As the Taliban Government in Afghanistan collapsed, at least some al-Qa`ida operatives and fighters fled to Iraq, including most notably senior al-Qa'ida operative Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, …

Al-Qa`ida linked plots targeting US interests are on the rise in East Africa and the Horn from affiliates such as the Somali-based al-Ittihad al-Islami; in Southeast Asia the Jemaah Islamiya; …

Al-Qa`ida's regional components and affiliated groups have nonetheless demonstrated their operational prowess with successful attacks over the past year, and those capabilities will …

from a collection of newly-released al-Qa’ida documents captured during recent operations in support of the Global War on Terror and maintained in the Department of Defense’s Harmony …

Bin Ladin was al-Qa’ida’s founder and only amir, or commander, in its history until his death. He was largely responsible for the organization’s mystique, its ability to raise money and attract …

In 2001, US intelligence officers picked up this al-Qa’ida training manual outside Kandahar, Afghanistan. The officers found the manual while searching the ruins of a suspected chemical …

Volume 59, No. 4 (December 2015) The Great War of Our Time: The CIA’s Fight Against Terrorism from AL QA’IDA to ISIS

As a facilitator and one of al-Qa`ida's top document forgers since the 11 September attacks, with access to individuals across the organizations until his arrest in July 2004, he has reported on …

The US Embassy bombings in East Africa introduced the American public to Usama Bin Ladin and al-Qa’ida, who claimed responsibility for the death and destruction. The attacks also …

The death of Usama Bin Ladin marked a significant victory in the US-led campaign to disrupt, dismantle, and defeat al-Qa`ida. He was al-Qa`ida’s founder and only amir, or commander, in …