Al-Qaeda

1988: bin laden founded al qaeda Al Qaeda developed out of the struggle to expel the Soviet Union from Afghanistan. Osama bin Laden, son of a wealthy Saudi contractor, joined many young Arab men of his generation in Afghanistan. While he appears to have played a very minor role in the fighting, his wealth enabled him to recruit, train, and supply fighters for the insurgency. It was founded in Afghanistan. America started to support israel against palestine which made al qaeda mad and wanted to fight

Paper: Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula Adam Napier COMM 3597.02: Media and Terrorism MWF 1:50 – 2:45 Emily Davidson  ​Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) is a branch of the Islamic organization known as al Qaeda. The AQAP is based in Yemen and was formed in 2009 after an announcement that Yemeni and Saudi terrorists were unifying under a common banner (National Counterterrorism Center [NCTC], 2014). The AQAP is now considered the most active and dangerous branch of al Qaeda (Masters

OTHER PROMINENT LEADERS OF AL-QAEDA Ayman al-Zawahiri: Ayman al-zawahiri was an ophthalmologist (eye surgeon) and also one of the founders of Egyptian militant group Islamic Jihad. After the death of Osama Bin Laden, he was made the leader of al-Qaeda on 16 June 2011.Under his leadership al-Qaeda continued its jihad against crusader America and its servant Israel and whoever supported them. According to some authentic resources Zawahiri was also suspected to be the operational brain behind the 11

Two of the most dangerous terrorist organizations in the world are Al-Qaeda and IS (Better known as ISIS). These two organizations may look very much the same. However, they have many differences that set them apart, and IS stands out to clearly be the most dangerous of the two. There are two different types and definitions of terrorism. The first is international terrorism and the second is domestic terrorism. International terrorism involves three specific characteristics. The first characteristic

Al Qaeda is one of the most well known terrorist groups of the 21st century due to their statement terrorists acts that have shaken entire countries such as the 9/11 attack on the World Trade Centre in the USA and the bombing of Madrid’s railway station in Spain. This group was founded in Saudi Arabia in 1988 by Osama Bin Laden after the Soviets withdrew from Afghanistan. All actions that they take are justified by the Islamic religion and they are driven by the Sharia, naming themselves the Jihad

Al- Qaeda Profile Al-Qaeda and its leaders, Osama Bin Laden and Ayman Al-Zawahiri are frequently popular world news subjects. (Piszkiewicz, 2003, p. iii) The world seems to want to be constantly aware of the goings on of these people and their organization. There is no secret to the desired need for this information. As most people know Al-Qaeda is a significant and ongoing threat to the world, with regard to terrorist activities and continued fundamentalist extremism with regard to jihad, or what

Al-Qaeda has been termed a terrorist group by numerous global actors, including the United Nations and – more notably – the United States. This labeling has emerged as a result of the organisation’s major terror attacks – such as the bombings of the Madrid train system in 2004 and the London Underground in 2005 – which clearly illustrate its use of violence on civilian targets – a factor commonly used in defining acts of terrorism (Barker 2003). The most publicised of these acts is the September

Al Qaeda is a name well known around the world, more known after the Twin Towers were hit on September 11th in 2001. Many wonder why we were targeted, why so many lives were lost and instantly wanted to retaliate without conjecturing “Why does Al Qaeda have such a hatred for democratic countries?” This hatred is ostensible in their violent assaults against countries such as America, Europe, and Africa, not only on 9/11 but well before and well after. Some would say Osama Bin Laden (OBL) is the basis

group was ousted from Al Qaeda because they were being too extreme, and carrying out atrocious acts

Will you stop them? Have you ever heard of Al-Qaeda? You might not have heard that name but you have probably heard of Osama Bin Laden. He is the one of the heads of this “Al-Qaeda”. It is a terrorist cell bent on destroying America. If you want to hear more, read on. Al-Qaeda is dangerous because of their goals, attacks, and because a dead foe is coming back for more. Al-Qaeda has some despicable goals. They want to destroy the west. It is part of their religion. They also want to kill apostates