Al-Qaeda

Al-Qaeda is a pan-Islamist militant organization led by Sunni Islamist jihadists who self-identify as a vanguard spearheading a global Islamist revolution to unite the Muslim world under a supra-national Islamic caliphate. Its membership is mostly composed of Arabs but also includes people from other ethnic groups. Al-Qaeda has mounted attacks on civilian and military targets of the U.S. and its allies; such as the 1998 U.S. embassy bombings, the USS Cole bombing, and the September 11 attacks. It has been designated a terrorist organization by the United Nations and over two dozen countries ar

armed conflict between NATO countries and Afghanistan from 2001 to 2021

military campaign started after September 11 attacks

2021 military offensive by the Taliban causing the fall of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan

1979 to 1989 CIA programme

organization aimed at fighting the Soviets in Afghanistan

United Nations Security Council resolution

United Nations Security Council resolution

United States military deployment on Iraqi territory after US led invasion in 2003

United Nations Security Council resolution

United Nations Security Council resolution

United States drone strikes in Pakistan between 2004 and 2018

United Nations Security Council resolution

United Nations Security Council resolution

United Nations Security Council resolution

1998 American bombing campaign

United Nations Security Council resolution

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British operations in Afghanistan, 2002–2014

List of most wanted terrorists sought by the FBI

United Nations Security Council resolution

British Islamist

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Saudi militant (1970–2005)