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Al-Qaeda is formed
Al-Qaeda was formed after the Soviet Union invaded Afghanistan. Bin Laden and the Arab Afghans fought the Soviet Union. The Soviet Union left in 1988. -
Desert Storm
Operation Desert Storm - the United States and its allies defeated Iraq in a ground war that lasted 100 hours, Gulf War, Persian Gulf War - a war fought between Iraq and a coalition led by the United States that freed Kuwait from Iraqi invaders. -
Bin Laden leaves Saudi Arabia
Bin Laden leaves Saudi Arabia for Sudan -
USA in Somolia
George H.W. Bush sends 28,000 American troops to Somalia.
Bush wanted to help the Somali people since all attempts to send food to them were intercepted by war lords. -
Black Hawk Down
18 Americans died when their Black Hawk helicopter was shot down over Mogadishu, Somalia. -
First World Trade Center Bombing
The 1993 World Trade Center bombing was a terrorist attack on the World Trade Center, carried out on February 26, 1993, when a truck bomb detonated below the North Tower of the World Trade Center -
Bin Laden returns to Afghanistan
Sudan expels bin Laden, and he returns too Afghanistan -
Bombing of Khobar Towers
19 American airmen were killed and hundreds injured at US military barracks. The Hezbollah & Iran were blamed at the time. Bin Laden claimed responsibility and there is lots of evidence that he was involved. -
Fatwa
Al Qaeda, led by bin Laden and Ayman Zawahiri declare war on American. -
Embassy bombings
Two American embassies in Kenya and Tanzania were bombed simultaneously. 220 people were killed. August 7th, 1998 was the 8th anniversary of American troops arriving in Saudi Arabia. -
USS Cole
Al Qaeda suicide attacker, 17 sailors killed, 39 injured. -
9/11
The World Trade Centers in New York we hit by high jacked air liners. 2819 people were killed, 343 firefighters and paramedics were killed.
