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| al Qae·da [ al kdə ] or al Qai·da [ al kdə ] or al-Qae·da [ al kdə ] or al-Qai·da [ al kdə ] |
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Islamic fundamentalist organization: an international Islamic fundamentalist organization associated with several terrorist incidents, including the attack on the World Trade Center, New York (2001). Al-Qaeda was established by Osama bin Laden in 1989 and was based in Afghanistan until driven out by U.S. and coalition forces in 2001.
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| [Late-20th century. < Arabic "the base"] |
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