The doctrinal concept of al-Qaeda was first coined by the Palestinian Islamist scholar and jihadist leader Abdullah Azzam in an April 1988 issue of Al-Jihad magazine to describe a religiously committed …

Mar 2, 2026 · 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 …

Al Qaeda (AQ) is a transnational Islamist terrorist organization and network of affiliates that the U.S. intelligence community describes as one of “the greatest Sunni terrorist threats to U.S. interests …

Al-Qa‘ida is a Salafi terrorist group that has evolved from its pre-9/11 base in Afghanistan and Pakistan into a dispersed, global network of affiliates and supporters. Although al-Qa‘ida’s central leadership …

[80] Lynne O’Donnell, “Al Qaeda is Back—and Thriving—in Afghanistan,” Foreign Policy, March 22, 2024. See also Edward Luce, “Is Global Terror Making a Comeback?”

Osama bin Laden founded al-Qaeda during the latter stages of the Soviet-Afghan War with the goal of waging global jihad. In addition to directing and carrying out the September 11, 2001 attacks, the …

Jul 10, 2022 · An in-depth analysis of Al Qaeda's evolution from its formation in 1988, exploring its ideological roots, major attacks, strategic shifts, and current status in the global jihadist movement.

Mali’s government is imposing new fuel rationing to counter widespread fuel shortages caused by armed groups linked to al-Qaida.

Dec 4, 2018 · The global terror network, al Qaeda, founded by Osama bin Laden, has been responsible for thousands of deaths on 9/11...

Born out of the anti-Soviet jihad in Afghanistan during the Cold War, Al-Qaeda would grow over the ensuing decades to become one of the most prolific and consequential global terror groups to ever …