Al-Qaeda

**Al-Qaeda** (, **', ,  , translation: "The Base" an alternatively spelled **al-Qaida** an whiles **al-Qa'ida*') is a global broad-based militant [[Islamist]] terrorist  organization foondit bi [[Osama bin Laden]] sometime atween August 1988 an late 1989. It operates as a netwirk comprisin baith a multinaitional, stateless airmy an a radical Sunni Muslim muivement cawin for global [[Jihad]].  It haes been designatit a *terrorist organization* bi the Unitit States, the [[Unitit Naitions Security Cooncil]], the [[European Union]], [[NATO]], an various ither kintras (see [[#Designation as terrorist organization|belaw]]).

Al-Qaeda haes attackit ceevilian an militar targets in various kintras, sic as the [[11t September attacks]], [[1998 US embassy bombins]] an [[2002 Bali bombins]]. The US govrenment respondit bi launchin the [[War on Terror]]. Al-Qaeda haes continued tae exist an grow throu the decade frae 2001 tae 2011. Wi the loss o key leaders culminatin wi the daith o [[Osama bin Laden]], al-Qaeda's operations hae devolvit frae tap-doun controlled, tae franchise associatit groups, tae lane wouf operators. Wi the daith o key communicators, lik [[Anwar al-Awlaki]], the ability o al-Qaeda's "brand" tae inspire, motivate an instill fear haes shairply declined.

Characteristic techniques include [[suicide attack]]s an simultaneous bombins o different targets. Activities ascribit tae it mey involve members o the muivement, who hae taken a pledge o lealty tae Osama bin Laden, or the hintle mair numerous "al-Qaeda-linkit" individuals who hae unnergane trainin in ane o its camps in Afghanistan, Pakistan, Iraq or Sudan, but no taken ony pledge.

Al-Qaeda ideologues enveesion a complete break frae aw foreign influences in [[Muslim warld|Muslim kintras]], an the creation o a new Islamic [[Warld govrenment|warld wide caliphate]]. Reportit beliefs include that a Christian-Jewish alliance is conspirin tae destroy Islam. Unner [[Salafist jihadism]] thay believe that the killin o ceevilians is releegiously sanctioned, an thay ignore holy text which forbids the murther o ceevilians an an aw internecine fechtin.

Al-Qaeda is responsible for instigatin [[sectarian violence amang Muslims]] an aw. Al-Qaeda is intolerant o nan-Sunni branches o Islam an denoonces them wi [[excommunication]]s cried "[[takfir]]". Al-Qaeda leaders regaird [[Leeberal muivements athin Islam|leeberal Muslims]], [[Shia Islam|Shia]]s, [[Sufi]]s, [[Ahmadiyyas]] an ither sects as heretics an hae issued attacks on thair mosques an gatherins. Examples o sectarian attacks include the [[2007 Yazidi communities bombins|Yazidi community bombings]], [[23 November 2006 Sadr Ceety bombins|Sadr Ceety bombins]], [[Ashoura Massacre]] an [[18 Aprile 2007 Baghdad bombins|Aprile 2007 Baghdad bombins]].

== Designation as terrorist organization ==
Al-Qaeda haes been designatit a *terrorist organization'' bi the follaein kintras an internaitional organisations:

* Australie
* Canadae
* European Union
* Fraunce
* Germany
* Indie
* Ireland
* Israel
* Japan
* Republic o Korea
* Netherlands
* NATO
* Philippines
* Roushie
* Swaden
* Swisserland
* Turkey
* Unitit Kinrick
* Unitit Naitions Security Cooncil
* Unitit States

## References