9 Facts About Al Qaeda

1. In 2007, al-Al Qaeda released Mujahedeen Secrets, encryption software used for online and cellular communications.

2. In 2006 al-Al Qaeda claimed they had established a wing in Kashmir.

3. On December 29, 1992, al-Al Qaeda's launched its first terrorist attack.

4. In September 2014 al-Zawahiri announced al-Al Qaeda was establishing a front in India to "wage jihad against its enemies, to liberate its land, to restore its sovereignty, and to revive its Caliphate.

5. On September 11, 2001, al-Al Qaeda attacked the United States, hijacking four airliners within the country and deliberately crashing two into the twin towers of the World Trade Center in New York City.

6. In February 2016, al-Al Qaeda forces and Saudi Arabian-led coalition forces were both seen fighting Houthi rebels in the same battle.

7. In 1996, al-Al Qaeda announced its jihad to expel foreign troops and interests from what they considered Islamic lands.

8. Origins of al-Al Qaeda can be traced to the Soviet War in Afghanistan.

9. In 2006, it was estimated that al-Al Qaeda had several thousand commanders embedded in 40 different countries.