Qaida (Organización) (Corporate Name)
- Al Qaeda
- Qāʻidah (Organization)
- Al-Qaida (Organization)
- Qaeda (Organization)
- International Islamic Front for Jihad Against Jews and Crusaders
State Department WWW Home page, May 10, 2001 (Established by Usama Bin Ladin about 1990 to bring together Arabs who fought in Afghanistan against the Soviet invasion. Helped finance, recruit, transport, and train Muslims for the Afghan resistance with U.S. assistance; Bin Ladin resides in Afghanistan and the group maintains training camps there)
US Dept. of Treasury WWW Home page, May 10, 2001 (Usama Bin Ladin and al-Quaida organization)
Usama bin Laden’s al-Qaida, 2001: p. 1 (Al-Qaida emerged from the Makhtab l-Khidemat (MAK), the Afghan mujahadeen "services office", around 1989; serves as an international network heavily funded and led by Usama bin Laden; other romanizations/names include: Qaeda [in rom.]; International Islamic Front for Jihad Against Jews and Crusaders, Islamic Salvation Foundation, Group for the Preservation of the Holy Sites, Islamic Army for the Preservation of Holy Sites, Islamic Army for the Preservation of the Holy Places)
Washington post, Sept. 28, 2001: p. A18 (al Qaeda)