al-Qaeda

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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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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

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1998 United States embassy bombings plannedBy al-Qaeda
this entity surface form: al-Qaeda leadership
al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula partOf al-Qaeda
subject surface form: Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula
al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula allies al-Qaeda
subject surface form: Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula
this entity surface form: al-Qaeda core leadership
Abdullah Azzam influenced al-Qaeda
al-Shabaab allyOf al-Qaeda
Saif al-Adel memberOf al-Qaeda
Saif al-Adel partOf al-Qaeda
this entity surface form: al-Qaeda leadership
Islamism associatedWith al-Qaeda
this entity surface form: Al-Qaeda
Farewell Kabul mainSubject al-Qaeda
Tora Bora usedBy al-Qaeda
this entity surface form: al-Qaeda fighters
United Front opposed al-Qaeda
ANA notableOpponents al-Qaeda
subject surface form: Afghan National Army
this entity surface form: Al-Qaeda
Afghan National Army Special Operations Command primaryOpponents al-Qaeda
this entity surface form: Al‑Qaeda
Taliban offensive of 2021 supportedBy al-Qaeda
this entity surface form: Al-Qaeda
Amrullah Saleh opponent al-Qaeda
this entity surface form: Al-Qaeda
UN Security Council Resolution 1267 subject al-Qaeda
this entity surface form: Al-Qaeda
Egyptian Islamic Jihad partOf al-Qaeda
Egyptian Islamic Jihad absorbedBy al-Qaeda
this entity surface form: al-Qaeda central leadership
N334AA usedByPerpetrators al-Qaeda
Mohamed Atta affiliation al-Qaeda
Waleed al-Shehri memberOf al-Qaeda
Waleed al-Shehri allegiance al-Qaeda
AA77 hijackedBy al-Qaeda
subject surface form: American Airlines Flight 77
this entity surface form: al-Qaeda terrorists
Satam al-Suqami memberOf al-Qaeda
Satam al-Suqami allegiance al-Qaeda
KSM affiliation al-Qaeda
subject surface form: Khalid Sheikh Mohammed
Mukhtar memberOf al-Qaeda
subject surface form: Khalid Sheikh Mohammed
Mukhtar perpetratedBy al-Qaeda
subject surface form: September 11 attacks
UA175 usedAsWeaponBy al-Qaeda
subject surface form: United Airlines Flight 175
Lashkar-e-Taiba linkedTo al-Qaeda
this entity surface form: Al-Qaeda
Jaish-e-Mohammed linkedTo al-Qaeda
Mohammad Qasim Fahim opposedBy al-Qaeda
this entity surface form: Al-Qaeda
Marwan al-Shehhi memberOf al-Qaeda