SHSU4 timeline

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

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

The bombing of the Egyptian Embassy

In Islamabad, Pakistan on November 19, 1995 Zawahiri's men from his al-jihad operation bombed the Egyptian Embassy. Two men with Samsonite... Read more

The bombing of the Khobar Towers

On June 25, 1996 a terrorist truck exploded outside the military housing complex in Dahrahn, Saudi Arabia ( the Khobar Towers). It was the... Read more

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

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

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

Planning for the Attacks on 9/11

The first plan to hijack the planes in order to attack the United States was introduced by Khaled Sheikh Mohammed prior to 1999. A series of... Read more

Abdul Ghani Meskini Arrested

Abdul Ghani Meskini was arrested in Brooklyn, New York on December 30, 1999, after his phone number was found on Ahmed Ressam who had crossed the... Read more

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

The Millennium Attack Plots

The Millennium Attack Plots were terrorist attacks planned to occur on or near January 1, 2000. The bombings were supposed to occur in four sites... Read more

The attack on the USS The Sullivans Spoiled

Members of al-Qaeda attempted an attack on The Sullivans while in port at Aden, Yemen on 3 January 2000 as a part of the 2000 millennium attack... Read more

Joh O'Neill and the USS Cole Investigation

John O'Neill was the on-scene commander of the FBI investigations of the USS Cole attack. He was removed because of the problems between him and... Read more