Al Qaeda Essay

The war in Afghanistan was originally sparked my by the terrorist attacks on 9/11. The US was determined to find Al-Qaeda leader, Osama Bin Laden. After Afghan leaders refused to hand over Bin Laden the US decided to use military force. In October 2001, the US began bombing Afghanistan. They targeted Bin Laden's Al-Qaeda fighters and also the Taliban. In November 2001 the Northern Alliance, that consisted mainly of the United States and The United Kingdom, took control of Kabul, the capital of…

The goals of the Afghanistan war as stated by Obama are, “to disrupt, dismantle, and defeat al Qaeda in Afghanistan and Pakistan, and to prevent its capacity to threaten America and our allies in the future. To meet that goal, we will pursue the following objectives within Afghanistan. We must deny al Qaeda a safe haven. We must reverse the Taliban’s momentum and deny it the ability to overthrow the government. And we must strengthen the capacity…

the history of the United States. Almost 3,000 deaths, 6,000+ injuries, and infrastructure damages were the unfortunate results of this act of terror. The government and media made statements that these four coordinated attacks were committed by al-Qaeda, an Islamic terrorist group. Shortly after, the United States declared war and launched its attacks and weapons in Afghanistan, also known as the War on Terror. Osama bin Laden, who claimed responsibility for 9/11 was later killed due to the…

Osama Bin Laden. One man. A man responsible for thousands of deaths of innocent people. Bin Laden was the leader of the terrorist group named Al Qaeda. Bin Laden’s attacks on the U.S. on September 11, 2001 made the Americans angry and want to search for and kill him. After 10 years of searching for Bin Laden, he was found in the city of Abbottabad, Pakistan. Osama Bin Laden was then found in a mansion. In my opinion, I believe that Osama Bin Laden’s assassination is justified because his planned…

volunteers who believe in there cause. A flight exploded on october 31st killing all 224 people on board. ISIS said that they were responsible for the tragic bombing. ISIS is said to be a group that is accomplishing what al-Qaeda could never do. Karl Vick said, “ ISIS is now the thing al-Qaeda never managed to become: a movement that inspiration likely depends on the individual” (Vick 14). By being a terrorist group that depends on the individuals, If one man were to die then the organization…

the bombing of Marine barracks in Beirut. Reagan, later, sent weapons onto Afghanistan. Which, within weeks of receiving, the mujahedeen and their Arab supporters started firing at Soviet aircrafts. This lead for Arabia’s Secret Service, Prince Turki al-Faisal, to request that Usama bin Laden systematize a Saudi response to the Soviet’s…

popping up into the minds of our citizens, who is ISIS? ISIS is an acronym which stands for the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria, a terrorist group that first came into view around 2003 after the U.S. invasion of Iraq. The current leader of ISIS, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, plans to take control of all Muslims worldwide, and will kill any “infidels” who stand in their way. This grave act of abuse towards anyone who doesn’t follow ISIS is a threat to the United States and our allies. ISIS has used means…

Life, Death, and Effects of 9/11 September 11th, 2001. The 9/11 suicide bombings led to a series of changes throughout history. The bombings targeted symbolic U.S trade marks, the North and South twin towers. 19 Al-Qaeda members hijacked a plane, within 42 minutes, two 110 story buildings were demolished. There are many short term, and long term effects to this catastrophic attack such as: Tourism, airport security, and worst of all, ongoing wars. An example of a short term effect would be…

Al- Qaida’s central goal of jihad is a defensive reaction towards Western hostility against the religion of Islam and Muslims which diverges from the divine law of the shariʿa. This global militant organization does also perceive the necessity for its community of believers (ummah) from foreign lands with non-Muslims that are unable to live as per their religion to be prepared in supporting their jihadist activities by opposing this society of unbelievers in the West until it impedes their…

military coalition in Afghanistan to hunt advances the armed forces of al-Qaeda almost topple the Taliban government for harboring terrorists excuse. The government of Pakistan decided to side with the United States in the war against Osama bin Laden and al-Qaeda. American country for some airports and military bases as rear bases for attacks on Afghanistan campaign, simultaneously to arrest more than 600 suspected members of al-Qaeda and the ones assigned to the US. The United States also is…