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On December 29, 1992, the first attack by Al-Qaeda was carried out in Aden, Yemen, [1] [2] [3] known as the 1992 Aden hotel bombings.That evening, a bomb went off at the Gold Mohur hotel, where U.S. troops had been staying while en route to Somalia, though the troops had already left when the bomb exploded.
Experts debate the notion that the al-Qaeda attacks were an indirect consequence of the American CIA's Operation Cyclone program to help the Afghan mujahideen. Robin Cook, British Foreign Secretary from 1997 to 2001, wrote in 2005 that al-Qaeda and bin Laden were "a product of a monumental miscalculation by western security agencies", and claimed that "Al-Qaida, literally 'the database', was ...
Al-Qaeda United States Canada: Defeat Operation Jacana (April, 2002–July, 2002) Taliban Al-Qaeda United Kingdom, United States, Australia, Norway: Defeat Battle of Wana (March 16–23, 2004) al-Qaeda Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan: State of Pakistan: Defeat First Battle of Fallujah (4 April – 1 May 2004) al-Qaeda. Jama'at al-Tawhid wal ...
Al-Qaeda attacks U.S. military forces for the first time in the Yemen hotel bombings in Aden. 26 Feb 1993 World Trade Center. New York City, New York, U.S. Ramzi Yousef carries out the 1993 World Trade Center bombing. 3-4 Oct Mogadishu, Somalia, Horn of Africa: 18 American servicemen are killed by al-Qaeda-trained forces in the Battle of ...
It was not until after 220 people died in al Qaeda bombings of the U.S. embassies in Kenya and Tanzania in August 1998 that Clinton responded with cruise missile strikes. Those failed to stop bin ...
The FBI believes al-Qaeda and Lashkar have been 'intertwined' for a long time while the CIA has said that al-Qaeda funds Lashkar-e-Taiba. [343] Jean-Louis Bruguière told Reuters in 2009 that "Lashkar-e-Taiba is no longer a Pakistani movement with only a Kashmir political or military agenda. Lashkar-e-Taiba is a member of al-Qaeda." [344] [345]
With the aim of cornering al-Qaeda and Taliban remnants Operation Mountain Sweep: 18 August 2002: 28 August 2002: Mainly around Dormat and Narizah, south of Khowst and Gardez: Was designed to search out al-Qaeda and Taliban forces and information about the terrorist organizations Operation Mountain Thrust: 15 May 2006: 31 July 2006
After the September 11 attacks in the United States, U.S. President George W. Bush demanded the Taliban government to hand over al-Qaeda head Osama bin Laden and close all terrorist training camps in the country, which the Taliban refuses the following day for lack of evidence connecting bin Laden to 9/11 attacks. [25] 7 October