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...on the World Trade Center by an ''ad hoc'' jihadist group, to coordinated al-Qaeda attacks against U.S. and national targets in Kenya and Tanzania ...Mohamed's first classes were Osama bin Laden, Ayman al-Zawahiri, and other al-Qaeda leaders.<ref name="Frontline">{{citation

...cy similar to Jemaah Islamiya rather than a worldwide organization such as al-Qaeda. <ref name=Accident>{{citation

...the classical [[noncoercive interrogation]] methods would not work with [[al-Qaeda]] members, and torture was specifically discussed. <ref name=Suskind-One>{{ | title = JAWBREAKER: The attack on Bin Laden and al-Qaeda: A Personal Account by the CIA's Field Commander

...ect, disrupt, and dismantle” terrorist operations, principally directed at al-Qaeda, with broad but nonspecific approval at the White House level; Scheuer cite ...t suspects. He said “What was clever was that some of the senior people in Al-Qaeda were Egyptian,” (i.e., Egyptian Islamic Jihad as an organization and Ayma

...DOJ lawyers are soft on terror than that they hold sympathetic views about Al-Qaeda."<ref name=MJ>{{citation ...y crowd to try to tar and feather Neal and Jennifer and insinuate they are al-Qaeda supporters. You don’t hear anyone refer to John Adams as a turncoat for r

* Burke, Jason. ''Al-Qaeda: Casting a Shadow of Terror'' (2004) * Huntington, Simon P. "Al-Qaeda: a Blueprint for International Terrorism in the Twenty-first Century?" ''De

...long traditions of maintaining dedicated [[fireboat]]s, and, soon after [[Al-Qaeda's attack on September 1st, 2001]], [[FEMA]] started issuing [[port security

'''Wadih el Hage''' (1960-) is an al-Qaeda member who had been Osama bin Laden's secretary, and then the operational h

...sen to honor the passengers on board one of the airliners destroyed when [[Al-Qaeda]] attacked ordinary United States citizens on September 11, 2001.

...d a grand Cofer Black#Al-Qaeda strategy, 1999-2001|"Plan" for dealing with al-Qaeda. This effort placed the CIA in a better position to respond after the 9/11 ...our days after 9/11 how to attack the Afghan sanctuary and operate against al-Qaeda|al-Qa'ida in ninety-two countries around the world?</blockquote>

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...lled for increasing pressure against the Taliban until they either ejected Al-Qaeda or faced a serious threat to their continued power. No decision on using th ...attacks on multiple fronts. On 5 November 2002, newspapers reported that Al-Qaeda operatives in a car travelling through Yemen had been killed by a missile l

...s done in the mid-1970s. OSP and concluded that Saddam Hussein's Iraq and Al-Qaeda were much more closely and conclusively linked than the intelligence commun ...q’s possible possession of weapons of mass destruction and connection with Al-Qaeda."

...t a lawful enemy combatant (including a person who is part of the Taliban, al-Qaeda, or associated forces) or a person who, before, on, or after the date of ...entral Intelligence Agency (DCIA) "to be a member or part of or supporting Al-Qaeda, the Taliban, or associated organizations; and [is] likely to be in posses

...kes. The Pentagon acknowledged that the men were neither [[Taliban]] or [[Al-Qaeda]], and blamed the attack on bad intelligence.<ref name=NYTimes2002-02-11/>

...increasing terrorism|terrorist activity there, especially affiliated with al-Qaeda. The country's poverty is understood to be a source of instability, and Gr ...our partnership with the Yemeni government" and work "with them to strike al-Qaeda terrorists." <ref name=WaPo2010-01-03>{{citation

...ernment was overthrown, the Taliban immediately seized Kabul. They invited Al-Qaeda into Afghanistan to raise, recruit and train disaffected Muslims youth from | title = Al-Qaeda strikes back in Lahore

...ave also operated in Afghanistan with the support of the [[Taliban]] and [[al-Qaeda]]. ...met [[Osama bin Laden]], who recognized the Uzbek as a means to expanding al-Qaeda influence into Central Asia. Saudi Arabia may also have provided support. <

...0 Uighurs received military training in [[Afghan training camp]]s run by [[Al-Qaeda]].

...d when opposition, it was challenged by Salafist organizations including [[al-Qaeda]] when, after taking control of Gaza, it declined to impose [[sharia]] law.

...and they knew that they were in a box. And also, they had soured on the [[al-Qaeda]] foreign fighters. So it was a very positive moment to support the surge.

