Al-Qaeda

Al-Qaeda was a terrorist organization led by Osama bin Laden responsible for the September 11th Terrorist Attacks against the United States. The United States invaded Afghanistan to route out the Taliban regime which had sheltered al-Qaeda and facilitated the attacks on New York and Washington D.C.
U.S. special forces killed Osama bin Laden in Pakistan in May 2011. However, al-Qaeda gave rise to several offshoots including Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula and Al-Qaeda in the Maghreb which continued to wage war against the United States and her allies. Some al-Qaeda also left the organization to join the Islamic State in 2013 and 2014.
Category:Terrorist Organizations
Category:Middle East
Category:Central Asia