• Ayman al-Zawahiri
• Muhammed Atef
• Abdullah Ahmed Abdullab
• Saifal Adel
• Anas al Liby
• Omar Mahmoud Othman Omar
• Mamdouh Mahmud Salim
  

Al-Qaida has been implicates in several guerilla operations against US, Eygpt, Africa and other targets around the globe since its inception. It must be noted that the group has been named in almost every major act of terror against US interests since 1993. Further, it is unclear if those in custody for these attacks have had any direct affiliation with Al-Qaida.

• Suspected to be behind the February 26, 1993 bombing that ripped through the parking garage of the landmark World Trade Centre killing seven people, injuring as many as 700.
  
  
• Believed to have bombed a joint US and Saudi military training mission in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia in 1995.
  
  
• Implicated in the bombings in August 7, 1998 of the US Embassies in Nairobi, Kenya, and Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, that killed approximately 301 persons and injured more than 5,000 others.
  
  
• Believed to have assisted Egyptian terrorists who tried to assassinate Egyptian President Mubarak in 1995 and who have killed dozens of tourists in Egypt in recent years.
  
  
• Believed to have planned the October 12, 2000 attack on the U.S. warship, the USS Cole by a suicide squad, who rammed the ship with an explosives-laden boat.
  
  
• Implicated in the September 11, 2001 attacks on the World Trade Center Towers and the Pentagon, the worst attack ever on US soil that claimed over 3,000 lives.

• Suspected to have planned to assassinate Pope John Paul II during his visit to Manila in late 1994.
  
  
• Suspected to have planned simultaneous bombings of the US and Israeli Embassies in Manila and other Asian capitals in late 1994.
  
  
• Suspected to have planned the midair bombing of a dozen US trans-Pacific flights in 1995.
  
  
• Suspected to have plotted to kill President Clinton during a visit to the Philippines in early 1995.
  
  
• Suspected to have planned a thwarted attack during millennial celebrations in Jordan.

• Claimed direct responsibility for three bombings that targeted US troops in Aden, Yemen, in December 1992.
  
  
• Claimed direct responsibility for downing US helicopters that killed US servicemen in Somalia in 1993.

Now engaged in the US war on "Terrorism", Al-Qaida operatives are believed to be currently carrying out campaigns inside Afghanistan, Somolia, the Phillipines, Kashmir and Palestine. The US Department of Defense has also issued warnings that Al-Qaida may be planning new attacks inside America, Canada and Britain. The group continues to train, finance, and provide logistic support to other Islamic Military groups in support of their mandate.

Recent concerns have arisen over Al-Qaida's nuclear capability. It is believed that the group has made contact with nuclear scientists around the globe and may already have possession of weapons of mass destruction, however this is still a highly debated issue.

It is estimated that a significant quantity of high tech American weaponry provided through the CIA and Pakistan's ISI, including "stinger" anti-aircraft missiles, made their way into the Al-Qaida arsenal after the Russian retreat from Afghanistan and are likely stockpiled at hidden locations inside Afghanistan.

Al-Qaida possess a variety of capability including:

• T54 tanks, 124mm heavy artillery, multi-barrel rocket launchers, 76mm anti-tank guns, Stingers and Sam 7 missiles.
  
  
• Large variety of munitions left over from the Soviet campaign, stockpiled in hidden locations in Afghanistan, Pakistan and Sudan.
  
  
• Ocean going vessels for arms transportation
  
  
• Ground vehicles armed with surface-to-air
  
  
• Biochemical warheads
  
  
• Radioactive warheads
  
  
• Biological weapons such as Anthrax and e-Coli.
  
  
• Contact poisons in KGB-like pellets used in assignations
  
  
• Sophisticated explosive capabilities used in bombing operations
  
  
• Cyber capability for targeting critical infrastructure
  
  
• Human warheads, in the form of martyrs, used for spectacular operations

It is believed that Al-Qaida's activities are largely supported by Osama bin Laden, as well-heeled businessmen supporters in Saudi Arabia, Egypt and Pakistan, and through a network of companies and charitable aid organizations that channel funds to support their jihad (holy war) campaigns. Some al-Qaida's operations are financed through personal savings of operatives, and commercial activities of individuals and businesses.

Since September 11, 2002 the United States and its Coalition have frozen asset of hundreds of Islamic organizations both inside America and around the globe. As the result of this massive sweep, several Islamic relief agencies have filed lawsuits, claiming this action has crippled legitimate support for Islamic causes. Al-Qaida continues to receive support throughout the world to continue its jihad.

Al-Qaida has a worldwide reach, with cells in a number of countries and is not limited to a specific geographical area of operations. Reinforced by its ties to Sunni Islamic networks, Al-Qaida has vowed to strike against its adversaries around the world. The following is a partial list of the areas of the network's operations:

Middle East:

Egypt, Iraq, Iran, Israel, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Palestinian Authority Areas, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Syria, Tunisia, Turkey, United Arab Emirates and Yemen.

Asia:

Afghanistan, Bangladesh, China, India (Kashmir), Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, Pakistan, and the Philippines.

Europe:

Albania, Belgium, Bosnia, Croatia, Denmark, France, Germany Italy, Kosovo, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom.

Former Soviet Union:

Azerbaijan, Russia, Chechnya, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan.

Africa:

Algeria, Comoros Islands, Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Libya, Mauritania, Nigeria, Senegal, Somalia, South Africa, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, and Zaire.

North America And South America:

Canada, United Stares, Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, and Uruguay'