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- 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 September 11, 2001, attacks on the World Trade Center in New York City and the Pentagon near Washington, D.C.
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6 days ago · 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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Sayyid Quṭb (born Oct. 9, 1906, near Asyūṭ, Egypt—died Aug....
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He joined the Baʿath Party in 1957. In 1959 he participated...
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Terrorism, the calculated use of violence to create a...
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May 10, 2024 · The Facts. Exclusively Available to Subscribers Try it now for $1. While it may seem like an unlikely coincidence, this claim is true. Mohammed bin Laden, Osama's father, died in 1967 in Saudi...
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May 2, 2024 · Osama bin Laden, the founder of al-Qaeda, was shot dead by a team of US Navy SEALs 13 years ago. We recall the operation, the manhunt that preceded it, and bin Laden’s journey from being a friend to a foe of the US. Written by Arjun Sengupta. New Delhi | Updated: May 3, 2024 12:34 IST.
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6 days ago · 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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May 12, 2024 · The Hunt for Osama Bin Laden: A Decade of Pursuit. The story of Osama Bin Laden's fate during the US invasion. The United States completed its withdrawal from Afghanistan late Monday, ending America's longest war and closing a chapter in military history.
2 days ago · Ayaan Hirsi Ali ( / ɑːˈjɑːnˈhɪərsiˈɑːli /; Dutch: [aːˈjaːn ˈɦiːrsi ˈaːli] ⓘ; Somali: Ayaan Xirsi Cali: Ayān Ḥirsi 'Alī [a]; born 13 November 1969) [1] is a Somali -born, Dutch-American writer, activist and former politician. [2] [3] [4] She is a critic of Islam and advocate for the rights and self-determination of ...
May 15, 2024 · A radical Sunni scholar whose criticisms of Saudi Arabia’s government and the West drew praise from the late al-Qaida founder Osama bin Laden should be immediately tried or released from a yearslong arbitrary detention by the kingdom. By JON GAMBRELL Associated Press. May 15, 2024, 9:58 AM. 1:08.
