Is Al-Qaida Growning

First i wondering why the U.S. government hasn't try to disband these groups that are in countries like Yemen and Mali. As in the last three years this group has increase their number of members and has influence in the northern Africa, leading you to wonder if they jump with huge numbers in three years what if they had another three. This is a huge concern for the U.S. right now as far as national security this would be consider as a huge threat and because of the recent problem from the Christmas attempted attack its makes you wonder if the U.S. should be worry or not. I just feel that these groups have too much access to government knowledge and weapons, when you have certain information then its easy too do your part for what you believe in. What about nations surrounding these areas of northern Africa would they have to worry about anything which i think the misconception is that these groups are only plotting against the U.S. because they have showed that they will go after anybody that's our allies or who believe in the same thing we do causing big issues if these groups are not disbanded right now. right now their status is classified as a potent group and a strong force to be reckon with, in December of 2007 they killed 37 U.N. people including officers which that tells you that this group doesn't care and anyone that get in their way has a handful to deal ahead. Because of past activities of them kidnapping people and selling them back to whatever country the person came from holding them in bad condition and putting them threw torch er it would make me skeptical about traveling there and even anywhere in Africa because of the followers they have. North Mali is said they people are warned and restricted from going there but l would say this for any country surrounding these areas i wouldn't near it and most defiantly watch myself as i think I'm so comfortable in the U.S.