Al Qaeda Strengths And Weaknesses

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The group was founded by osama bin laden, started in the late 1980s
Began as a logical network to support muslims fighting against soviet union
The groups members we recruited throughout the Islamic World
When the Soviets withdrew from Afghanistan in 1989, the organization dispersed but continued to oppose what its leaders considered corrupt Islamic regimes and foreign presence in Islamic lands.

Frustrations:

Al- Qaeda’s primary enemy is the United States, which it sees as the root cause of all Middle- East problems

Beliefs and goals:

Their main goal was to overthrow the corrupt “apostate” regimes in the middle east and replace them with the “ Islamic” governments
They stand for a radical sunni muslim organization dedicated to the elimination
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biden is totally unprepared for that post, which will lead the U.S into a crisis

Religious purpose:

They are the most hunted terrorist group in HIstory, the campaign of the holy war unleashed by Al- Qaeda is likely to outlive itself and the current generation of Islamists.
Their real strength lies not in its global infrastructure and membership but in its overarching and highly appealing ideology. Keeping with its original mandate
Al- Qaeda’s principle aim today is to inspire and indicate Islamic movements and the muslim masses worldwide to attack those perceived to be the enemies of Islam.

Funding:

They relied heavily on sympathetic financial facilitators within these businesses and charities, and other deep pocket donors, to obtain and channel the funds necessary to meet it’s logistical and operational requirements
The 9/11 commission said that it had received no credible evidence to substantiate allegations that bin Laden used his own funds or they were funded by foreign governments and may have dealt with conflict diamonds that profited from international drug

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