# Explainer: What’s happened to al Qaeda in the 25 years since 9/11?

https://mins.news/en/item/53338

- Reuters, 2026-09-10 16:10 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.reuters.com/world/whats-happened-to-al-qaeda-25-years-since-911-2026-09-10/?link_source=ta_bluesky_link&taid=6aa2d66051db2900010ed79c

> Twenty-five years after al Qaeda militants hijacked passenger planes and crashed them into New York’s World Trade Center towers and the Pentagon, the group founded by Osama bin Laden has produced affiliates and inspired attacks worldwide.

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