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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. | ||