...-Tayyiba, which he distinguishes from global terrorist movements including al-Qaeda and Hizballah, as well as local gangs that may have the capabilities of the ...ip between the Muslims of the world (the ummah) and the rest of the world. Al-Qaeda, in the words of Ayman al-Zawahiri, is ''al talia al ummah'', the "vanguard

...of the Islamist Khaled Abu al-Abbas Brigade. Formerly a leading figure in Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM). Believed to have been responsible for the D ...n in April 2012. Former commander of Libyan Islamic Fighting Group. Denies Al-Qaeda connections

...rst in the United States intelligence community to recognize the threat of al-Qaeda, and pursued them intensely. By June 2001, however, he had reached a career ...; John O'Neil was an F.B.I. agent with an obsession: the growing threat of Al-Qaeda.

The detainee is associated with al-Qaeda or the Taliban:associated with al-Qaeda or associated with the Taliban|the Taliban: ...nternational extradition|extradited to the United States. He was a senior al-Qaeda lieutenant and Bin Laden's deputy in Sudan.

In 2001, its imam was Anwar al-Aulaqi, now in Yemen and linked to al-Qaeda. He left after a year. The 9-11 Commission found he knew two of the 9-11 h

..., asking for an urgent National Security Council meeting on action against al-Qaeda. <ref name=Tenet>{{cite book ...iefed those people he knew from the George H. W. Bush Aministration, that "Al-Qaeda is at war with us, it is a highly capable organization, probably with sleep

...sed the term [[enemy combatant]] or "unlawful combatant" for members of [[al-Qaeda]] and certain members of the [[Taliban]], but the [[Obama administration|Ob

...e Muslim Brotherhood. Qutb was one of the spiritual mentors of what became al-Qaeda. By no means, however, was radical Islamist terror the dominant driver of | title = Al-Qaeda's Forerunner: An interview with author and journalist Yaroslav Trofimov, on

..., [[Anbar Province]], an overwhelmingly Sunni area then considered under [[al-Qaeda]] control, during the [[Iraq War, insurgency|insurgency in the Iraq War]]. ...nd found the situation far different than in Tall Afar. The city was under Al-Qaeda in Iraq (AQI) domination and the new mission was to clear them out. After a

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...Haji Bismillah, Haji Besmella, and Haji Mohammad Wali)</ref>,a suspected [[al-Qaeda]] or [[Taliban]] member, held in [[extrajudicial detention]] in the Guantan

...school capture was an atrocity, he distinguished between the motivation of al-Qaeda and that of the Chechnya|Chechens; he supported a Chechen homeland. <ref na

...tral Intelligence Agency]]. A Predator/Hellfire combination destroyed an [[al-Qaeda]] vehicle in 2002.

...ring Operation Desert Shield. The hijackers could have been recruited from al-Qaeda supporters from Egypt, Algeria, Pakistan, or the United Arab Emirates.<ref

...instead focus on opportunities to generate revulsion and change minds when Al-Qaeda attacks "its" people. The jihadists, like other utopian revolutionists thro

*Sedgwick, M. (2004). "Al-Qaeda and the Nature of Religious Terrorism." ''Terrorism and Political Violence'

There are reports that 15 cargo ships are linked to al-Qaeda.<ref>{{cite web | title =Al-Qaeda's 'Navy' - How Much of a Threat?

...n February 7, 2002, wrote <blockquote>"I determined.... that members of [[al-Qaeda]], the [[Taliban]], and associated forces are unlawful enemy combatants who ...al Protocol would have clarified, to at least some extent, the status of [[al-Qaeda]] prisoners. The Administration, without accepting Protocol II, eventually

After [[al-Qaeda]]'s attacks of [[September 11, 2001]] he re-enlisted -- in the [[United Sta

...eeded by Steve Kappes. He was criticized for underestimating the threat of al-Qaeda by CIA Inspector General John Helgerson, along with George Tenet and Cofer

Following [[al-Qaeda]]'s attacks on September 11, 2001, a plan called "[[Project Deepwater]]" wa

...r [[economic warfare]] effort against terrorist organizations other than [[al-Qaeda]] and the [[Taliban]]. Also blocked were the [[al Aqsa Bank]] and the [[Bei

...this a "[[triage]]" decision, while Fick said it was important not to let al-Qaeda and the Taliban present a narrative that they had driven out the U.S.

...upgrade the capabilities of the [[United States Coast Guard]] following [[al-Qaeda]]'s attacks in the [[United States of America|Continental USA]] on Septembe

...hed by Navy SEALs as they entered the compound. Upon entry they killed two al-Qaeda couriers along with an unidentified woman who was caught in the gunfire.<re

====Creation of al-Qaeda==== The network that became known as al-Qaeda ("The Base") grew out of Arab volunteers who fought the Soviets and their p

...iberia]]. reporting on blood diamonds and, in November 2001, the ties of [[al-Qaeda]] to the gem and weapons procurement networks.

