Al'Qaeda

Al-Qaeda
القاعدة Participant in the Global War on Terrorism, War in Afghanistan, War in North-West Pakistan, Somali Civil War, Insurgency in the Maghreb, Iraq War, Iraqi insurgency, al-Qaeda insurgency in Yemen, Syrian Civil War, Arab Spring, and other conflicts
Flag used by various al-Qaeda factions
Active	1988–present
Ideology	Salafism Salafist jihadism Qutbism Pan-Islamism
Groups	Al-Qaeda Central (1988–present) Al-Qaeda in Iraq (2004–2013, became Mujahideen Shura Council in January 2006) Mujahideen Shura Council (January 2006–October 2006, became Islamic State of Iraq in October 2006) Islamic State of Iraq (2006–2013) Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (2007–present) Al-Qaeda in Palestine (2008–present) Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (2009–present) Al-Qaeda in Somalia (2010–present) Al-Qaeda in the Levant (2012–17, became Tahrir al-Sham in January 2017) Tahrir al-Sham (2017–present) Al-Mourabitoun (2013–2015, joined AQIM in December 2015) Jund al-Aqsa (2014–17) Al-Qaeda in the Indian Subcontinent (2014–present) Khorasan Group Al-Qaeda in Sinai Peninsula Imam Shamil Battalion Al-Qaeda Kurdish Battalions Al Qaeda in the Lands Beyond the Sahel Al-Qaeda in Bosnia and Herzegovina Al-Qaeda in Mali Al-Qaeda in Spain Al-Qaeda in the Malay Archipelago
Leaders	Osama bin Laden † (1988–2011) Ayman al-Zawahiri (2011–present)
Headquarters	Northwest Pakistan
Area of operations	Worldwide Predominantly in the Middle East Rebel group with current territorial control in: Somalia Syria Yemen
Strength	In the Af-Pak region: 300–3,000 In the Maghreb: 800–1,000+ In West Africa: 100+ In the Arabian Peninsula: 3,000-12,000+ In Mali:4,000 In India: 300–3,000 In Somalia: 7,000–9,000 In Syria: 31,000+ In the Sinai Peninsula: 40 Total: 47,540–67,440+
Allies	Taliban Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan Turkistan Islamic Party Lashkar-e-Taiba Caucasus Emirate Haqqani network Jaish-e-Mohammed Jemaah Islamiyah Egyptian Islamic Jihad
Opponents	State opponents NATO ISAF Non-State opponents Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant
Battles and wars	War on Terror In Afghanistan Afghan Civil War (1996–2001) War in Afghanistan (2001–14) War in Afghanistan (2015–present) In Tajikistan Civil war in Tajikistan In Chechnya Second Chechen War In Yemen al-Qaeda insurgency in Yemen Yemeni Civil War (2015–present) In the Maghreb Maghreb insurgency Northern Mali conflict In Iraq Iraq War Iraqi insurgency In Pakistan War in North-West Pakistan Balochistan conflict In Somalia War in Somalia (2006–09) War in Somalia (2009–present) In Syria Syrian Civil War Military intervention against ISIL American-led intervention in Syria In Egypt Sinai insurgency Egyptian crisis (2011–14)

Al-Qaeda Central (1988–present)
Al-Qaeda in Iraq (2004–2013, became Mujahideen Shura Council in January 2006)
Mujahideen Shura Council (January 2006–October 2006, became Islamic State of Iraq in October 2006)
Islamic State of Iraq (2006–2013)
Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (2007–present)
Al-Qaeda in Palestine (2008–present)
Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (2009–present)
Al-Qaeda in Somalia (2010–present)
Al-Qaeda in the Levant (2012–17, became Tahrir al-Sham in January 2017)
Tahrir al-Sham (2017–present)
Al-Mourabitoun (2013–2015, joined AQIM in December 2015)
Jund al-Aqsa (2014–17)
Al-Qaeda in the Indian Subcontinent (2014–present)
Khorasan Group
Al-Qaeda in Sinai Peninsula
Imam Shamil Battalion
Al-Qaeda Kurdish Battalions
Al Qaeda in the Lands Beyond the Sahel Al-Qaeda in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Al-Qaeda in Mali
Al-Qaeda in Spain

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