Al-Qaeda
Bin Laden's organization
Al-Qaeda is a militant Islamist organization founded in the late 1980s, responsible for the September 11, 2001 attacks on the United States and numerous other terrorist operations worldwide.
The name comes from Arabic meaning "the base" or "the foundation." The group advocates violent jihad against Western powers and governments it considers enemies of Islam.
Al-Qaeda claimed responsibility for the bombing.
Levantine jihadist organization
- TalibanAfghan Islamist movement
- Boko HaramNigerian jihadist organization
- YemenSouthwestern Arabian Peninsula republic
- MaghrebNorthwest African region
Somalia · Syria · Arabian Peninsula · franchise · branch · allegiance · splinter · rivalry
Religious warfare combatant
- extremismIdeology beyond accepted norms
- radicalizationShift toward extreme ideology
- caliphateIslamic successor-led government
- fatwaIslamic legal pronouncement
holy war · martyrdom · Wahhabism · fundamentalism · Islamism · indoctrination · propaganda · manifesto
U.S. foreign intelligence service
- FBIU.S. domestic intelligence agency
- drone strikeRemotely piloted aerial attack
- AbbottabadPakistani hill station
- manhuntSearch for a suspect
surveillance · interrogation · Guantanamo · rendition · intelligence · informant · raid · capture
Violent political intimidator
- cellBasic unit of life
- networkInterconnected system
- operativesThose who execute missions
- sleeper cellConcealed operatives awaiting orders
bin Laden · hierarchy · leadership · emir · council · faction · affiliate · franchise
2001 terrorist attacks date
- Twin TowersDestroyed NYC landmark duo
- PentagonU.S. military headquarters
- NairobiKenyan capital city
- BaliIndonesian resort province
Madrid · London · suicide bomber · hijacking · explosion · casualties · victims · plot
ISIS
Levantine jihadist organization
- TalibanAfghan Islamist movement
- Boko HaramNigerian jihadist organization
- YemenSouthwestern Arabian Peninsula republic
Maghreb · Somalia · Syria · Arabian Peninsula · franchise · branch · allegiance · splinter · rivalry · cooperation
jihadist
Religious warfare combatant
- extremismIdeology beyond accepted norms
- radicalizationShift toward extreme ideology
- caliphateIslamic successor-led government
fatwa · holy war · martyrdom · Wahhabism · fundamentalism · Islamism · indoctrination · propaganda · manifesto · ideology
CIA
U.S. foreign intelligence service
- FBIU.S. domestic intelligence agency
- drone strikeRemotely piloted aerial attack
- AbbottabadPakistani hill station
manhunt · surveillance · interrogation · Guantanamo · rendition · intelligence · informant · raid · capture · elimination
terrorist
Violent political intimidator
- cellBasic unit of life
- networkInterconnected system
- operativesThose who execute missions
bin Laden · sleeper cell · hierarchy · leadership · emir · council · faction · affiliate · franchise · splinter
September 11
2001 terrorist attacks date
- Twin TowersDestroyed NYC landmark duo
- PentagonU.S. military headquarters
- NairobiKenyan capital city
Bali · Madrid · London · suicide bomber · hijacking · explosion · casualties · victims · plot · conspiracy
Al-QaedaDoctors Without Borders
Humanitarian medical aid group
Red Cross · UNICEF · Amnesty International · Habitat for Humanity · Peace Corps
Al-Qaedademocracy
Rule by the people
liberal democracy · religious tolerance · freedom · secularism · pluralism
Al-QaedaMahatma Gandhi
Martin Luther King Jr. · nonviolent resistance · peace · peaceful protest · civil disobedience