Al-Qaeda was founded by Osama Bin Laden in the late 1980s (al-Qaeda). The organization was a broad-based militant Islamist organization that was based in Sudan in the early 1990s, but eventually reinstated in Afghanistan (al-Qaeda). The word or name “Qaeda” simply means “base” or “foundation”, which Al-Qaeda’s affiliates and members hope to build a vigorous, geographically-diverse network (Rollins, John). Al-Qaeda started out as a network with a centralized leadership, made up of mostly Egyptians, to support Muslims against the Soviet Union during the Afghan War, which also composed of mostly veterans from the Afghan insurgency against the Soviets (Rollins, John). Shortly after the Soviets withdrew in 1989, the association detached, but continued to oppose corrupt Islamic regimes and foreign presence in the Islamic lands (al-Qaeda).
After being banished from Saudi Arabia, Bin Laden created Al-Qaeda’s headquarters in Khartoum, Sudan (Al-Qaeda | Infoplease.com). Even though Al-Qaeda and Osama Bin Laden have become identical, he didn’t run the organization alone (Al-Qaeda | Infoplease.com). Later when Ayman Al-Zawahiri, an Egyptian surgeon from an upper-class family, served three years in prison, he went to Afghanistan, where he met Bin Laden, and became Bin Laden’s personal physician and advisor (Al-Qaeda | Infoplease.com). Al-Zawahiri was suspected of organizing a massacre of 67 foreign tourists in the Egyptian town of Luxor during the year of 1997(Al-Qaeda | Infoplease.com). He is also indicted in connection with the bombing of U.S. embassies in Tanzania and Kenya (Al-Qaeda | Infoplease.com). In the year of 1998, Al-Zawahiri was one out of the five Islamic leaders to sign a declaration for Bin Laden to request assaults on U.S....
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There is a general discord among stakeholders on the definition of irregular warfare and where the term and concept fits within the joint and the individual services’ doctrine. The 2010 Quadrennial Defense Review report uses the term “irregular” only once in its one hundred and five pages and only in terms of a focus on building the joint force’s capability and capacity to deal with irregular warfare while maintaining a clear conventional and nuclear global superiority. Currently, the definition is ambiguous and results in conflict or duplication of efforts across Department of Defense stakeholders. For the purposes of this paper, the stakeholders discussed are the Army and the Marine Corps. Stakeholders must reach a consensus and clearly define irregular warfare in order to establish comprehensive irregular war policy and strategy.
The terrorist threat posed to United States (U.S.) interests within the Horn of Africa (HOA) is represented by one terrorist organization in particular, al-Shabaab. Areas of concern towards key strategic interests for the U.S. consist of armed conflicts, violent extremism, global trade, and maritime security in which al-Shabaab possess an influential capacity to disrupt, which effects political, economic, and social stability throughout region. As countries within the HOA continue to gain strategic importance to U.S. interest and policy makers, al-Shabaab and the various entities they collaborate with affect the stability of the region and remain a prevalent threat.
The most infamous leader of the Al Qaeda is Osama bin Laden of Saudi Arabia. Osama Bin Laden did not derive his theories, practices, or views because he was educated or raised through the teachings of Islamic seminaries, though his principal inspiration appears to be based upon far-reaching religious sentiment. His higher education was actually the study of engineering at a prominent university in Saudi Arabia (Schweitzer and Shay, 2003). Sheikh Abdullah Azzam, a Palestinian, was a highly regarded mentor and the primary source of persuasion for Bin Laden’s ideology and fundamental vision. Azzam was the main architect behind jihad views and is credited as the founder of Al Qaeda. Osama Bin Laden also shaped his outlook from the works and actions of zealous Islamic philosophers from all over the middle-eastern region of the world that opposed Soviet occupation (...
Events that capture the entire world’s attention are few and far between. Fighting wars normally occurs between acknowledged enemies. In the war against terrorism, most notably, the war against Al-Qaeda, the enemy is unknown. One is not the enemy of the United States of America by virtue of one’s ethnic heritage. A Muslim is not a hidden enemy simply because he is Muslim. A Muslim does however become the enemy when he targets the world as a member of Al-Qaeda, the vision of one man. He was an intelligent and educated man who came from wealth and high esteem, who, guided by his faith, through radicalization, exile from homeland, and anti-western sentiments, built the terrorist organization known as Al- Qaeda. His name was Osama bin Laden.
