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| al-Qaeda [ al kī də ] or al-Qaida [ al káydə ] |
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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 US and coalition forces in 2001.
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| [Late-20th century. < Arabic 'the base'] |
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