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From the U.S. Department of State: al-Qaida Description Established by Usama Bin Ladin in the late 1980s to bring together Arabs who fought in Afghanistan against the Soviet invasion. Helped finance, recruit, transport, and train Sunni Islamic extremists for the Afghan resistance. Current goal is to establish a pan-Islamic Caliphate throughout the world by working with allied Islamic extremist groups to overthrow regimes it deems "non-Islamic" and expelling Westerners and non-Muslims from Muslim countries. Issued statement under banner of "the World Islamic Front for Jihad Against the Jews and Crusaders" in February 1998, saying it was the duty of all Muslims to kill US citizens--civilian or military--and their allies everywhere. Activities Plotted to carry out terrorist operations against US and Israeli tourists visiting Jordan for millennial celebrations. (Jordanian authorities thwarted the planned attacks and put 28 suspects on trial.) Conducted the bombings in August 1998 of the US Embassies in Nairobi, Kenya, and Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, that killed at least 301 persons and injured more than 5,000 others. Claims to have shot down US helicopters and killed US servicemen in Somalia in 1993 and to have conducted three bombings that targeted US troops in Aden, Yemen, in December 1992. Linked to the following plans that were not carried out: to assassinate Pope John Paul II during his visit to Manila in late 1994, simultaneous bombings of the US and Israeli Embassies in Manila and other Asian capitals in late 1994, the midair bombing of a dozen US trans-Pacific flights in 1995, and to kill President Clinton during a visit to the Philippines in early 1995. Continues to train, finance, and provide logistic support to terrorist groups in support of these goals. Strength May have several hundred to several thousand members. Also serves as a focal point or umbrella organization for a worldwide network that includes many Sunni Islamic extremist groups such as Egyptian Islamic Jihad, some members of al-Gama'at al-Islamiyya, the Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan, and the Harakat ul-Mujahidin. Location/Area of Operation Al-Qaida has a worldwide reach, has cells in a number of countries, and is reinforced by its ties to Sunni extremist networks. Bin Ladin and his key lieutenants reside in Afghanistan, and the group maintains terrorist training camps there. External Aid Bin Ladin, son of a billionaire Saudi family, is said to have inherited approximately $300 million that he uses to finance the group. Al-Qaida also maintains moneymaking front organizations, solicits donations from like-minded supporters, and illicitly siphons funds from donations to Muslim charitable organizations.
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| FAS: al-Qa'ida (The Base) - Description, activities, strength, area of operation and external aid. Links to additional resources. From the Federation of American Scientists. USA.
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| | Al-Qaida - Terrorist Group Profile - Information provided by the U.S. Department of State on Al-Qaida's profile, areas of operation, activities, strengths, and who aids them.
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| | terrorismfiles.org: Al-Qaeda - Background information on al-Qaida and detailed profile about this organization, also information on known members and Osama bin Laden.
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| | Al Qaida and Osama bin Laden - Limited information.
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| | Frontline: Al-Qaeda - Background on the terrorist network and details on attacks on US interests.
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| | USIA: U.S. Court Document Links Bombing Suspect to Bin Ladin Organization - Press release stating that bin Laden's group was responsible for the bombing of the US Embassy Compound in Nairobi, Kenya. Issued by the U.S. Attorney's office.
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| | Jane's: Inside Al-Qaeda: a window into the world of militant Islam and the Afghani alumni - Richard Engel, Cairo and Amman. "While there were many heroes and martyrs in the Afghan war, which was supported by US intelligence as part of its battle against communism, many of the mujahideen rallied around three main people: charismatic Saudi financier Osama bin Laden, blind cleric Sheikh Omar Abdel Rahman and intelligent technocrat Dr Ayman al-Zawahari."
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| | Jane's: Osama bin Laden's global 'Al-Qaeda' organisation: its strategies and issues cut down to size in authoritative report - Report asserting that stopping Al-Qaeda lies in developing a multi-pronged, multidimensional and multinational strategy targeting the core, the leadership and the network's sources of finance and supplies.
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| | Frontline: The Man Who Knew - When the Twin Towers fell on Sept. 11, 2001, among the thousands killed was the one man who may have known more about Osama bin Laden and Al Qaeda than any other person in America: John O'Neill. This is his story and the story of how, while he worked at the FBI, he was thwarted by those who should have been his allies. Extensive materials about Al-Queda and what the US knew about the group at any given time.
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| | ICT: Al-Qa'ida (The Base) - History, ideology and strategy, terrorist activity, articles, documents, links, updates and history of attacks. From The International Policy Institute for Counter-Terrorism, Israel.
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| | CBC News - The Go-To Guy - Tracks down the man who supplied an al-Qaeda terrorist with a Canadian passport.
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| | The Guardian - Terrorism.com - Al-Qaida runs a website to organise members and supporters, says Paul Eedle.
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| | Terror Tuesday - Profile of Al Qaeda, its make up, alliances, structure, and goals.
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| | Blueprint - A Story of Al-Qaeda - A document about Muslim terror and anti-Americanism, essentially based on rarely cited Arabic publications.
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| | Guardian Special Reports: al-Qaida - Ongoing coverage of news, comment and analysis going back to 1996. Includes timeslines, related special reports and web resources.
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| | Mother Jones - The Wrong War - How Bush's war in Iraq has fueled Al Qaeda and ignited its dream of global jihad.
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