Good Essay About Al Qaeda

Al-Qaeda is a militant organization that was founded around 1986-1988 by Osama Bin Laden, Abdullah Azzam and other militants. The organization was said to be borne out of the Soviet war in Afghanistan. It has been classified as a terrorist group by the United Nations Security Council and the NATO, among other groups. The group’s strategies involve mainly suicide attacks and bombings of various targets.
Al Qaeda in Iraq. According to the website of Vox, what is known today as the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant is what used to be Al-Qaeda in Iraq. During the early years of the American presence in Iraq, the Al-Qaeda therein was repulsed, but slowly, the group regained its strength until this day.
Al-Qaeda in Afghanistan. Afghanistan is considered as the birthplace of Al-Qaeda. According to the website of USA Today, in 2001, Al-Qaeda in Afghanistan was the main cell with several cells in other countries. However, today in Afghanistan, Al-Qaeda is considerably weaker, but other insurgent groups around the world have taken up its cause. The Al-Qaeda leadership that was formerly based in Afghanistan is also unable to base itself in Pakistan due to the US drone attacks thereat.
Al-Qaeda in Saudi Arabia. Also mentioned in the website of USA Today is the fact that Al-Qaeda has spread throughout the Arabian Peninsula. This branch of the Al-Qaeda is responsible for the 2000 bombing of the USS Cole that resulted in the deaths of 17 American sailors.
Al-Qaeda in Yemen In 2009, the Yemeni and Saudi Arabian Al-Qaeda cells merged into the Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula, which is based in Yemen. Its current leader is Nasser Al-Wahayshi, who was a very close associate of Osama Bin Laden. According to the website of Reuters, this group was responsible for the attack on a UPS cargo plane in November of 2010 in Dubai, in which two crew members perished.