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Iraq elections face delay...tribal leader in the town. The cleric, Ahmed Abdullah, had close links to the Iraqi Islamic party, a Sunni party that has cooperated with the Americans and the Shiite-led government, and whose members have been targeted by al-Qaida in Iraq. In this article: Iraq, Jalal Talabani, Barack Obama, Baghdad, United States, and Democracy |
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CNN | 1 day ago
Alleged Baathists confess to attacks
...more than 100 people and wounded hundreds more. The Islamic State in Iraq, an umbrella group that includes al Qaeda in Iraq, claimed responsibility for both the August and October attacks. The Iraqi government has said both attacks were a...
In this article: Baath Party, Ray Odierno, Iraq, Syria, U.S., Baghdad, Suicide, and E mail
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The Australian | 1 day ago
A question of tribal policy
...looked again to the tribes as a counter-insurgency force. They were encouraged by the example of Iraq, where the Sunni tribal movement had stopped al-Qa'ida's advance. As tribal politics have come back into fashion in Afghanistan...
In this article: Barack Obama, Afghanistan, Taliban, US, Al-qa'ida, Hamid Karzai, White House, Stanley McChrystal, and Taliban insurgents
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washingtonpost.com | November 16, 2009
U.N. preparing Iraq-Kuwait reconciliation plan
...and bombings in August devastated the Foreign and Finance ministries. Iraq blames both attacks on al Qaeda and supporters of Saddam Hussein's outlawed Baath party. Baghdad has accused neighboring Syria of providing a safe haven for...
In this article: United Nations, Iraq, Kuwait, Baghdad, U.N. Security Council, Saddam Hussein, Suicide, Gulf War, and Baath Party
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AP Online | 2 days ago
Iraq PM ramps up attacks on Baathists before vote
...which are impossible to verify. The top U.S. commander in Iraq, Gen. Ray Odierno, told a news conference last week that he believed a number of insurgent groups, including Baathists and al-Qaida in Iraq, were behind the bombings.
In this article: Baath Party, Nouri al-Maliki, Saddam Hussein, Al-qaida, Baghdad, Iraq, United States, Suicide, and Ideology
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New Yorker: Everything | 2 days ago
Hendrik Hertzberg: The Fifth War
...diverted resources and attention to Iraq-a "bad" war. The diversion allowed Bin Laden, Al Qaeda, and the Taliban leadership to slip the noose at Tora Bora-a guerrilla Dunkirk. "I don't oppose all wars," an Illinois state senator had...
In this article: Barack Obama, Afghanistan, Gulf War, Democracy, NATO, Saddam Hussein, United Nations, Korea, and Vietnam
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Seattle Times | November 06, 2009
Iraq again seeks international bombing probe
...said. Iraq has blamed an alliance between al-Qaida in Iraq and Saddam Hussein's outlawed Baath Party for the pair of truck bombings on Aug. 19 outside the Foreign and Finance ministries in Baghdad that killed about 100 people. The Iraqi...
In this article: Iraq, Ban Ki-moon, Baghdad, U.N., Nouri al-Maliki, Suicide, Baath Party, Security Council, Hoshyar Zebari, and Saddam Hussein
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Iraq sentences militia leader to death
...war. Awakening Council groups such as the one run by al-Mashhadani were instrumental in reducing the potency of al-Qaida in Iraq, but U.S.-backed efforts to incorporate the groups into government programs have had mixed success. Some...
In this article: Iraq, Al-qaida, U.S., Baghdad, Democracy, and Allegation
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Al-Qaeda (pronounced: /ælˈkaɪdə/ or IPA: /ælˈkeɪdə|/; Arabic: القاعدة, al-qāʿidah, "the base"), alternatively spelled al-Qaida and sometimes al-Qa'ida, is an Islamist group founded sometime between August 1988 and late 1989/early 1990. It operates as a network comprising both a multinational, stateless arm See also:
* and a fundamentalist Sunni movement calling for global jihad.
Al-Qaeda has attacked civilian and military targets in various countries, the most notable being the September 11 attacks in 2001. These actions were followed by the US government launching the War on Terrorism. Between three thousand and four thousand members of the network have been captured and many thousands more killed on the front in Afghanistan.
Characteristic techniques include suicide attacks and simultaneous bombings of different targets. Activities ascribed to it may involve members of the movement, who have taken a pledge of loyalty to Osama bin Laden, or the much more numerous "al-Qaeda-linked" individuals who have undergone training in one of its camps in Afghanistan or Sudan but not taken any pledge.
Al-Qaeda ideologues envision a complete break from the foreign influences in Muslim countries and the creation of a new Islamic caliphate. Reported beliefs include that a Christian-Jewish alliance is conspiring to destroy Islam, and that the killing of bystanders and civilians is religiously justified in jihad.
Its management philosophy has been described as "centralization of decision and decentralization of execution." Following the War on Terrorism, it is thought that al-Qaeda's leadership has "become geographically isolated", leading to the "emergence of decentralized leadership" of regional groups using the al-Qaeda "brand name."
- Name:
- al-Qaeda
- Location:
- Global
- Alliances:
- Taliban, Hamid
- Ideology:
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- Islamism
- Qutbism
- Pan-Islamism
- Sunni Islam
- Salafi
- Islamic fundamentalism
- Status:
- Designated as Proscribed Group by the UK Home Office
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