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|goals = Destroy Western nations and other enemies(failed) Continuously kill people who do not believe in their twisted political and religious agenda (ongoing) Destroy various monumental buildings and heritage sites Achieve world conquest and establish a Wahhabist system worldwide (failed)

|crimes = [[War crimes]] [[Crimes against humanity]] [[Terrorism]] [[Sectarianism]] Mass murder [[Suicide Bombing|Suicide bombings]] Propaganda [[Genocide]]

|crimes = [[War crimes]] [[Crimes against humanity]] [[Terrorism]] [[Sectarianism]] Mass murder [[Suicide Bombing|Suicide bombings]] [[Propaganda]] [[Genocide]]

|type of villains = Hegemonic Terrorists

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{{Quote|The terrorism we practice is of the most commendable kind for it is directed at tyrants, the traitors who commit acts of treason against their own countries and their faith and their own prophet and their own nation. Terrorizing those and punishing them are necessary measures to straighten things and to make them right.|[[Osama bin Laden]], May 1998}}

'''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 Islam]]ist 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|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.

==Background==

The origins of al-Qaeda can be traced to the Soviet War in Afghanistan (December 1979 – February 1989). The United States viewed the conflict in Afghanistan in terms of the [[Cold War]], with Marxists on one side and the native Afghan mujahideen on the other. This view led to a CIA program called Operation Cyclone, which channeled funds through Pakistan's Inter-Services Intelligence agency to the Afghan Mujahideen. The US government provided substantial financial support to the Afghan Islamic militants. Aid to Gulbuddin Hekmatyar, an Afghan mujahideen leader and founder of the Hezb-e Islami, amounted to more than $600 million. In addition to American aid, Hekmatyar was the recipient of Saudi aid. In the early 1990s, after the US had withdrawn support, Hekmatyar "worked closely" with bin Laden.

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 |goals = Destroy Western nations and other enemies(failed)<br>Continuously kill people who do not believe in their twisted political and religious agenda (ongoing)<br>Destroy various monumental buildings and heritage sites<br>Achieve world conquest and establish a Wahhabist system worldwide (failed)
-|crimes = [[War crimes]]<br>[[Crimes against humanity]]<br>[[Terrorism]]<br>[[Sectarianism]]<br>Mass murder<br>[[Suicide Bombing|Suicide bombings]]<br>Propaganda<br>[[Genocide]]
+|crimes = [[War crimes]]<br>[[Crimes against humanity]]<br>[[Terrorism]]<br>[[Sectarianism]]<br>Mass murder<br>[[Suicide Bombing|Suicide bombings]]<br>[[Propaganda]]<br>[[Genocide]]
 |type of villains = Hegemonic Terrorists
 }}
 {{Quote|The terrorism we practice is of the most commendable kind for it is directed at tyrants, the traitors who commit acts of treason against their own countries and their faith and their own prophet and their own nation. Terrorizing those and punishing them are necessary measures to straighten things and to make them right.|[[Osama bin Laden]], May 1998}}
 '''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 Islam]]ist 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|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.
 ==Background==
 The origins of al-Qaeda can be traced to the Soviet War in Afghanistan (December 1979 – February 1989). The United States viewed the conflict in Afghanistan in terms of the [[Cold War]], with Marxists on one side and the native Afghan mujahideen on the other. This view led to a CIA program called Operation Cyclone, which channeled funds through Pakistan's Inter-Services Intelligence agency to the Afghan Mujahideen. The US government provided substantial financial support to the Afghan Islamic militants. Aid to Gulbuddin Hekmatyar, an Afghan mujahideen leader and founder of the Hezb-e Islami, amounted to more than $600 million. In addition to American aid, Hekmatyar was the recipient of Saudi aid. In the early 1990s, after the US had withdrawn support, Hekmatyar "worked closely" with bin Laden.