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For detainees returned to Yemen, roadblocks and frustration
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Telegraph.co.uk - All news | 1 day ago
Hidden threat from al-Qaeda sleeper cells
Al-Qaeda terrorists are exploiting loose visa and immigration rules to enter Britain, the security services fear. Counter-terrorism police and Whitehall officials believe dozens of extremists could have arrived here by posing as students...
In this article: Pakistan, Britain, UK Border Agency, and Abu Dhabi
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BBC News | 3 days ago
Al-Qaeda link to Iraq 'rejected'
Officials tell inquiry Iraq and Al-Qaeda 'not allies' Former Foreign Office civil servant Tim Dowse: 45 minutes report "not significant" The UK investigated claims of links between Saddam Hussein and Al-Qaeda but decided they were not...
In this article: Iraq, Saddam Hussein, UK, Washington, and Hamas
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The Times of India - World | 5 days ago
Terrorist attacks in Pak reflect influence of al-Qaida over Taliban
Since al-Qaida stayed close to the jihadists, and since the jihadists were kosher, they had a free run of Pakistan. Mainly three types of al-Qaida fighters are found in Pakistan's tribal belt---veterans of the Afghan war, the post...
In this article: Taliban, Al-qaida, Pakistan, United States, Afghanistan, Suicide, Political science, Peshawar university, and Osama bin Laden
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San Jose Mercury News | 6 days ago
Al-Qaida in Iraq regaining strength
BAGHDAD - The Sunni insurgent group al-Qaida in Iraq has rebounded in strength in recent months and appears to be launching a concerted effort to cripple the Iraqi government as U.S. troops withdraw, Iraqi and American officials say. The...
In this article: Al-qaida, Iraq, U.S., Baath Party, Hussein Kamal, Baghdad, Ray Odierno, Saddam Hussein, Nouri al-Maliki, and Syria
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Deseret News | 6 days ago
Al-Qaida in Iraq may plan to cripple the government
...transmitted to the recipient. Otherwise, it is considered private information; see Privacy policy. BAGHDAD - The Sunni insurgent group al-Qaida in Iraq has rebounded in strength in recent months and appears to be launching a concerted effort...
In this article: Al-qaida, Iraq, Hussein Kamal, Baghdad, U.S., E mail, Baath Party, Ray Odierno, and Saddam Hussein
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Times Union | 7 days ago
With bombings, al-Qaida shows a rekindled strength
...to cripple government as U.S. exits First published in print: Sunday, November 22, 2009 BAGHDAD -- The Sunni insurgent group al-Qaida in Iraq has rebounded in strength in recent months and appears to be launching a concerted effort to...
In this article: Al-qaida, Iraq, U.S., Hussein Kamal, Baghdad, Baath Party, Ray Odierno, and Saddam Hussein
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Sydney Morning Herald - Business | 7 days ago
Al-Qaeda seizes Japan hostage in Yemen
...to exchange him for one of their relatives being held by police. He was seized by al-Qaeda on Friday night, with a second mediator saying al-Qaeda became involved after being approached by someone close to the detained tribesman who was...
In this article: Yemen, Yukio Hatoyama, US, Detainee, Osama bin Laden, and Ali Abdullah Saleh
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washingtonpost.com | November 19, 2009
200 Web sites spread al-Qaida's message in English
...clerics like al-Awlaki are "more dangerous than any other group." And if these clerics are jailed, "it's no big loss for al-Qaida because they don't belong to the network," he said. Many of the sites post speeches by English-speaking...
In this article: Al-qaida, Islam, United States, Jihad, 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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