Al-Qaeda (/ æ l ˈ k aɪ (ə) d ə / ⓘ; Arabic: القاعدة, romanized: al-Qāʿidah, lit. 'the Base', IPA: [alˈqaː.ʕi.da]) is a pan-Islamist militant organization led by Sunni jihadists who self-identify as a vanguard spearheading a global Islamist revolution to unite the Muslim world under a supra-national Islamic caliphate.

5 days ago · al-Qaeda, broad-based militant Islamist organization founded by Osama bin Laden in the late 1980s and became one of the world’s most notorious terrorist organizations after carrying out the attacks of September 11, 2001.

Dec 4, 2018 · The global terror network, al Qaeda, founded by Osama bin Laden, has been responsible for thousands of deaths on 9/11 and several other deadly attacks across the globe.

Al-Qaeda stepped in and assumed control of around 80% of non-state armed cells in Bosnia in late 1995. At the same time, Al-Qaeda ideologues instructed the network's recruiters to look for Jihadi international Muslims who believed that extremist-jihad must be fought on a global level.

Usama Bin Ladin formed al-Qa‘ida in 1988 with Arabs who fought in Afghanistan against the Soviet Union, and declared its goal as the establishment of a pan-Islamic caliphate throughout the Muslim world.

Aug 2, 2022 · With the death of al-Zawahiri, al-Qaeda may now decide to revive its flagging fortunes with a new leader and a new strategy. It would be a foolish intelligence agency that concludes that...

Oct 6, 2001 · Al-Qaida is an international terrorist network that grew out of Makhtab al-Khidamat (QDe.012), created by Usama Muhammed Awad bin Laden’s (deceased) mentor, Sheikh Abdullah Azzam, as an...

18 hours ago · A man who pleaded guilty to federal terrorism charges nine years ago after being accused of plotting a suicide bombing at Heathrow Airport in London in support of Al Qaeda’s Yemeni affiliate was ...