Osama bin Laden
Some of the key events about Osama bin Laden
- 1971Established a construction company that became successful in Saudi Arabia
- 1979Supported Afghan mujahideen against Soviet forces
- 1979Joined the mujahideen forces in Afghanistan to fight against the Soviet occupation
- 1984Co-founded Maktab al-Khidamat to recruit and support Arab volunteers in Afghanistan
- 1988Formed al-Qaeda as an organization to continue jihad beyond Afghanistan
- 1988Founded Al-Qaeda, a militant Islamist organization
- 1989Returned to Saudi Arabia as a hero of the Afghan war
- 1990Offered to defend Saudi Arabia with his mujahideen fighters
- 1992Moved to Sudan and invested in agriculture and infrastructure projects
- 1992Claimed responsibility for bombing a hotel in Yemen that killed two people
- 1996Issued his first fatwa calling for action against perceived injustices
- 1996Issued a fatwa calling for attacks on US military personnel
- 1998Formed the "World Islamic Front for Jihad Against Jews and Crusaders"
- 1998Orchestrated the bombings of US embassies in Kenya and Tanzania, killing 224 people
- 2000Planned the attack on the USS Cole in Yemen, killing 17 US sailors
- 2001Became a globally recognized figure, albeit controversial, for his ideological stance
- 2001Masterminded the September 11 attacks, resulting in nearly 3,000 deaths
- 2004Released a video threatening further attacks on the United States
- 2006Called for attacks on Western economies and oil companies
- 2011Killed in a US special forces raid in Abbottabad, Pakistan
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