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|alias = Al-Qaeda
|alias = Al-Qaeda
|foundation = 1988
|foundation = 1988
|origin = Afghanistan
|headquarters = Unknown
|headquarters = Unknown
|commanders=  [[Ayman al-Zawahiri]]
|commanders=  [[Ayman al-Zawahiri]]
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|goals = Destroy the USA and all non-Muslims
|goals = Destroy the USA and all non-Muslims
|type of villains = Terrorist Organization}}
|type of villains = Terrorist Organization}}
'''Al-Qaeda''' ( /ælˈkaɪdə/ al-ky-də; Arabic: القاعدة‎ al-qāʿidah, Arabic: [ælqɑːʕɪdɐ], translation: "The Base" and alternatively spelled al-Qaida and sometimes al-Qa'ida) is a global militant Islamist organization founded by [[Osama bin Laden]] at some point between August 1988 and late 1989. It operates as a network comprising both a multinational, stateless army and a radical Sunni Muslim movement calling for global Jihad and a strict interpretation of sharia law. It has been designated as a terrorist organization by the United States, the United Kingdom, various other countries, the United Nations Security Council, the European Union, and NATO.
'''Al-Qaeda''' ( /ælˈkaɪdə/ al-ky-də; Arabic: القاعدة‎ al-qāʿidah, Arabic: [ælqɑːʕɪdɐ], translation: "The Base" and alternatively spelled al-Qaida and sometimes al-Qa'ida) is a global militant Islamist organization founded by [[Osama bin Laden]] at some point between August 1988 and late 1989. It operates as a network comprising both a multinational, stateless army and a radical Sunni Muslim movement calling for global Jihad and a strict interpretation of sharia law. It has been designated as a terrorist organization by the United States, the United Kingdom, various other countries, the United Nations Security Council, the European Union, and NATO.