By September 11, 2001, Al-Qaeda possessed, with the Afghan Taliban providing sanctuary.

...fter the 2001 invasion, Hekmatyar associated it with the [[Taliban]] and [[al-Qaeda]]. Today, there are three claimants to the name:

...ng fighters to the Taliban against the Northern Alliance, and working with al-Qaeda against Uzbekistan. In October of 2001, the month following Al-Qaeda's attacks in the USA, Muttawakil was reported to be in Pakistan.<ref name=B

| title = Al-Qaeda in Iraq: Assessment and Outside Links

...Nazi saboteurs, "Padilla had no uniform to discover and his connection to Al-Qaeda and his dangerousness were questioned" Military action in the United States

...to the panel reviewing his case as "possibly having served as a guard" for Al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden, mastermind of the 9/11 attacks.

...issioned in 1992, participated in two high-profile events: responding to [[Al-Qaeda]]'s attack on the [[World Trade Center (1973–2001)|World Trade Center]],

...y half of the government's knowledge about the structure and activities of Al-Qaeda came from those interrogations...Details of these successes, and the method

...gusting logic of these attacks is that the Supreme Court is in league with al-Qaeda." Referring to the video, he said This is exactly what Joe McCarthy did...N ...y crowd to try to tar and feather Neal and Jennifer and insinuate they are al-Qaeda supporters. You don’t hear anyone refer to John Adams as a turncoat for r

| title = The Interrogators: inside the secret war against Al-Qaeda

...ll to artist Janet Hamlin to provide the world with the first image of the Al-Qaeda kingpin since his capture in Pakistan in 2003.

...hallenged by Salafist organizations including [[al-Qaeda]]. "In distress, al-Qaeda is seeking to use the Palestinian question to improve its image by presenti | title = Al-Qaeda's Palestinian Problem

'''Al-Qaeda''' or '''Al Qaida''' (Arabic language|Arabic: القاعدة‎, ''‎Al Q� Al-Qaeda was founded by Osama bin Laden and Zayman al-Zawahiri; bin Laden was killed

...known for capturing one of the most iconic images of the aftereffects of [[Al-Qaeda]]'s attacks within the [[Continental USA]], the ''"[[dust lady]]"'', a surv

...esulting in the deaths of 17 U.S. sailors, was linked to Osama bin Laden's al-Qaeda organization.<ref name=CentcomHistory /> ...Freedom to expel the Taliban government in Afghanistan, who were harboring al-Qaeda terrorists and repressing the Afghan population.

...the two countries deescalate their tension to form a common front against al-Qaeda. <ref name=Rashid-Descent>{{citation

...of America on the morning of September 11, 2001. Nineteen members of the [[Al-Qaeda]] terrorist network hijacked four commercial airliners, crashing two into t ...ous groups opposed to the [[Taliban]] regime that supported and housed the Al-Qaeda network; air support for the Alliance was later joined by ground forces, re

| title = Op-Ed Contributor: Al-Qaeda’s Shadowland ...vernance mechanisms, the power of tribal leadership cannot be understated. Al-Qaeda has been reported to be focusing on building tribal alliances. <ref name=Lo

...that the Pakistani military and intelligence service did (and do) tolerate al-Qaeda and Afghan sanctuaries and still try to manipulate Afghan Pashtun people|Pa ...and was to lead, an operation to capture or kill Ayman al-Zawahiri, #2 in al-Qaeda, in Pakistan in 2005. <ref name=NYT2009-05-13>{{citation

...t "franchises" of [[al-Qaeda]], there is no specific mailing address for [[al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb]], it is most often placed in Algeria. A number of

...se pressure to give them justification of a specific link between Iraq and al-Qaeda. <blockquote>“I’m not going back there again, George. If I have to go b

| title = Seeds of Terror: How Heroin is Bankrolling the Taliban and Al-Qaeda

Since [[Al-Qaeda]]'s attacks within the [[Continental United States]] on [[September 11th, 2

...liban refused to surrender that leadership and shut down their facilities. Al-Qaeda and Osama bin Laden later took responsibility for the attacks,<ref>{{citati ...m, who had taken command of the Tajiks, and the overall NS military, after al-Qaeda assassinated Ahmad Shah Massoud on September 9. Additional teams would lat

...tp://www.wired.com/politics/law/news/2001/02/41658?currentPage=all] that [[al-Qaeda]] were using steganography. ...ally hidden in pornographic videos[http://edition.cnn.com/2012/04/30/world/al-qaeda-documents-future/?hpt=hp_c1].

