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Al Qaeda Africa wing less a threat to Europe: officialWASHINGTON (Reuters) - Al Qaeda's North African wing is less likely now to carry out attacks in Europe, mainly because of pressure on the group from Algerian security forces, a U.S. counter-terrorism official said on Tuesday. But the... In this article: Europe, Al Qaeda, United States, Washington, State Department, Mali, and Niger |
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San Francisco Chronicle | 11 hours ago
World Travel Watch
...Dec. 9. Sorry, comments are closed for this story. 1 Germany The U.S. State Department reissued a travel alert warning of threats by al Qaeda against German interests. The original threats mentioned the German elections in...
In this article: U.S. State Department, Caracas, Namibia, Merida, Brighton, Bedford, and Gatwick airport
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washingtonpost.com | 17 hours ago
Terror trials differ in civilian, military courts
...too dangerous to release. "I think the Obama administration is trying to straddle this debate between whether we should approach al-Qaida as a problem of massive-scale criminality or as a problem of war," said Matthew Waxman, a former...
In this article: Eric Holder, Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, George W. Bush, Defendant, and Detainee
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CNN | November 13, 2009
U.S. alert over German al Qaeda threat
...attacks against German interests," the statement said. "While these threats initially mentioned the German federal elections in September, al Qaeda continues to threaten Germany." Germany is investigating all threats, the U.S. State...
In this article: U.S., Germany, U.S. State Department, Angela Merkel, CNN, Berlin, Germany, and Afghanistan
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Sydney Morning Herald - World | 7 days ago
Pakistani secret service given millions by CIA
...suspicions that the ISI continues to help Taliban extremists who undermine US efforts in Afghanistan and provide sanctuary to al-Qaeda members in Pakistan. But US officials have continued the funding because the ISI's assistance is...
In this article: The CIA, US, Pakistan, Inter-Services Intelligence agency, Taliban, Islamabad, National Intelligence Council, State Department, and George Bush
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www.fbi.gov
Most Wanted Terrorist - Adam Yahiye Gadahn
... the Central District of California for treason and material support to Al Qaeda. ... For Justice Program, United States Department of State, is offering a reward ...
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www.cdi.org
Terrorism - In the Spotlight: Al Qaeda (The Base)
United States Department of Justice, DOJ Response to Terrorist Attacks - Al ... United States Department of State, "Patterns of Global Terrorism 2002" ...
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Clinton vows U.S. help in war on al Qaeda in Somalia - CNN.com
... ban some arms shipments to Somalia, State Department spokesman Ian Kelly said. ... al Qaeda and other terrorist actors, it would be a threat to the United States. ...
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en.wikipedia.org
al-Qaida - Wikipedia
... Awlaki an "example of al-Qaeda reach into" the United States in 2008 after ... United States Department of State. " Foreign Terrorist Organizations (FTOs) ...
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www.silobreaker.com
Silobreaker: US Department of State
... news, people, companies, organizations related to US Department of State ... Entities: Germany, Al Qaeda, United States, Terrorist Group, US Department of State ...
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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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