Osama Bin Laden timeline
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Osama bin Laden in the Soviet-Afghan War
It was the eve of April 17, 1987 when Osama bin Laden led his assault in the Soviet-Afghan War. It was his first company lsized attack in the... Read more
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Formation of al-Qaeda
With the Afghan jihad winding down, Osama bin Laden gathered his most loyal followers together to discuss their future. They were determined to... Read more
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Abdullah Azzam is Assassinated
On this day in 1989, Azzam and his two sons, Ibrahim and Mohammed were killed by a twenty kilogram roadside bomb in Peshawar, Pakistan. Allegations... Read more
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Gold Mihor Hotel Bombing
This bombing would widely come to be considered bin Laden's first. Two people were killed and seven injured at the Gold Mihor and Movenpick hotels... Read more
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King Fahd Revokes Osama Bin Laden's Citizenship
Under pressure from the Algerian, Yemeni and Egyptian governments, King Fahd sent an emissary to Sudan to revoke bin Laden's passport. Bin Laden's... Read more
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National Guard Bombing
On November 13, 1995 in downtown Riyadh, Saudi Arabia on Telateen Street a car-bomb exploded. It was close to where the U.S. Army and the Vinnell... Read more
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Osama Bin Laden Declares War Against The United States
With this declaration of war, Osama bin Laden had appointed himself spokesman for Muslims disaffected with the west across the globe. Following as... Read more
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Bin Laden declares war against the US
Osama bin Laden wrote a series of documents refereed to as "fatawa." These were a declaration of war and one written in Feb. of 1998 declared... Read more
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East Africa Bombings
Mullah Omar’s loyalty was split between Osama bin Laden and prince Turki. Originally Omar had agreed to hand bin Laden to Turki and was... Read more
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US Embassy Bombings
Al-Qaeda launches a a two-pronged bombing attack on United States embassies in Nairobi,Kenya and Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.The bombing in Kenya left... Read more
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FBI adds bin Laden to Most Wanted list
Although bin Laden was responsible for the bombings of East Africa and had declared war on the US, he was not placed on the FBI's Most Wanted list... Read more
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Y2K Panic masks fear of terrorism
In 1999 although bin Laden had declared war against the US and was now on the FBI's Most Wanted List, his threats still did not receive the... Read more
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United Airlines Flight 93 Crashes in Pennsylvania Field
United Airlines Flight 93 was a United States domestic passenger flight from Newark International Airport in Newark, NJ, to San Francisco... Read more
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American Airlines Flight 77 Crashes into Pentagon
American Airlines Flight 77 was the third flight hijacked as part of the September 11 attacks, and it was deliberately crashed into the Pentagon.... Read more
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Michael Scheuer on Glenn Beck Suggests The US Should Be Attacked
An incoherent mess rambled from the side of one's mouth is not an unusual notion on Fox 'News' Channel's "Glenn Beck" (neither is a denim suit... Read more
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A Supposed Osama bin Laden Audio Tape Surfaces Following the Eighth Anniversary of The September 11th Attacks
(CNN) -- An audio message purportedly from al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden has accused President Barack Obama of being unable to fulfil his... Read more
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US Forces Kill Osama Bin Laden
WASHINGTON — Osama bin Laden, the mastermind of the most devastating attack on American soil in modern times and the most hunted man in the world,... Read more