Qaeda (Noun)
Meaning
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; has cells in more than 50 countries.
Classification
Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects.
Examples
- Al-Qaeda was responsible for the devastating 9/11 attacks on the World Trade Center in New York City.
- The US government has been actively working to dismantle al-Qaeda's global network since the early 2000s.
- Intelligence agencies have been tracking al-Qaeda's movements and operations in the Middle East and North Africa.
- Al-Qaeda's leader, Osama bin Laden, was killed in a raid by US Navy SEALs in 2011.
- The group's influence has waned in recent years, but al-Qaeda remains a significant threat to global security.