al qaeda, n.Definitions

Al-Qaeda (n.) is ⁠​‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​⁠less the child of Islamic fundamentalism than of one strategic goal: to make Western forces withdraw from Muslim lands.