Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula

Summary

Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula is a terrorist organization^[1]. It draws 667 Wikipedia views per month (terrorist_organization category, ranking #26 of 165).^[2]

Key Facts

• Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula is in the country of Yemen^[3].
• Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula's image is recorded as Defense.gov News Photo 001012-N-0000N-001.jpg^[4].
• Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula's instance of is recorded as terrorist organization^[5].
• Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula's flag image is recorded as AQMI Flag asymmetric.png^[6].
• Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 169624067^[7].
• Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as no2011035608^[8].
• Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula's part of is recorded as Al-Qaeda^[9].
• Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula's Commons category is recorded as AQAP^[10].
• Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula's chairperson is recorded as Sa'ad bin Atef al-Awlaki^[11].
• +2009-01-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula^[12].
• Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula's participated in conflict is recorded as Al-Qaeda insurgency in Yemen^[13].
• Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula's participated in conflict is recorded as Yemeni civil war^[14].
• Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/02psd87^[15].
• Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula's significant event is recorded as USS Cole bombing^[16].
• Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula's significant event is recorded as Charlie Hebdo shooting^[17].
• Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula^[18].
• Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula's political ideology is recorded as Islamism^[19].
• Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula's political ideology is recorded as Salafi jihadism^[20].
• Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula's Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID is recorded as topic/al-Qaeda-in-the-Arabian-Peninsula^[21].
• Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'ar', 'text': 'القاعدة في جزيرة العرب'}^[22].
• Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula's position held by head of the organization is recorded as Emir of Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula^[23].
• Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula's operating area is recorded as Yemen^[24].
• Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula's operating area is recorded as Saudi Arabia^[25].
• Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula's house publication is recorded as Inspire^[26].
• Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula's New York Times topic ID is recorded as organization/al-qaeda-in-the-arabian-peninsula^[27].

Body

Founding

+2009-01-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula^[12].

Identity

Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula's part of is recorded as Al-Qaeda^[9].

Leadership

Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula's chairperson is recorded as Sa'ad bin Atef al-Awlaki^[11].

Why It Matters

Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula draws 667 Wikipedia views per month (terrorist_organization category, ranking #26 of 165).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] It is known by 18 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]