Al-Qaeda
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- proper noun
- /ælˈkaɪdə/
- NSFW
- We're so close to wiping Al-Qaeda out of Afghanistan.
- Al-Qaeda leadership
- Al-Qaeda members
- Al-Qaeda operative
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Watch on YouTubeShia Islam is the number one enemy of radical Sunni movements like Al Qaeda and now ISIS.
- Shia Islam is the number one enemy of radical Sunni movements like Al Qaeda and now ISIS.
- The, the problem with this is we invaded Afghanistan to fight al Qaeda and the Taliban harbored al Qaeda.
- The expectation is that these suicide bombings occurred either under ISIS K guidance or under al Qaeda guidance.
- And he was the one that founded and managed al Qaeda's two training camps, one in Kandahar and one in Lashkar Gah in Helmand Province.
- But there are differences between Mexico and say Al Qaeda, say the Islamic State and these kind of things.
- And, and, and you look at Afghanistan now, it's not just the Taliban that al Qaeda is back, Islamic State is back.
- So maybe informers spread this rumors to the sources or maybe Blamey can be al Qaeda member or ISIS member.
- They have slowly seeped in as we focus on, hey, I want to see the al Qaeda guy with a gun.
- Does anybody doubt they would have been in the hands of Al Nusra or al Qaeda or Corazon Group or ISIL?
Examples
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Disproportionately large numbers of young Saudi men have been captured from Al Qaeda's ranks in Afghanistan.
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To strike at the United States, al Qaeda counts less on domestic sleeper cells than on foreign infiltration.
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Let's take the war of the West or certain elements of the West against Al Qaeda or other elements.
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General, the US invaded Afghanistan because of the al-Qaeda attacks on September 11th.
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Although some initial reports hesitated to link the plot to Al-Qaeda's senior leadership, the evidence left little doubt.
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Analysts declared Al-Qaeda's central leadership defeated before it had been dealt a death blow.
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With a Pakistani safe haven, senior Al-Qaeda leadership will play a greater role in future plots.
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Washington would also risk alienating a population that is not linked to the Al Qaeda "jihad" against Western interests.
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Even with its leadership on the run post-9/11, Al-Qaeda nodes remained deadly, staging a number of significant attacks.
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General, the US invaded Afghanistan because of the al-Qaeda attacks on September 11th.
Synonyms
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An armed Islamic group that plans terrorist attacks against the United States and other countries
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9.2
A militant Islamic group that carries out terrorist attacks worldwide
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7.5
A violent Islamic group that plans attacks around the world
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A violent group that says it acts for Islam and often plans attacks against the United States
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A violent Islamist group that carries out terrorist attacks worldwide
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A violent group that plans attacks in many countries and supports other similar groups
Surface Forms
Etymology
Al-Qaeda comes from Arabic: al- means 'the' and qa'idah means 'base' or 'foundation', like the English word 'base'. The group's name was used to mean a central 'base' or starting point for its members and ideas.