Al-Qaeda Introduction Al Qaeda is a terrorist organization established in Peshawar, Pakistan, between 1988 or 1989 by Osama bin laden and his teacher Abullah Yusuf Azzam. Al-Qaeda is an international terrorist network that considered the top terrorist threat to the United States. Al Qaeda is seeking to get rid of all westerns from Muslims territory and replace their own Islamic regime. They are a group of people who work to gather to plan act of terrorism against Muslim and non Muslim especially
faith? Al-Qaeda Al-Qaeda is a militant Islamic organisation known for terrorism. Today`s society sees them as an extremist group and very dangerous. Al-Qaeda was founded by Osama Bin Laden in the late 1980s. This terrorist group believes in killing humans for their God, “Allah” and they will go through great extents to achieve right by Allah. Al-Qaeda have declared “Holy war” on Americans, Jews and their allies. Although most Muslims believe this is not what the Koran teaches, Al-Qaeda thinks otherwise
Al Qaeda is one of the most feared terrorists groups in the world. This terrorist group has killed more than 4400 people between the years of 1992 to 2008. (“Timeline of Al Qaeda Attacks 3”) This group, Al Qaeda, is one of the most dangerous and feared terrorists group to ever to exist due to the infiltration among many countries. Can the United States finally destroy Al Qaeda and make this vulnerable world a more peaceful place? The problem is Al Qaeda, the solution is America. Al Qaeda has its
Al-Qaeda and ISIS are both terrorist groups that operate in the Middle East that used to be united as one group but as time progressed, many discrepancies caused the two groups to move away from each other. Al-Qaeda has existed a long time and ISIS is a newer affiliate of the group, but a lot of circumstances on which they differ on caused them to break away. First of all, Al-Qaeda and ISIS differ in the resources they want to obtain which are used to help make revenue which helps them function.
The Al Qaeda and Its Attempt to Use Chemical and Biological Warfare as a Means of Attack For approximately the past three decades, a terrorist group has come to plague the world with its activities (Gunaratna, 2002). This group is known as Al Qaeda. Al Qaeda, when translated means “The Base”. It is a terrorist organization that seeks to remove western influence from the Middle East and spread its radical Islamic views. Al Qaeda’s most prominent leader was Osama bin Laden, until his death during
International Relations Al Qaeda: Origins, Development and Objectives Select any terrorist group we studied and explain its origins, development and objectives. Al Qaeda is an international terrorist organization that was founded by Osama bin Laden in the late 1980s in Peshawar, Pakistan. The name is Arabic for “The Base of Operation” or “method” (Burke 2004). However, many experts agree that al-Qaeda is more dangerous as an ideology than as an organization. As an organization, it has been
On the morning of September 11, 2001, 19 terrorists (with strong ties to Al Qaeda), on four separate planes, slaughtered almost 3000 civilians at the World Trade Center and at the Pentagon ("9/11 Attacks"). Al Qaeda is widely known as the most feared terrorist organization. It is a global Islamic militant organization, and its location cannot be determined because of its secrecy and the fact that its militants operate all over the world. It commits acts that are considered terrorism. Terrorism
Al Qaeda, the organization that the United States is in a constant, never ending battle with, the organization that has made the most impact and changed the United States forever. Al Qaeda is always making headlines with their terrorist attacks, the most known attack September 11th, 2001. This essay is about the terrorist group Al Qaeda, its history and background, Osama bin Laden, their well-known leader, and the major attacks on America. Al Qaeda, or Al Qaida, is a global militant Islamist organization
theories, that both offer an explanation as to why organizations employ terrorism, this paper will attempt to offer possible explanation as to why Al-Qaeda chose to employ terrorism, as opposed to other tactics, to further its goals as an organization. Ultimately, I argue that Crenshaw’s Rational-Strategic approach should be used to better understand why Al-Qaeda decided to implement these attacks, and that Abrahms’ Social-Psychological approach should be used to better understand why some individuals
