Al-Qaeda is an Islamist terrorist group, who is responsible for the 9-11 attacks in New York. Between three and four thousand Al-Qaeda members have been captured and some killed. They perform suicide attacks and other kinds of bombings. Osama bid Laden is their main leader, who many people have taken oaths to. There are many people who follow him, and believe in the same things as him.
Al-Qaeda FlagAl-Qaeda was founded in 1988, and it is believed that there are two to three hundred commanders still active in forty different countires. They are active all over the globe. It is also believed that the group is not close, other than Osama bin Laden and a few other members.
They have made other attacks in other countries as well. The number to this day is six, in which four were against Americans. They plan these attacks many years in advance and ship their weapons and explosives through private businesses.Their first was on December 29, 1992 in Yemen. The group was trying to hit American soldiers in a hotel, before leaving for Somalia. The soldiers were in a different hotel, and none were killed. Although, two others were killed and many severely injured. Even though no Americans lost their lives, it was the beginning of the group killing civilians, not just fighting wars. In 1993, a member of the group tried to bomb the bottom of the World Trade Center. He would hit the first tower, ruining the foundation, which would make it fall and hit the second tower. Only six people died, and many injured. Also, as most everyone knows, they were responsible for the September 11th, 2001 attacks. They flew two planes into the World Trade Center towers, one into the Pentagon, and one was intended to hit the U.S. Capital, but crashed in Pennsylvania.The War of Terrorism resulted from the 9-11 attacks. Troops were trained and sent to Afghanistan. Many of the Taliban and Al-Qaeda members have been captured and killed since troops have been over there. We have caught many of their leaders, except bin Laden, the main leader.
Support for Al-Qaeda has dropped significantly, and there has been less and less bombings in the Middle East. I think that the U.S. is doing the right thing by being over seas. If we were not over there, think of what more they could be doing to our nation. Of course, no one WANTS to be over there, but for our safety, it is a good thing. Just think if we pulled out now, all of the lives that have been lost and soldiers over there, would be for nothing. I think that if we could catch bin Laden, it would be a terrible thing for the terrorist group and a great thing for our nation.-Sarah Konz
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