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.

Aliases (6)

Al-Qaeda ×3
al-Qaeda (historically) ×1
al-Qaeda in the Indian Subcontinent ×1
al-Qaeda network ×1
al-Qaeda was responsible for planning and executing the September 11 attacks ×1
founding al-Qaeda ×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 →
enemyOf	Israel → 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 in the Indian Subcontinent → 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 government → NATO → Pakistani government → United States government →
partOf	global jihadist movement →
religion	Sunni Islam →
strategy	global jihad →
usesTactic	assassination → bombing → hijacking → kidnapping → suicide bombing →

Referenced by (37)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Afghan National Army ("Al-Qaeda") → Ahmad Shah Massoud → Operation Freedom’s Sentinel →	opponent
Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb → al-Qaeda in Iraq →	allianceWith
War in Afghanistan (2001–2021) → War in Afghanistan (by Polish forces) ("Al-Qaeda") →	belligerent
Ayman al-Zawahiri → Khalid Sheikh Mohammed →	memberOf
American Airlines Flight 11 → United Airlines Flight 93 →	terroristOrganization
The 9/11 Report: A Graphic Adaptation →	about
Operation Enduring Freedom →	aimedAt
Taliban ("al-Qaeda (historically)") →	alliedWith
Authorization for Use of Military Force of 2001 →	authorizesUseOfForceAgainst
Battle of Tora Bora →	combatant
9/11 Commission Report ("al-Qaeda was responsible for planning and executing the September 11 attacks") →	concludesThat
Islamic State – Khorasan Province ("Al-Qaeda") →	enemyOf
9/11 Commission Report →	focusesOnOrganization
Osama bin Laden →	founded
al-Qaeda ("al-Qaeda in the Indian Subcontinent") →	hasBranch
John O’Neill →	hasEnemy
United Airlines Flight 175 →	hijackedByOrganization
GWOT →	keyTarget
Ahmad Shah Massoud →	killedBy
Osama bin Laden ("founding al-Qaeda") →	knownFor
Ansar Dine →	linkedTo
Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb ("al-Qaeda network") →	partOf
September 11 attacks →	perpetrator
American Airlines Flight 77 →	perpetratorOrganization
al-Qaeda in Iraq →	pledgedAllegianceTo
Zero Dark Thirty →	portraysOrganization
Global War on Terrorism →	primaryAdversary
The Looming Tower →	subject
Afghan Civil War (1996–2001) →	supportedBy
Operation Neptune Spear →	targetOrganization
Lawrence Wright →	wroteAbout