Template talk:Campaignbox al-Qaeda attacks

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Templates for deletion This template was considered for deletion on 2007 March 1. The result of the discussion was no consensus, leaning towards keep.

Not Related? Read pages Jemaah Islamiyah and Al-Qaeda in Iraq --TheFEARgod (Ч) 14:46, 27 February 2007 (UTC)

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[edit] Misattributed terrorist attacks

The following attacks, although usually carried out by Islamist fundamentalists who may have been inspired by al-Qaeda, have not actually been attributed to al-Qaeda or one of its branches and their removal from the infobox should be considered:

If the infobox template survives TfD and no one objects to the removal of these 6 attacks within a few days, I will remove them from the infobox (if, of course they are not removed by then). Cheers, Black Falcon 19:18, 3 March 2007 (UTC)

I am removing the 6 noted attacks from the template. Feel free to revert me if you like, but please also provide a rationale here. -- Black Falcon 02:20, 8 March 2007 (UTC)
  • "The following attacks, although usually carried out by Islamist fundamentalists who may have been inspired by al-Qaeda, have not actually been attributed to al-Qaeda or one of its branches and their removal from the infobox should be considered." I don't know where you read that but it seemed me that al-quaida was clearly responsible for, at least, Madrid and London attacks. Mrpouetpouet 15:47, 11 September 2007 (UTC)

Where did you read that about London? I removed the London attacks from the template on the basis of reporting of the UK government's assessment that al-Qaeda was not involved and the bombers were independent actors but was promptly reverted. The whole existence of this box is POV: Islamist bombings are simply not carried out by some vast monolithic terrorist army. As such there is no cmapaign, and there should be no campaign box. These attacks have features in common, but command responsibility of an organisation that carries them all out is certainly not one of them. 79.68.156.222 (talk) 14:53, 25 May 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Military targets

The USS Cole bombing was not terrorism, as it was an attack against a military target. It should either be removed from this list or the Al-Qaeda terror campaign link should be changed. --ChrisRuvolo (t) 01:35, 21 March 2007 (UTC)

I have changed the title to the more neutral and descriptive "Attacks by al-Qaeda". -- Black Falcon 01:08, 28 March 2007 (UTC)
A good change. thanks Merbabu 10:40, 28 March 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Khobar

This template has a link to the Khobar Towers bombing; however, this bombing was done by Hizballah Al-Hijaz and not al-Qaeda. Should this link (and the template from the Khobar article) be removed? Morphh (talk) 22:23, 19 May 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Chechnya

I guess Putin got himself a Wiki account did he? The Second Chechnyan War is not related to al-Qaeda in any fashion. It is related to the First Chechnyan War, and in turn, to a much longer struggle. Removing it from this template. Sherurcij (Because you can't fight terror by spreading fear) 01:11, 29 May 2008 (UTC)