# 25 years after 9/11: Al-Qaeda weakened but not gone

https://mins.news/en/item/53472

- DW, 2026-09-10 18:05 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.dw.com/en/25-years-after-9-11-al-qaeda-weakened-but-not-gone/a-79202457?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf

> Twenty-five years after the 9/11 attacks, al-Qaeda’s central leadership has been weakened and the group no longer operates as the global terrorist organization it once was. Its branches remain powerful across parts of Africa and Asia, where weak state structures, unresolved conflicts and a violence-based economy help sustain them.

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