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Western Support For Islamic Militancy Tmln

113 events in this timeline

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  1. 1933-02-27 February 27, 1933: German Parliament’s Reichstag Building Set Ablaze Allegedly by Crazed Young Dutch Communist
  2. 1962-03-09 March 9, 1962: Proposed ‘Operation Northwoods’: US Military Would Conduct Terrorist Attacks, Then Blame Them on Cuba to Build Support for War Against Cuba
  3. 1970-09-06 September 6-12, 1970 and After: ’Black September’ Triggers Global Islamist Terrorism, Rise of PLO
  4. 1984-04-17 April 17, 1984: Libyan Diplomats Allegedly Shoot and Kill British Policewoman; Case Remains Unsolved and Controversial
  5. 1986-04-05 April 5, 1986 and After: Berlin Discotheque Bombed by Islamic Militants; 3 Die in Blast
  6. 1987-09-14 September 14, 1987-March 2005: Arrested Militant Not Asked by US about Various Crimes
  7. 1992-03-17 March 17, 1992: Israeli Embassy in Buenos Aires Is Bombed, Hezbollah and Iran Accused Despite Lack of Evidence
  8. 1992-12-08 December 8, 1992: UN and Senior Western Military Officials Claim Bosnian Muslims Are Attacking Their Own People to Gain International Sympathy
  9. 1994-07-18 July 18, 1994: Anti-Jewish Bombing in Buenos Aires Is Blamed on Hezbollah and Iran Despite Lack of Proof
  10. 1994-10-27 October 27, 1994-July 16, 1996: Government Mole Takes Over Algerian GIA, Causes Group to Splinter and Lose Popularity
  11. 1994-10-27 December 1991-October 27, 1994: Islamist Militants Stage Numerous Attacks in Algeria
  12. 1995-04-04 April 4, 1995: Philippine Militant Group Attacks Town; Government Alleged to Support the Attack
  13. 1996-05-21 March 26-May 21, 1996: French Monks in Algeria Kidnapped and Killed by Algerian Intelligence Working with Compromised Islamic Militants
  14. 1999-01-16 January 16, 1999: US Diplomat Claims Massacre of Albanians; Foreign Press Disputes Allegation
  15. 1999-03-19 March 19, 1999: Bombing in Russian Market Near Chechnya Kills Fifty
  16. 1999-05-16 May 16, 1999: Explosions Target Russian Military Housing near Chechnya; Fourteen Injured and One Killed
  17. 1999-06-06 June 6, 1999: Kremlin False Flag Terror Plot Rumors Surface in Swedish Newspaper
  18. 1999-06-16 June 16, 1999: Italian Journalist Publishes Warning Against State-instigated Terrorism in Russia
  19. 1999-06-28 June 28, 1999: Bombing at Russian Train Station near Chechnya Injures 11
  20. 1999-07-22 July 22, 1999: Russian Journalist Alleges Destabilization Plot by Kremlin Insiders
  21. 1999-08-07 August 7-8, 1999: Chechen Militia Raids Neighboring Dagestan
  22. 1999-08-09 August 9, 1999: Russian President Yeltsin Sacks Government, Nominates Vladimir Putin Acting Prime Minister
  23. 1999-08-18 August 18, 1999: Yeltsin Opponents Join Forces
  24. 1999-08-31 August 31, 1999: Moscow Shopping Mall Is Bombed
  25. 1999-09-04 September 4, 1999: Bomb Targets Military Barracks in Dagestan, Next to Chechnya
  26. 1999-09-09 September 9, 1999: Apartment Blast in Moscow Kills 94; Chechen Rebels Blamed
  27. 1999-09-13 September 13, 1999: Second Moscow Apartment Bombing Kills 118; Chechen Rebels Blamed
  28. 1999-09-16 September 16, 1999: Truck Bomb in Southern Russia Kills 17
  29. 1999-09-22 August 25-September 22, 1999: Russia Begins Bombing Chechnya in Advance of Full-Scale Invasion
  30. 1999-09-22 September 22-24, 1999: FSB Agents Plant Large Bomb in Ryazan: ‘Security Exercise’ or Terror Plot?
  31. 1999-09-29 September 29, 1999: Russian Ground Invasion Begins Second Chechen War
  32. 1999-12-19 December 19, 1999: Pro-Kremlin Parties Win Parliamentary Elections
  33. 1999-12-31 December 31, 1999: Yeltsin Resigns; Putin Now Acting President of Russia
  34. 2000-02-06 February 6, 2000: Apparent Mossad Attempt to Infiltrate Al-Qaeda Thwarted
  35. 2000-02-20 February 20, 2000: Ryazan Bomb Was Real, Local Police Tell Independent Newspaper
  36. 2000-03-23 March 23, 2000: Broadcast on Ryazan Incident Fails to End Controversy
  37. 2000-07-31 July 31, 2000: Politician Accuses Philippine Government and CIA of Manipulating Muslim Militant Group
  38. 2000-09-13 September 13, 2000: Indonesia Stock Exchange Bombing Blamed on Rebels Appears Linked to Indonesian Military Instead
  39. 2000-10-12 After October 12, 2000: Possible Links BetweenColeBombing and Yemeni Government Hinder US Investigation
  40. 2000-12-24 December 24-30, 2000: Al-Qaeda Linked Group Bombings Kill Dozens in Indonesia and Philippines
  41. 2001-02-20 February 20, 2001: Evidence Suggests Indonesian Military Assisted Al-Qaeda Affiliate with Christmas Eve Bombings
  42. 2001-04-24 April 24, 2001: Declassified Documents Reveal US Military Planned for Attacks Against Americans in 1960s to Justify Attacking Cuba
  43. 2001-09-10 September 10, 2001: Army School Peacekeeping Report Says Mossad Can Target US Forces with False Flag Attacks
  44. 2001-09-12 September 12, 2001: Veteran CIA Operative Calls Exiled Iraqi General and Tells Him, ‘It’s Showtime’
  45. 2001-10-10 October 10, 2001: Two Israelis Are Detained in Mexican Legislature Building after Behaving Suspiciously and Found To Be Carrying Arms
  46. 2001-10-11 October 11, 2001: Nuclear Bomb Squad Sent to New York Following Intelligence Report of Possible Al-Qaeda Device
  47. 2001-12-02 December 2, 2001: British Newspaper Reveals Secret US Plan to Invade Iraq after ‘Stage-Managed Uprising’
  48. 2002-01-13 January 13, 2002: Former German Minister Believes CIA Is Responsible for 9/11
  49. 2002-02-16 February 16, 2002: Bush Directs CIA to Conduct Operations in Iraq
  50. 2002-03-02 March 2, 2002: Macedonian Police Stage the Murder of Seven Men, Falsely Claim They Were Islamist Militants Planning an Attack