Al-Qaeda

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Al-Qaeda, or The Base, is a fundamentalist Sunni Islamic organization, originating out of the Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood and the anti-Soviet mujehadeen in Afghanistan. In its current form, it is a largely de-centralized terrorist organization that focuses on a goal of creating a Sunni Caliphate throughout the Middle East and Central Asia.

Among the acts for which they have credibly claimed responsibility are the World Trade Center attacks of 9/11/2001, and the bombing of the U.S. embassies in Kenya and Tanzania.^[1]

[edit] See also

• Wahhabism

[edit] Footnotes

1. ↑ Al Qaeda insists on responsibility for its "pious actions"

S T U B (The Pet Goat ate it)