Al-Qaeda
Salafi jihadist organization founded in 1988
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Summary
Al-Qaeda is a terrorist organization[1]. Al-Qaeda ranks in the top 0.61% of terrorist organization entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (67,884 views/month, #1 of 165).[2]
Key Facts
- Notable work: Al Qaeda Handbook[3]
- Influenced by: Sayyid Qutb[4]
- Instance of: armed organization[5]
- Founder: Osama bin Laden[6]
- Named after: jihad[7]
- Commons category: Al-Qaeda[8]
- Chairperson: Saif al-Adel[9]
- Country of origin: Afghanistan[10]
- Has part(s): Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula[11], al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb[12], al-Qaeda in the Indian Subcontinent[13], Al-Qaeda in Bosnia and Herzegovina[14], Al-Qaeda in Turkey[15], Al-Qaeda in the Sinai Peninsula[16], Al-Qaeda Kurdish Battalions[17], Abdullah Azzam Brigades[18], Al-Shabaab[19], Jama'at Nasr al-Islam wal Muslimin[20], Guardians of Religion Organization[21]
- Inception: 1988[22]
- Participated in conflict: Afghan Conflict[23], insurgency in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa[24]
- Location of formation: Peshawar[25]
- Significant event: Iranian Revolution[26], 1998 United States embassy bombings[27], 2000 millennium attack plots[28], September 11 attacks[29], USS Cole bombing[30]
- IPA transcription: əlˈqaːʕɪda[31]
- Topic's main category: Category:Al-Qaeda[32]
- Political ideology: Wahhabism[33], Salafi jihadism[34], Qutbism[35], Pan-Islamism[36], anti-communism[37], anti-Zionism[38], antisemitism[39], Islamism[40]
- Topic's main Wikimedia portal: Portal:Al-Qaeda[41]
- Described by source: Lentapedia[42]
- Topic has template: Template:Al-Qaeda[43]
- Native label: القاعدة[44]
- History of topic: History of al-Qaeda[45]
- Has list: list of wars and battles involving al-Qaeda[46]
- Position held by head of the organization: General Emir of Al-Qaeda[47]
- Designated as terrorist by: United States[48], Russia[49], Australia[50], Azerbaijan[51], Belarus[52], Brazil[53], Canada[54], European Union[55], People's Republic of China[56]
Why It Matters
Al-Qaeda has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[57] Al-Qaeda is known by 177 alternative names across languages and contexts.[58]