Al-Qaeda

TERRORISM'S GEOGRAPHY

Hi guys, this post I will be writing about Al-Qaeda.

BACKGROUND:

Al-Qaeda is a militant Islamic organization. It was founded by Osama Bin Laden, Abdullah Azzam and other militants in Peshawar, Pakistan between some point in August 1988 to late 1989.

Al-Qaeda are most famous for there attacks on the twin towers in America. the 9/11 attacks were a reason why America launched a war on terror.

Al-Qaeda have had 6 major terrorist attacks. the first was in Aden, Yemen where 2 bombs were detonated on thee 29 of December 1992. Their most recent and deadly attack was the 9/11 bombings where 2 planes crashed into the twin towers causing up to 3000 deaths.


GEOGRAPHY:

Al-Qaeda are based in Pakistan but they have had operations in many countries around the world such as the UK, Belgium, Germany, France, Italy, Spain, Morocco, Algeria, Libya, Mali, Niger, Uganda, Somalia, Kenya, Saudi Arabia, Yemen, Iraq, Syria, Afghanistan, India and more.


my references: wikipedia