1、 https:/crsreports.congress.gov Updated May 6, 2022Al Qaeda: Background, Current Status, and U.S. PolicyAl Qaeda (AQ) is a transnational Sunni Islamist terrorist organization and network of affiliates that the U.S. intelligence community described as of early 2022 as one of the groups that “probably
2、 pose the greatest threat to U.S. persons and interests abroad” and a potential source of inspiration to domestic violent extremists. Sustained counterterrorism (CT) pressure has weakened the group since it perpetrated the September 11, 2001 (9/11) attacks. In its March 2022 annual public threat ass
3、essment, the U.S. intelligence community stated that Al Qaeda “is constrained in its efforts to lead a unified global movement” but will try to “capitalize on permissive operating environments.” U.S. officials characterize the AQ threat as stemming mainly from its affiliates, which have generally fo
4、cused on local issues in their respective areas of operation, where they threaten local U.S. personnel, interests, and partners. Background In 1988, Osama bin Laden established Al Qaeda from a network of Arab and other foreign veterans of the Afghan insurgency against the Soviet Union, with the aim
