Focuses on inspiring and encourage islamic movements

focuses on inspiring and encourage Islamic movements and Muslims to attack any perceived as
a threat to Islam. The group's goal is to expand on the Jihad movement by continuously
highlighting the widespread suffering that Muslims have experienced at the hands of the United
States and its allies in an attempt to inspire jihadist groups across the goal to pledge their
allegiance to Al Qaeda [ CITATION AlQ19 \l 1033 ] .
Categorizing the Group
Based on the views and motivations of Al Qaeda I believe the definition stated in the
Code of Federal Regulations "the unlawful use of force and violence against person or property
to intimidate or coerce a government, civilian population, or any segment thereof, in furtherance
for political or social objective" [ CITATION Ter2 \l 1033 ] identifies the group. However, I also
believe the international terrorism definition also successfully describes this organization. Al
Qaeda waged war on the United States, specifically the 9/11 attacks. It has also successfully
committed acts of violence on our nation's western allies like the 1998 attacks on the two U.S.
embassies in Africa. International terrorism is defined as "violent, criminal acts committed by
individuals and/or groups who are inspired by, associated with, designated foreign terrorist
organizations or nations" [ CITATION Ter1 \l 1033 ] .
Political Ideology
The group identifies with the radical international Jihadist movement, which stems from
the Sunni Islamic Extremists. The commonality shared amongst Al Qaeda and its allies "is their
commitment to the radical international jihad movement, which includes a radicalized ideology
and agenda promoting the use of violence against the "enemies of Islam" in order to overthrow
all governments which are not ruled by Sharia (conservative Islamic) law. A primary tactical
objective of the movement has been the planning and implementation of large-scale, high

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profile, high casualty terrorist attacks against the U.S. interests and citizen, and those of its
allies, worldwide" [ CITATION Wat02 \l 1033 ] . As mentioned, its primary target is the United
States, as it believes it is the root of the problems faced in the Middle East. The organization's