Islamic Jihad

Events (38)

• June 26, 1995: Al-Qaeda and Egyptian Militants Try to Assassinate Egyptian President Mubarak 1995-06-26
• August 27, 1995 and Shortly After: CIA and Albanian Intelligence Recruit Knowledgeable Informer 1995-08-27
• November 13, 1995: Islamic Jihad Kills Egyptian Official Investigating Al Taqwa Bank 1995-11-13
• November 19, 1995: Islamic Jihad Attacks Egyptian Embassy in Pakistan 1995-11-19
• May 11, 1996-August 2001: Canadian Intelligence Monitors Islamic Jihad Operative Communicating with High-Ranking Militants 1996-05-11
• December 1, 1996-June 1997: Russian Arrest of Zawahiri Brings Islamic Jihad and Al-Qaeda Closer Together 1996-12-01
• December 13, 1996-June 1997: Canadian Intelligence Fails to Warn Russia They Are Holding an Important Islamic Jihad Figure 1996-12-13
• November 18, 1997: Tourists Massacred in Egypt; Al-Qaeda Leaders Said to Be Involved 1997-11-18
• February 22, 1998: Bin Laden Expands Religious Edict against US and Allies 1998-02-22
• August 5, 1998: Threat Precedes Embassy Bombings 1998-08-05
• August 5-7, 1998: Canadian Intelligence Misses Chance to Give Warning about African Embassy Bombings 1998-08-05
• August 8, 1998 and Shortly After: Intelligence Reveals Location of Two Militant Leaders Involved in Embassy Bombings, but No Action Taken Against Them 1998-08-08
• October 2, 1998: Italian Tip Leads to Increased German Surveillance of Hamburg Cell 1998-10-02
• October 2, 1999: Egypt Releases List of Its Most Wanted Terrorists; Half Are Living in Britain 1999-10-02
• November 7, 1999: 9/11 Hijacker Jarrah Phones Islamic Jihad Leader Wanted for Murder in Egypt 1999-11-07
• December 21, 1999: FBI Misses Chance to Discover Moussaoui’s Al-Qaeda Connections 1999-12-21
• January 5-8, 2000: Al-Qaeda Summit in Malaysia Discusses 9/11 andColePlots; CIA Has Malaysians Monitor It 2000-01-05
• February 2, 2000: CIA Director Tells Public that Bin Laden Is Planning ‘Further Blows Against America’ 2000-02-02
• August 4, 2001: 9/11 Hijacker Jarrah Again Phones Islamic Jihad Leader Wanted for Murder in Egypt 2001-08-04
• August 6, 2001: Bush Receives Briefing Titled ‘Bin Laden Determined to Strike in US’ 2001-08-06
• January 28, 2003: CIA Report Falsely Suggests Hussein Is Permitting Al-Qaeda to Operate in His Territory 2003-01-28
• February 1998: Canadian Intelligence Begins Monitoring Al-Zawahiri’s Satellite Phone
• Between March and August 1998: Al-Qaeda Explosives Trainer Visits Kosovo
• June 2001: Al-Qaeda and Islamic Jihad Complete Merger
• July 1997: Canadian Intelligence Learns of Militant Recruitment Effort in Canada
• Late August 1998: CIA Discovers ‘Rosetta Stone of Al-Qaeda’ but Doesn’t Share with FBI
• July 1998-February 2000: CIA Renders Over Two Dozen Islamic Militant Operatives
• 1993: Islamic Jihad Decimated in Egypt, Bringing the Group Closer to Al-Qaeda
• (1985 or After): Islamic Jihad Receives CIA Money for Afghan Effort
• 1987-1998: California Al-Qaeda Cell Serves as Vital Communications Hub
• 1993: Al-Zawahiri’s Brother Help Manage Mujaheddin in Bosnia Using Charity Cover
• Summer 1995: CIA Designs Program to Abduct Islamist Militants and Send them to Egypt
• 1999: Egyptian Trial Cripples Islamic Jihad and Exposes Its Links to Al-Qaeda
• Late January 2001: Islamic Militants Converge at Beirut Conference
• Late 1994 or 1995: Islamic Jihad Head Fundraises in US Again
• Mid-1990s-Spring 1998: Al-Zawahiri Frequently Visits Yemen
• Late August 1998: CIA Apparently Arrests Top Militant Leaders by Accident
• Late August 2002: Israeli Knesset Member: US Overthrow of Iraq Would Change Middle East