brief history of Al Qaeda

1989 was when this world wide terrorist network began. Osama Bin Laden founded a international group named Al Qaeda, this name had a meaning which was the "base". It is formed primarily of Mujahedeen, which meant holy warriors. by 1993 Bin Laden had planted bases of militant training camps in Sudan, and thats when he began his search for nuclear weapons. In feb 26 1993 was Al Qaeda's first attack against the United States of America when a 500K.G bomb exploded under the World Trade Center. After the bomb on the World Trade Center Al Qaeda attacked UN troops in Somalia killing 18 US service men on October 8, 1993. After that on June 26,1995 Al Qaeda tried to assassinate Egyptian president in Ethiopia. When 2 bombs kills 5 Americans in a US-Saudi military facility on November 13, 1995 Bin Laden is blamed for the attack. In 1996 Osama Bin Laden was expelled from Sudan, so Al Qaeda is moved to Afghanistan. On June 25, 1996 Bin Laden followers bomb a U.S military base killing 19 American soldiers.

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