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Events (1160)
- September 14, 1987-March 2005: Arrested Militant Not Asked by US about Various Crimes 1987-09-14
- August 11-20, 1988: Bin Laden Forms Al-Qaeda 1988-08-11
- February 15, 1989: Soviet Forces Withdraw from Afghanistan 1989-02-15
- June 4, 1989: Ali Mohamed Shows US Military Training Videos to Muslim Radicals 1989-06-04
- November 24, 1989: Bin Laden’s Mentor Assassinated 1989-11-24
- November 5, 1990: First Bin Laden-Related Terror Attack in US as Jewish Rabbi Is Assassinated 1990-11-05
- November 5, 1990 and After: US Promotes Lone Gunman Theory in Kahane Assassination, Hiding Evidence of Al-Qaeda Links 1990-11-05
- (February 28, 1991): Head of Al-Kifah Charity Front Murdered, Increasing Al-Qaeda’s Strength in US 1991-02-28
- November 4, 1991: Al-Qaeda Linked Assassination Attempt on Exiled King of Afghanistan 1991-11-04
- April 24-September 1, 1992: WTC Bombers Have Numerous Links to Al-Kifah Charity Front 1992-09-01
- September 1, 1992: US Misses Opportunity to Stop First WTC Bombing and Discover Al-Qaeda 1992-09-01
- October 3, 1992: FBI Learns Al-Kifah Charity Front Is Forming an Elite Armed Militia 1992-10-03
- Mid-November-December 20, 1992: FBI Informant Learns of Plot to Train and Arm Group with Automatic Weapons and Bombs 1992-12-20
- January 7-13, 1993: FBI Cancels Monitored Meetings that Could Expose WTC Bomb Plot 1993-01-07
- January 15, 1993: FBI Informant Connects Plotters to ‘Blind Sheikh’ 1993-01-15
- January 16-17, 1993: FBI Discovers Islamic Militant Training Camp in Pennsylvania but Immediately Cuts Off Surveillance 1993-01-16
- November 1992-February 11, 1993: Egyptian Intelligence Repeatedly Warns US about Cells Linked to ‘Blind Sheikh’ in New York 1993-02-11
- Shortly After February 26, 1993-1994: FBI Fails to Close Branches of Al-Qaeda’s ‘Operational Headquarters’ in US 1993-02-26
- May 30, 1993: ’Al-Qaeda’ First Mentioned in International Media 1993-05-30
- January 24, 1994: CIA Concludes It Is ‘Partly Culpable’ for WTC Bombing 1994-01-24
- March 10, 1994: Al-Qaeda Affiliate Kills Two German Intelligence Agents 1994-03-10
- September 22-27, 1994: Bin Laden’s Brother-in-Law Khalifa Works with Radical Militant Groups 1994-09-22
- December 9, 1994: Ali Mohamed Interviewed by FBI Again, Admits Bin Laden Ties 1994-12-09
- December 24, 1994: Al-Qaeda Connected Militants Attempt to Crash Passenger Jet into Eiffel Tower 1994-12-24
- January 6, 1995: Pope Assassination and Bojinka Plot to Bomb Dozen Airplanes Is Foiled 1995-01-06
- February 1992-February 7, 1995: Ramzi Yousef’s Stay at Pakistani Guesthouse Links Him to Bin Laden 1995-02-07
- February 21, 1995: Mysterious US Militant Arrested on Minor Charges, Disppears from View 1995-02-21
- 10:00 a.m. April 19, 1995 and After: Oklahoma City Bombing Briefly Considered Work of Islamist Terrorists 1995-04-19
- June 26, 1995: Al-Qaeda and Egyptian Militants Try to Assassinate Egyptian President Mubarak 1995-06-26
- July 4, 1995: Kashmir Kidnapping Leads to US Charity, but US Takes No Action Against It 1995-07-04
- August 27, 1995 and Shortly After: CIA and Albanian Intelligence Recruit Knowledgeable Informer 1995-08-27
- October 20, 1995: KSM Possibly Helps with Revenge Bombing in Croatia 1995-10-20
- November 13, 1995: Al-Qaeda Bombing in Saudi Arabia, US Realizes Bin Laden Is More than Financier 1995-11-13
- December 14, 1995: Militant Leader’s Death Reveals Links between Bosnian Government and Al-Qaeda Leaders 1995-12-14
- Late 1993-December 14, 1995: Logistical Base for Militants Fighting in Bosnia Is Investigated and Shut Down 1995-12-14
- May 18, 1996: Sudan Expels Bin Laden; US Fails to Stop His Flight to Afghanistan 1996-05-18
- June 25, 1996: Khobar Towers Are Bombed; Unclear Who Culprit Is 1996-06-25
- August 14, 1996: ’Al-Qaeda’ First Mentioned in US Media 1996-08-14
- August 14, 1996: State Department Calls Bin Laden One of Most Significant Terrorism Sponsors in the World 1996-08-14
- November 23, 1996: British-Based Journalist Interviews Bin Laden 1996-11-23
- December 1, 1996-June 1997: Russian Arrest of Zawahiri Brings Islamic Jihad and Al-Qaeda Closer Together 1996-12-01
- April 5, 1997: US Again Not Interested in Sudan’s Al-Qaeda Files 1997-04-05
- October 7, 1997: US Declares Abu Sayyaf and GIA Foreign Terrorist Organizations, But Not Al-Qaeda 1997-10-07
- November 18, 1997: Tourists Massacred in Egypt; Al-Qaeda Leaders Said to Be Involved 1997-11-18
- February 5, 1998: US Rejects Sudanese Al-Qaeda Files that Could Stop Embassy Bombings 1998-02-05
- February 22, 1998: Bin Laden Expands Religious Edict against US and Allies 1998-02-22
- April 15, 1998: Libya Issues First Arrest Warrant for Bin Laden 1998-04-15
- May 15, 1998: Oklahoma FBI Memo Warns of Potential Terrorist-Related Flight Training; No Investigation Ensues 1998-05-15
- June 8, 1998: Grand Jury Issues Sealed Indictment Against Bin Laden and Others 1998-06-08
- June 9, 1998: US Seizes Funds Connected to Hamas Operative and Al-Qadi 1998-06-09