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Australia must join Muslim Asia or perish, warns Taliban publication...diaspora in Australia before two choices," writes the author, Mustafa Hamid, a former senior al-Qa'ida member who in 2001 married Australian Rabiah Hutchinson, a Sydney mother with links to Islamic extremists. "It can either return to its... In this article: Taliban, Australia, Asia, Islamic, Daily Telegraph, Al-qa'ida, and Melbourne |
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The Australian | September 15, 2009
Kidnap order by al-Qa'ida leader
...by al-Qa'ida leader Afghan foreigner kidnap order by al-Qa'ida leader Mustafa Hamid A LEADING al-Qa'ida strategist once married to a Sydney mother has sanctioned an orchestrated campaign to kidnap foreign civilians, including Australians...
In this article: Al-qa'ida, Taliban, Detainee, Telstra, Afghanistan, and Mohammed Omar
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The Times of India - World | September 15, 2009
Al-Qaida calls for foreigners' kidnappings in Afghanistan: Report
...IST SYDNEY: A senior al-Qaida official has called on the Taliban to wage a campaign of kidnapping foreign civilians in Afghanistan in order to force US-led forces to negotiate prisoner exchanges, Australian media reported. The...
In this article: Al-qaida, Taliban, Afghanistan, US, Reuters, and Guantanamo Bay
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Telegraph.co.uk - International news | August 04, 2009
Australian police 'foil terror plot' to storm Sydney army barracks
...plot' to storm Sydney army barracks Australian police arrested four men with ties to al-Qaeda in Melbourne on Tuesday, accusing them of planning to stage a suicide attack on an army barracks in Sydney. Published: 12:21PM BST 04 Aug 2009
In this article: Sydney, Kevin Rudd, Australia, Holsworthy Barracks, Somalia, and Suicide
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AlQaeda plots to kidnap civilian workers in Afghanistan
...plots to kidnap civilian workers in Afghanistan Al-Qaeda has called on the Taliban to kidnap more foreign civilians in Afghanistan so they can be used in prisoner swap deals. By Bonnie Malkin in Sydney, Ben Farmer in Kabul, and Dean...
In this article: Taliban, Afghanistan, Kabul, Detainee, The Daily Telegraph, Osama bin Laden, and NATO
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Sydney Morning Herald - Top Headlines | August 03, 2009
Terrorist group linked to al-Qaeda, funded by piracy
Terrorist group linked to al-Qaeda, funded by piracy The radical Islamist group that allegedly planned to attack a Sydney military base has links to al-Qaeda and is profiting from piracy off the coast of northern Africa. Police say the...
In this article: Fazul Abdullah Mohammed
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Sydney Morning Herald - National | August 03, 2009
Accused group 'linked to al-Qaeda'
Accused group 'linked to al-Qaeda' The radical Islamist group that allegedly planned to attack a Sydney military base has links to al-Qaeda and is profiting from piracy off the coast of northern Africa. Police say the little known...
In this article: Fazul Abdullah Mohammed
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Viduka linked to West Ham
...in the growing online music and books market. 9:00am US military chiefs have argued that troops must be in Afghanistan to defeat al-Qa'ida, as they sold the new Obama strategy. Angus Hohenboken A 46-YEAR-OLD man found shot on...
In this article: Mark Viduka, English Premier League, Fulham, Al-qa'ida, La Liga, John Heitinga, Roy Hodgson, Atletico Madrid, and Middlesbrough
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Focus on home-grown terror
While acknowledging al-Qa'ida remains a global threat and JI, along with its various splinter groups, a regional one, the white paper reflects the evolving threat posed by home-grown terror cells for counter-terrorism agencies. In...
In this article: Al-qa'ida, Robert McClelland, Australia, Jemaah Islamiah, Melbourne, Department of Foreign Affairs, and Ideology
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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. The US government responded by launching the War on Terrorism. Between 3,000 and 4,000 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."
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- Location:
- Global
- Alliances:
- Taliban, Hamid
- Ideology:
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- Islamism
- Islamic fundamentalism
- Qutbism
- Sunni Islam
- Pan-Islamism
- Salafi
- Status:
- Designated as terrorist group by EU Common Foreign and Security Policy
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