Osama bin Mohammed bin Awad bin Laden was born in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, in 1957 and he was surrounded by 49 brothers and sisters. His family was really rich because of his father who was a billionaire, and owned one of the biggest construction companies of the kingdom. Bin Laden attended a high leveled school during his childhood, which combined British style secular education with Islamic worship. During his college years, he went to King Abd Al University to study four different courses: civil engineering, public administration, business and economics. In the 1970’s, when he was only 17 years old, bin Laden married his first cousin, and later on married three other women (marrying several times was permitted among Muslims). From a little age, Osama was religiously committed, and whenever his father hosted hundreds of pilgrims during the Hajj, bin Laden had a great time getting to know the gatherers and making new contacts. (A Biography of Osama Bin Laden) Due to influences and strong conviction, this young boy, when reached adulthood, became a terrorist and high threat to many countries, especially America. Osama bin Laden, a fugitive terrorist, was finally caught and killed on May 2, 2011 with the cooperation of Obama and the Navy SEALs bringing peace and closure to American citizens as well as political acknowledgement.
Al-Qaeda’s purpose for targeting the US was due to Osama bin Laden’s mission to wipe out American presence on Islamic lands. Fearing America was looting natural resources of Islam through aiding Islamic countries, al-Qaeda decided to attack the U.S. Founded in the late 1980’s by Osama bin Laden in Peshawar, Pakistan, al-Qaeda was created as a network to fight against the Soviet Union during the Afghan war through Islam. Meaning base in Arabic, al-Qaeda was considered the base of Islamic support for Sunni Muslims to fight the Soviet Union and the protector of Islam. After the Soviet Union departure, al-Qaeda focused on removing corrupt leaders of Islamic regions and removing U.S presence in Islamic lands. bin Laden’s rift with U.S
Bin Laden was born in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia either in 1957 or in 1958 (Davis 1). He was the 17th of 52 children born to Mohammed Bin Laden, a Yemeni Immigrant who worked with the Bush Family and owns the largest construction company in the Saudi Kingdom ( Davis 1). He was really blessed growing up as he and his sibling have a mass fortune and a luxurious life. All of his siblings were educated in the west and went to work for his father. Bin Laden stayed close to home. He went to school in Jeddah and was a really successful student. Like typical Saudi Arabian men, he married young and joined the Islamist Muslim Brotherhood. Islam was more than just a religion; it shaped his political beliefs and influenced every decision he
In Module one, I learned that terrorism is a result of physical harm or deadly acts of force with the intent of a political outcome by the use of terror for coercion. There are various types of terrorism such as international terrorism and domestic terrorism. International terrorism occurs outside of the United States with a purpose to influence the policy of a government by intimidation. International and Domestic terrorism both involve violent acts dangerous to human life that violate federal and state laws. Domestic terrorism occurs within the United States with the intention of coercion or intimidation by way of mass destruction, etc. Some forms of terrorism include Improvised explosive devices (IED), kidnappings, suicide bombings and
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Al-Qaeda Introduction Al Qaeda is a terrorist organization established in Peshawar, Pakistan, between 1988 and 1989 by Osama bin Laden and his teacher Abullah Yusuf Azzam. Al-Qaeda is an international terrorist network that is considered the top terrorist threat to the United States. Al Qaeda is seeking to get rid of all westerns from Muslim territory and replace their own Islamic regime. They are a group of people who work together to plan acts of terrorism against Muslims and non-Muslims especially in the United States. Al Qaeda believes that they are fighting a holy war against the enemy of their religion.
Al Qaeda, or Al Qaida, is a global militant Islamist organization. It was agreed upon as a terrorist organization by almost every nation such as the United States, NATO (North Atlantic Treaty), the European Union, United Kingdom, United Nations, India, and many more countries. Al Qaeda is a organization or network comprising of both a stateless and ruthless army with a radical Sunni Muslim movement that has a strict interpretation of Sharia Law, moral law, and their main goal is to achieve global Jihad, the religious duties of all Muslims.
Osama Bin Laden was on the FBI’s most wanted list for 10 years. He was responsible for the deaths of thousands of American soldiers and American citizens, as well as the 9/11 terrorist attack. The American Special Forces have been trying to track him down for a long time and have not succeeded, until May 1st, 2011. The mission that killed Bin Laden was called “Operation Neptune Spear” and that mission changed American history forever. Osama Bin Laden was born into a Muslim family on the 10th of March, 1957.Osama’s full name is Osama Bin Mohammed Bin Awed Bin Laden.