Al Qaeda-Affiliated Groups: Middle East and Africa.

QAIDA (Organization); AL Qaeda Organization in the Islamic Maghreb (Organization)

The article focuses on the increasing threat in the U.S. from Al Qaeda, a global militant Islamist organization, affiliated members present in the Middle East and Africa and from other group which emerged as a result of the organization's ideology. It mentions the organization's emerging groups including Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) and Al Shabaab. It discusses the concern of the U.S. on the disruption of the policy Authorization for Use of Military Force by the groups.