Al Qaeda
Founded by Osama bin Laden in 1988 in Peshawar, Pakistan, Al Qaeda eventually became the leader of the global jihadist movement. After orchestrating the September 11, 2001 attacks on the Twin Towers in New York City, counterterrorism pressure from the U.S. Global War on Terror and the U.S.'s international partners severely weakened the group and diminished its ability to organize significant terror attacks. Nevertheless, Al Qaeda continues to work to reconfigure itself and threaten the U.S., Israel and the West.
Other terms tagged with Islamist
Islamic Revolutionar…
The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) is part of Iran’s armed forces, separate from the traditional military but complementary to it. The group is tasked with defending Iran’s revolutionary regime, which took power in 1979, and answers... Read more
Kata’ib Hezbollah
Kata’ib Hezbollah (also Kata’ib Hizballah) is an Iraqi Shia militant group that seeks to institute an Iran-aligned government in Iraq, remove U.S. and coalition forces from the country and further Iranian interests in the region. KH has... Read more
