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Also Known As al-Qāʿidah
Date c. 1986 - present
Areas Of Involvement Islam • terrorism • extremism
Related People Osama bin Laden • Anwar al-Awlaki • Ramzi Ahmed Yousef • Ayman al-Zawahiri • Khalid Sheikh Mohammed • Muhammad Atef • Abu Musab al-Zarqawi • Abū Yaḥyā al-Lībī • Abdullah Ahmed Abdullah • Mohammed Atta • Saif al-Adel

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  • There are several branches and affiliates of al Qaeda; ISIS, or ISIL, began as one of these branches.
  • Many branches of al Qaeda have attempted to capture territory and establish a caliphate in the Middle East.
  • Al Qaeda despises Western influence and action in the Middle East, especially from the U.S.

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