Al-Qaida is an international terrorist organization that has been active since the late 1980s. Founded by Osama bin Laden, the group is responsible for numerous attacks, including the September 11, 2001 attacks on the United States. The group’s stated goal is to overthrow the governments of the Middle East and replace them with an Islamic caliphate. Al-Qaida has been linked to numerous terrorist attacks around the world, including the 1998 bombings of the US embassies in Kenya and Tanzania, the 2002 Bali