organization

al-Qaeda is a militant Islamist extremist organization known for orchestrating major terrorist attacks worldwide, including the September 11, 2001 attacks in the United States.

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All labels observed (17)

Label	Occurrences
al-Qaeda canonical	92
Al-Qaeda	13
al-Qaeda central leadership	3
al-Qaeda leadership	3
al-Qaeda network	3
Al-Qaeda network	2
Al-Qaeda (implied in narrative)	1
Al‑Qaeda	1
al-Qaeda (historically)	1
al-Qaeda core leadership	1
al-Qaeda fighters	1
al-Qaeda financial network	1
al-Qaeda in the Indian Subcontinent	1
al-Qaeda terrorists	1
al-Qaeda was responsible for planning and executing the September 11 attacks	1
founding al-Qaeda	1
global Al-Qaeda network	1

Statements (57)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	militant Islamist organization ⓘ terrorist organization ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	Afghanistan ⓘ
designatedAsTerroristOrganizationBy	Australia ⓘ Canada ⓘ European Union ⓘ India ⓘ Russia ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ United Nations ⓘ United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
enemyOf	Israel ⓘ United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States Western governments ⓘ
financingMethod	charitable fronts ⓘ criminal activities ⓘ donations ⓘ
foundedBy	Abdullah Azzam ⓘ Osama bin Laden ⓘ
foundedInContextOf	Soviet–Afghan War ⓘ
foundedInYear	1988 ⓘ
hasBranch	Jabhat al-Nusra ⓘ al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula ⓘ al-Qaeda self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: al-Qaeda in the Indian Subcontinent Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb ⓘ surface form: al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb al-Shabaab ⓘ
headquartersLocation	Afghanistan ⓘ Pakistan ⓘ Sudan ⓘ
ideology	Salafi jihadism ⓘ
leader	Ayman al-Zawahiri ⓘ Osama bin Laden ⓘ Saif al-Adel ⓘ
motive	establishment of a global Islamic caliphate ⓘ
notableAttack	1998 United States embassy bombings ⓘ 2000 USS Cole bombing ⓘ 2002 Bali bombings ⓘ 2004 Madrid train bombings ⓘ 2005 London bombings ⓘ September 11 attacks ⓘ
operatesIn	Horn of Africa ⓘ Middle East ⓘ North Africa ⓘ South Asia ⓘ Western countries ⓘ
opposedBy	Afghan National Army ⓘ surface form: Afghan government NATO ⓘ Government of Pakistan ⓘ surface form: Pakistani government United States government ⓘ
partOf	global jihadist movement ⓘ
religion	Sunni Islam ⓘ
strategy	global jihad ⓘ
usesTactic	assassination ⓘ bombing ⓘ hijacking ⓘ kidnapping ⓘ suicide bombing ⓘ

Referenced by (127)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Global War on Terrorism → primaryAdversary → al-Qaeda ⓘ

War in Afghanistan (2001–2021) → belligerent → al-Qaeda ⓘ

The Looming Tower → subject → al-Qaeda ⓘ

9/11 Commission Report → focusesOnOrganization → al-Qaeda ⓘ

9/11 Commission Report → concludesThat → al-Qaeda ⓘ

this entity surface form: al-Qaeda was responsible for planning and executing the September 11 attacks

September 11 attacks → perpetrator → al-Qaeda ⓘ

al-Qaeda in Iraq → pledgedAllegianceTo → al-Qaeda ⓘ

al-Qaeda in Iraq → allianceWith → al-Qaeda ⓘ

GWOT → keyTarget → al-Qaeda ⓘ

al-Qaeda → hasBranch → al-Qaeda self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: al-Qaeda in the Indian Subcontinent

Authorization for Use of Military Force of 2001 → authorizesUseOfForceAgainst → al-Qaeda ⓘ

Taliban → alliedWith → al-Qaeda ⓘ

this entity surface form: al-Qaeda (historically)

Operation Neptune Spear → targetOrganization → al-Qaeda ⓘ

Afghan National Army → opponent → al-Qaeda ⓘ

this entity surface form: Al-Qaeda

Operation Freedom’s Sentinel → opponent → al-Qaeda ⓘ

Battle of Tora Bora → combatant → al-Qaeda ⓘ

Lawrence Wright → wroteAbout → al-Qaeda ⓘ

Osama bin Laden → founded → al-Qaeda ⓘ

Osama bin Laden → knownFor → al-Qaeda ⓘ

this entity surface form: founding al-Qaeda

Ayman al-Zawahiri → memberOf → al-Qaeda ⓘ

John O’Neill → hasEnemy → al-Qaeda ⓘ

The 9/11 Report: A Graphic Adaptation → about → al-Qaeda ⓘ

Islamic State – Khorasan Province → enemyOf → al-Qaeda ⓘ

this entity surface form: Al-Qaeda

American Airlines Flight 11 → terroristOrganization → al-Qaeda ⓘ

American Airlines Flight 77 → perpetratorOrganization → al-Qaeda ⓘ

Operation Enduring Freedom → aimedAt → al-Qaeda ⓘ

Khalid Sheikh Mohammed → memberOf → al-Qaeda ⓘ

United Airlines Flight 175 → hijackedByOrganization → al-Qaeda ⓘ

United Airlines Flight 93 → terroristOrganization → al-Qaeda ⓘ

Afghan Civil War → supportedBy → al-Qaeda ⓘ

subject surface form: Afghan Civil War (1996–2001)

Ansar Dine → linkedTo → al-Qaeda ⓘ

Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb → partOf → al-Qaeda ⓘ

this entity surface form: al-Qaeda network

Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb → allianceWith → al-Qaeda ⓘ

Zero Dark Thirty (2012 film) → portraysOrganization → al-Qaeda ⓘ

subject surface form: Zero Dark Thirty

Ahmad Shah Massoud → killedBy → al-Qaeda ⓘ

Ahmad Shah Massoud → opponent → al-Qaeda ⓘ

War in Afghanistan (by Polish forces) → belligerent → al-Qaeda ⓘ

this entity surface form: Al-Qaeda

Jabhat al-Nusra → affiliateOf → al-Qaeda ⓘ

Jabhat al-Nusra → formerAffiliateOf → al-Qaeda ⓘ

Neptune Spear → targetOrganization → al-Qaeda ⓘ

Abu Musab al-Zarqawi → memberOf → al-Qaeda ⓘ

ISIS → splitFrom → al-Qaeda ⓘ

ISIS → hasEnemy → al-Qaeda ⓘ

al-Qaida in the Land of the Two Rivers → partOf → al-Qaeda ⓘ

this entity surface form: al-Qaeda network

Tanzim Qaidat al-Jihad fi Bilad al-Rafidayn → partOf → al-Qaeda ⓘ

this entity surface form: al-Qaeda network

Tanzim Qaidat al-Jihad fi Bilad al-Rafidayn → pledgedAllegianceTo → al-Qaeda ⓘ

this entity surface form: al-Qaeda central leadership

Abu Ayyub al-Masri → memberOf → al-Qaeda ⓘ

Mullah Mohammad Omar → supported → al-Qaeda ⓘ

Haqqani network → associatedWith → al-Qaeda ⓘ

2000 USS Cole bombing → perpetrator → al-Qaeda ⓘ