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Al Qaeda

He had two distinguished teachers in Islamic studies, which was a compulsory subject in the university. First was Abdullah Azzam who became later as one of the big names in Afghanistan and the second was Mohammed Quttub, a famous Islamic writer and philosopher. (Williams) In 1982 he decided to go inside Afghanistan. He brought with him plenty of the construction machinery and put them at the disposal of the mujahedeen.(Jacqard11-20). Mujahedeen is Muslim guerrilla warriors engaged in a jihad. He started spending more and more time in Afghanistan occasionally joining actual battles but not in an organized manner. His presence was encouraging to more Saudis to come but the numbers were still small at that period. In 1986 Osama decided to have his own camps inside Afghanistan and within two years he built more than six camps. Some were mobilized more than once. He decided to have his own front and to run his own battles with his own command. Among the Arab fighters he had, there were senior Arab ex-military men from Syria and Egypt with good military experience. The story of the guesthouse and the camps was very attractive for more Arab mujahedeen to come and there was a significant surge in their numbers at that period. (Jacquard) From then until 1989 he had more than five major battles with hundreds of small operations and exchanges of fire. During the period 1984-1989 he was staying more in Afghanistan than Saudi Arabia. He would spend a total of eight months a year or more in Afghanistan. (Jacquard 21-36).
             Al-Qaeda is a terrorist organization that supports the activities of Muslim extremists around the world. Al-Qaeda is an Arabic term that means the base. The United States government has blamed al- Qaeda for the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks against the World Trade Center in New York City and the Pentagon Building near Washington, D.C. Al- Qaeda also is believed to have aided other attacks against U.


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1. Al Qaeda message to Obama: A 'legacy of crimes' awaits you

Al-Qaeda's second-in-command used the Internet to send a clear message to the incoming American President, Barack Obama. On a Web posting directed at the new president, the group's leader warns that "a heavy legacy of crime awaits" him. The message, reported to be from Ayman al-Zawahiri, Obama is criticized for his position on foreign policy and Israel, and is ridiculed for his view ... the arrival of Obama" are accompanied on the screen by a still image of Malcolm X on a Muslim prayer rug, as well as images of Obama wearing a Jewish yarmulke, and a picture of al-Zawahiri. "You have reached t...

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2. CIA Kills al Qaeda's Second-In-Command

... terrorism, after a US drone attack in the mountains of Pakistan's Waziristan area resulted in the death of Atiyah Abd al-Rahman, al Qaeda's second-in-command after Ayman al-Zawahri, who succeeded Osama bin Laden following his death. "It's been confirmed that al Qaeda's number two, Atiyah Abd al-Rahman, was killed earlier this week in Waziristan, Pakistan," said a senior US Administration official (Hindustan Times). Following ... conducting drone missile strikes over the mountainous areas of Pakistan. These campaigns are worsening the tension between the United States and Pakistan but have...

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3. AL QAEDA NETWORK

... the purpose of destroying their will to support either leaders or policies that the agents of such violence find objectionable"(Carr 6). One of the biggest known Terrorist groups today is Al Qaeda, founded by Osama Bin Laden. This global terrorist group has been terrorizing various parts of the world since 1988, their first headquartered base in Afghanistan. There hate for the US ... is justified by Osama's words of their religious jihad. " Al Qaeda believes themselves to be defenders of the "nation" or "kingdom" of Islam generally, and they certainly consider that kingdom to be at war ...

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4. Ceasefire Ends in Yemen

... cell phone network, SABAFON, was ordered to shut down reportedly because of violations and unpaid fines over the past few years. However, coincidentally the al-Ahmar family is a majority shareholder in SABAFON and many believe the move was tactical to pressure members of the family (Jamjoom). Many global powers ... Saleh to sign a Gulf-led deal to resign from power. These global powers fear that the Yemen-based al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula are gradually gaining power from the chaos in Yemen. Both the United States and Saudi Arabia are prime targets for ... 's opposition believes tha...

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5. Somali Refugees Flee From Country Without International Assistance

... and two annual droughts, livestock and crops died off, causing malnutrition to rampage through the country and food prices to reach unprecedented amounts. To make matters worse, Al-Shabab, the militia associated with al-Qaeda that now holds power in much of southern Somalia, prohibits any international aid agencies from assisting the poverty-stricken Somalis (Raghavan). Although uncontrollable, natural elements played a ... 1,300 Somalis everyday, while Ethiopia receives almost 400 more daily (Raghavan). Since 2009, al-Shabab began to prohibit international aid agencies from helping their...

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6. U.S. in Peace Talks with Taliban

... (Thompson). The war between the United States and Afghanistan began nearly a decade ago when the Taliban was stripped of its power in 2001 during a U.S. invasion for hosting al Qaeda and its leader, Osama bin Laden. After the Taliban regrouped from the initial attack just weeks after the September 11 tragedy, they fought back against the government, U.S. troops, ... bring insurgents in from the cold," Hayden said (Graham-Harrison). Taliban reintegration was only possible "provided they meet the Afghan government's long-standing red lines: renounce violence, break with al Qaeda and live u...

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7. Ayman al-Zawahiri: Islamic Theologian

... in prison on charges connected to the assassination of Anwar Sadat. After the merger of Egyptian Islamic Jihad and al Qaeda, al-Zawahiri decided to become Osama's personal physician and advisor. It is believed that Ayman was likely instrumental in Bin Laden's political evolution ... for attacks on U.S. citizens. He is still currently wanted by the FBI and was sentenced to death by Egypt. After the United States invaded Afghanistan, al-Zawahiri's whereabouts is unknown. Authorities believe he is hiding somewhere in the tribal regions of Pakistan. After 2003, he has been releasing video me...

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8. Violence in Afghan Increases Despite Mullen's Satisfaction with Progress in Afghanistan

Following a series of political assassinations of Afghanistan's political leaders, the United States' military officers have seen dramatic improvement in securing the country. Following the assassination of Osama bin Laden, President Obama announced the hasty drawdown of the extra "surge" troops he ordered to finish off the al-Qaeda regime. However, there have been several recent acts of violence that have some officials worried. Following the assassination of Ahmed Wali Karzai, the president's half-brother, a suicide car bomber attacked a police headquarters, killing twelve policemen and a ch...

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9. The Root of Evil

... the Saudi Binladen Group and operating in the construction, engineering, manufacturing and telecommunication industries, it is a multibillion-dollar company owned and operated by the bin Laden family (Wikipedia). Al-Qaeda is operated as an organization with hierarchal methods that are normal operating methods of legal organizations. A young Osama held a managerial position within the family company while attending university (Scheuer ... terrorist acts where the end result would have been calculated. The managerial skills bin Laden acquired through the family business would be equally as...

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