::[[Afghanistan War]] military operations against the [[Taliban]] and [[al-Qaeda]] by United States and [[North Atlantic Treaty Organisation|NATO]] forces

...e Kurdish revolt in Iraq illustrate the traditional pattern of insurgency. al-Qaeda generally operates in this mode, but if they become strong enough in a give ==Non-traditional models, exemplified by al-Qaeda==

...sinated at a rally in Rawalpindi; authorities blamed [[Taliban]] allies; [[al-Qaeda]], however, claimed responsibility<ref> M. Ilyas Khan, "[http://news.bbc.co

...Sunni insurgents to stop attacking Americans and join the fight against [[al-Qaeda]].

...alized, but not wane, after the core of al-Qaeda is disrupted and pursued. Al-Qaeda-inspired or trained groups will operate locally, and both ''ad hoc'' groups | title = Counterterrorism after Al-Qaeda

...the head of Project AO Canada, an RCMP investigation looking into possible al-Qaeda activity. Following al-Qaeda's attacks on September 11, 2001, Cabana was then assigned to counterterrori

...t sponsor terrorism and pursue weapons of mass destruction. They come from Al-Qaeda and its affiliates who continue to plot attacks against the United States a

...gion of the [[World Trade Centre]], who survived its collapse, following [[Al-Qaeda]] attacks on [[September 11, 2001]].<ref name=TorStar2015-08-26/>

...in their home country, where the government has been battling a branch of al-Qaeda and fighting a civil war. In January 2010, however, there is a freeze on al

...obsessed with Ms. Houston, in between planning terrorist bombings. --> The al-Qaeda leader mused about making her one of his wives and said he would like to ha

...stablish an Islamic state in East Africa and was accused of having ties to al-Qaeda. <ref name=TM>{{citation

...howed how easily 50 caliber rifles are you purchase. It also revealed that Al-Qaeda purchased 25 of these weapons from the United States.

...ber 2002. A Predator-launched Hellfire struck a car in Yemen, containing [[Al-Qaeda]] members. The Predator was under the control of a [[Central Intelligence

...1957 – May 2, 2011, was one of the founders of the terrorist organization al-Qaeda and its best-known spokesman. He was from a rich and prominent family in Sa ..., which crashed hijacked aircraft into US buildings and was carried out by al-Qaeda and approved by bin Laden (though he had no direct role), he had been a maj

...ible that adequate supplies could be brought in without being observed. An al-Qaeda video, showing the unpleasant death of some dogs, was claimed to be a nerve

.... "We must draw down while keeping sufficient forces in the region to deny al-Qaeda a safe haven and to prevent genocide in Iraq. Total withdrawal is irrespons

...al terrorism rather than themselves a terrorist movement like their guest, al-Qaeda. The Taliban also changed from their origins as Inter-Services Intelligence

...er to Al-Qaeda'' (2004) [http://www.amazon.com/Intelligence-Wars-American-Al-Qaeda-Collections/dp/1590170989/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1210939963&sr=1-1

...to Sunni insurgents to stop attacking Americans and join the fight against Al-Qaeda. ...coalition troops, now fighting side by side with coalition troops against Al-Qaeda." Petraeus estimated "The projection is that some 20 percent to 30 percent

...equent US-led invasion. They combined to defeat Ansar al-Islam, an ally of Al-Qaeda. If this battle had not been as successful as it was, there would have been ...A paramilitary units was the most significant contributor to the defeat of al-Qaeda in Iraq".<ref name='Woodward 2008'/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.npr.org/

- [[Al-Qaeda]]

...es intelligence community. Its highest priority was finding a link between al-Qaeda and Saddam Hussein.

...</ref> While the highest number of attacks came from the Sunni insurgents, al-Qaeda was said to be responsible for some high-profile attacks.<ref>ISG Report, p ...endation 34), make active efforts to talk to all parties in Iraq, except [[al-Qaeda]] (Recommendation 35), encourage dialogue between sectarian communities (Re

Regi was also claimed by Iran to be associated with al-Qaeda which the group denies. Hossein Ali Shahriari, the representative from Zahe ...aeda, and the U.S. is funding it because of greater concern with Iran than al-Qaeda. <ref name=Drum2004-04>{{citation

...t was correct. Clinton suggested Bush consider other priorities, including al-Qaeda, Middle East diplomacy, North Korea, the nuclear competition between India ...Miscik, complained of pressure to produce intelligence supporting a Saddam/Al-Qaeda operational relationship.

|contribution=Links Between Organised Crime and al-Qaeda

.../north-africa/al-qaeda-islamic-maghreb-aqim/p12717#p7 Jonathan Masters: ''Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM)'', Council on Foreign Relations, October 15, ...ole of Mali into a Taliban-style country that would serve as a base for [[al-Qaeda]] terrorism.