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Al Qaed A Global Threat

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Al Qaeda- Global Threat

Ricky Langlois

Florida Atlantic University

Abstract

Al Qaeda is a global organization founded by Osama Bin Laden. It is one of the most powerful and rich terrorist organizations in the world. The group is responsible for major attacks such as September 11th and many other bombings. Through the years Al Qaeda has transformed from a terrorist organization into a fighting group. It is now something known as jihadist networks. These networks of Al Qaeda are so powerful and can be seen as a global threat because of their worldwide supporters, financial means and their access to weapons.

Al Qaeda- Global Threat

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Osama Bin Laden was one of the then most wanted fugitives and terrorists for his involvement in the U.S. embassy bombings. Even though the leader, Osama Bin Laden, was killed in 2011, the terrorist network still exists. Two days after his death, a new leader was elected. Osama Bin Laden was not the only one to be killed though, an FBI agent shot the leader of Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula and the leader of the Al Qaeda in East Africa was shot by a Policeman. Despite these killings, the Al Qaeda network is powerful and is still growing in the amount of their supporters.
Al Qaeda is a global threat because of their worldwide supporters, financial means and their access to weapons. In 2001, the groups were only active in Afghanistan and Pakistan and had little support from other areas. Now, the network has spread across five different continents, with seven different groups. They have a group in the Islamic Maghreb, Afghanistan, Europe, Oceana, Pakistan, East Africa, and the Arabian Peninsula. They have a great advantage by having all these different groups in different places because now they are so easily able to conduct an attack anywhere around the world. Each specific group has different targets. The Al Qaeda in East Africa (AQEA) is focused on bombing US embassies in Africa while the Al Qaeda in Iraq (AQI) is focused on bombing US Warships and Tanks in the Middle East. Al Qaeda has grown in the number of supporters. As John Ellis, an American

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