1998 ⟶ Al-Qaeda Bombings of US Embassies in Kenya and Tanzania

August 7: Kenya and Tanzania bombings.
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💥 World Trade Center Bombing

February 26: 1993 World Trade Center bombing.⟶
World Trade Center Bombing (1993)
TerrorismBombingIslamist ExtremismAl-QaedaNew York CityCivilian Casualties
United StatesUnited States

💥 Al-Qaeda Bombings of US Embassies in Kenya and Tanzania

August 7: Kenya and Tanzania bombings.⟶
Al-Qaeda Bombings of US Embassies in Kenya and Tanzania (1998)
TerrorismAl-QaedaIslamist ExtremismBombingUS Foreign PolicyInternational RelationsOsama bin Laden
KenyaKenyaTanzaniaTanzaniaUnited StatesUnited StatesAfghanistanAfghanistan

📜 Osama bin Laden Issues Fatwa Declaring Jihad Against the West

February: Osama bin Laden publishes a fatwa against the West.⟶
Osama bin Laden Issues Fatwa Declaring Jihad Against the West (1998)
IslamismJihadAl-QaedaTerrorismOsama bin LadenCold War AftermathGlobal Conflict
AfghanistanAfghanistanUnited StatesUnited States

🛕 Al-Qaeda Terrorist Attacks on the United States

On September 11, 2001, Al-Qaeda terrorists hijacked four planes, crashing three into the World Trade Center and the Pentagon, and a fourth in Pennsylvania, resulting in nearly 3,000 deaths.⟶
Al-Qaeda Terrorist Attacks on the United States (2001)
TerrorismAl-QaedaWar on TerrorIslamismInternational RelationsGlobal SecurityOsama bin Laden
United StatesUnited StatesAfghanistanAfghanistanSaudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia

💥 Bali Bombings Kill Hundreds

October 12: The 2002 Bali bombings killed 202 people and injured 209 more.⟶
Bali Bombings Kill Hundreds (2002)
TerrorismIslamist ExtremismAl-QaedaWar on TerrorInternational RelationsSecurityCivilian Casualties
IndonesiaIndonesiaAustraliaAustraliaUnited KingdomUnited KingdomUnited StatesUnited States

💣 Terrorist Attacks in Boston and Nairobi

Terrorist attacks occur in Boston and Nairobi.⟶
Terrorist Attacks in Boston and Nairobi (2013)
TerrorismExtremismAl-ShabaabViolenceSecurity
United StatesUnited StatesKenyaKenya