Ibn Khattab

Events (19)

• October 16, 1998: DIA Report Details Bin Laden’s Chechen Connections 1998-10-16
• June 28, 1999: Bombing at Russian Train Station near Chechnya Injures 11 1999-06-28
• August 7-8, 1999: Chechen Militia Raids Neighboring Dagestan 1999-08-07
• April 13, 2001: FBI Warned to Search for Information on Muslim Extremist Threat 2001-04-13
• Before April 13, 2001: FBI Reports Extremists Linked to Chechnya Leader and Bin Laden Are Planning Attack 2001-04-13
• (July 9, 2001): Chechen Leader Promises Fighters ‘Very Big News’; CIA Learns of This and Briefs White House 2001-07-09
• August 24, 2001: CIA Backs Minneapolis’ Request for Search Warrant 2001-08-24
• March 19, 2002: Al-Qaeda Linked Chechen Leader Ibn Khattab Assassinated by Russian Intelligence 2002-03-19
• 1986-March 19, 2002: Bin Laden and Chechen Rebel Leader Ibn Khattab Have Ongoing Relationship 2002-03-19
• Early 2000: Chechens Begin Working with Bin Laden on Hijacking Plot
• February 1995-1996: Islamist Militants Establish Foothold in Chechnya Conflict
• February-October 1997: Canadian Intelligence Alerted to Bin Laden’s ‘Main Money-Handler’
• October 2000: Bin Laden Decides Next Action Against US Will Involve Hijacking; French Later Pass Warning to US
• October 1999: Some Chechen Warlords Allegedly Develop Closer Relations with Bin Laden
• 1997-Early 1999: Islamist Militants Increase Power in Chechnya, Leading to Chaos and In-Fighting
• 1996-2001: Moussaoui Recuits Muslims to Fight in Kosovo and Chechnya
• 1996-Early 1997: Moussaoui Fights with Militants in Chechnya
• 1998 and After: Al-Qaeda Leader Heads Suspect US Charity’s Chechnya Office; Supports Chechen Rebels
• Late 1996: Islamist Militants Establish Training Camps in Chechnya