TerrorismGlobal issues
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The attacks in the United States on September 11, 2001, killed nearly 3,000 people and triggered the War on Terror. The campaign, led by the US with allies across Europe and beyond, aimed to destroy al-Qaeda and stop Afghanistan from being a terrorist safe haven.
A quarter-century later, Osama bin Laden is dead, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi is dead, and the War on Terror cost countless lives and trillions of dollars.
Did it defeat Jihadist terror? DW digs into the data, examines maps and talks with experts from around the world to find out.
We investigate what’s left of al-Qaeda and the Islamic State group: Are they still plotting attacks on the West, or have they changed their strategy? And what about African groups like JNIM and Boko Haram — are they advancing? Do jihadists still want a Caliphate? And what lessons are they learning from the Taliban being in charge of Afghanistan again and a former al-Qaeda-linked militia leader leading Syria as president?
