Bin Laden Raid Documents Show Focus on U.S. Over a Caliphate
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Al-Qaeda founder Osama bin Laden remained committed to plotting attacks on the U.S., even as he struggled to control followers who wanted to build an Islamic caliphate, newly released documents show.
It’s a conflict that continued to play out after his death, as al-Qaeda was overshadowed by Islamic State, a breakaway group that declared a self-styled caliphate after seizing a swath of Iraq and Syria.