adulthood waging a holy war against the west. Most people know him as the man behind 9/11, and the leader of “Al Qaeda” . He is one of the most popular terrorist leaders in modern history. Laden was a terrorist leader who became very influential with the help of his money, and a common goal that he and his followers all had: Muslim domination. It all started with the birth of Al Qaeda. Osama then started to get involved in war which started his popularity throughout Central Asia. “As a result
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A suspected al Qaeda terrorist wanted in connection with the October 2000 bombing of the USS Cole blew himself up with a grenade late Wednesday as Yemeni security forces closed in on him in Yemen's capital city, security sources said. Authorities had gone to a suspected al Qaeda hideout, a house in a poor section of Sana'a's downtown, and a firefight ensued. The suspect jumped into a taxi, and as authorities tried to stop the vehicle, the man pulled out a grenade and was apparently trying to throw
that Al Qaeda Has Not Been Defeated. My view on the subject is I believe that The United States is Winning the battle in some places and maybe winning the battle on Al Qaeda, but I believe that there will still be acts of terrorism around the world. One point is, Seth Jones argues that Al Qaeda has not been defeated. Seth Jones explains how since September 11, 2001 the number of affiliated groups has expanded, and a decade before this there was no organizations like this that existed. Al Qaeda
inheriting the responsibilities of running Al Qaeda, Zawahiri inherited the problem of dealing with the difficult main Iraqi branch of Al Qaeda, ISI. ISI had a reputation of being problematic and disobedient. The group utilized Al Qaeda’s name and finances to carry out rogue acts without the permission of Al Qaeda leaders. When Osama and central command would plea for closer communication with the group, ISI would ignore them and operate however they pleased. Al Qaeda’s tolerance of the branch’s disobedience
The group’s name is Al Qaeda. Al Qaeda, meaning “The Base” in Arabic, is a terrorist group that was formed in 1989 to get rid of non-islamic government influences from the west. Al Qaeda was formed through the influence of Services Office group who opposed Soviet invasion of Afghanistan in 1979. At first there were only headquarters
In the post Osama bin Laden era al-Qaedist ideology is flourishing across the Arab world. A significant development has been the rise of al-Qaeda offshoots in the Middle East. The Abdallah Azzam Brigades franchise has increasingly become a noteworthy actor in terrorism. On May 8th, 2012 Thomas Nides, Deputy Secretary of State designated Abdallah Azzam Brigades as a foreign terrorist organization (Nides, T.R. , 2012). Abdullah Azzam Brigades may have only recently been added as a foreign terrorist
Comparing Al Qaeda?s Multi-Layered Social Network to Emerging Online Jihadist Networks? 1. Introduction In a post-9/11 environment where terrorists have been isolated, driven into remote, lawless areas such as Somalia, Pakistan, and Yemen, the Al Qaeda network has been cut off from gathering for fear of military action or covert drone strikes. Al Qaeda?s leadership and operational assets have been driven underground. However, the ideological bonds that united those within Al Qaeda have found
words such as jihad, suicide bomber, and al-Qaeda increasingly permeated the collective consciousness of Americans. These words were associated with fear, with terror, with the threat of death, and with the eastern ‘Other’. September 11, 2001 is a day on which most can recall the shaky words of broadcasters and the billowing plumes of smoke that were emitted from the towers of the World Trade Centre when members of the Islamic fundamentalist group al-Qaeda hijacked four commercial passenger airplanes
Bin Laden personally funded his group. This allowed for them to cause a lot of havoc. Al-Qaeda was originally formed in 1980 to aid Muslims fighting the Soviet Union. When the Soviet Union pulled out of the Afghan War in 1989, al-Qaeda’s new motive was to rid the Arabian Peninsula of western elements during the Persian Gulf War. When al-Jihad and al-Qaeda merged, the group became more violent than it already was and started terrorizing civilians with bombings and shootings
Although al Qaeda had some failures in the past, his leader Osama Bin Laden was able to effectively lead the organization and make it into one of the world’s largest terrorist organizations. His charismatic leadership; his willingness to lead by example; his education; and his father’s inheritance were key factors that helped him have success as the leader of al Qaeda. Osama Bin Laden’s ability to communicate and exert influence upon various audiences could be compared and contrasted with how the