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  1. May 15, 2024 · Osama bin Laden (born 1957, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia—died May 2, 2011, Abbottabad, Pakistan) was the founder of the militant Islamist organization al-Qaeda and mastermind of numerous terrorist attacks against the United States and other Western powers, including the 2000 suicide bombing of the U.S. warship Cole in the Yemeni port of Aden and the ...

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  2. 6 days ago · The United States, with its “ over the horizon ” counter-terrorism capabilities, can decapitate al-Qaedas leadership, evidenced by the killing of Osama bin Laden and Zawahiri. However, al-Qaeda has worked around this problem by significantly decentralising over the past two decades and empowering its regional affiliates.

  3. May 22, 2024 · May 2, 2024, 4:01 PM ET (AP) US airstrike targeting al-Qaida leader in Syria killed a farmer, American military says. al-Qaeda, broad-based militant Islamist organization founded by Osama bin Laden in the late 1980s and became one of the world’s most notorious terrorist organizations after carrying out the attacks of September 11, 2001.

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  4. May 6, 2024 · In 1988, Osama bin Laden established Al Qaeda from a network of Arab and other foreign veterans of the U.S.-backed Afghan insurgency against the Soviet Union, with the aim of supporting Islamist causes in conflicts around the world.

  5. 1 day ago · The US is pivoting away from focusing on groups like al-Qaeda and ISIS — at least until the next attack. by Joshua Keating. Jun 1, 2024, 4:00 AM PDT. A US soldier patrols the area near the town ...

  6. May 11, 2024 · The conflict between the United States and Osama bin Laden, a saga of terrorism, retaliation, and war, spans decades, involving direct attacks, extensive military campaigns, and profound global implications. This article delves into the causes, development, and consequences of this pivotal conflict in modern history. Ads.

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  8. May 10, 2024 · He imposed Sharia law and in 1991 sheltered al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden. Under al-Bashir’s regime, bin Laden established training camps and expanded al-Qaidas financial...

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