Al-Qaeda

nounverified·updated May 18, 2026

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a terrorist network intensely opposed to the United States that dispenses money and logistical support and training to a wide variety of radical Islamic terrorist groups

Classifications

per-axis with provenance

Entity Type

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Sensitivity

unclassified

Information Class

unclassified

Variants

5 surface forms

synonym: al-Qa'idaal-Qaida
plural: Al-Qaedas
possessive: Al-Qaeda's
pluralpossessive: Al-Qaedas'

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