Al Qaeda's attack on
U.S. embassies in East
Africa.
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Contents
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Introduce to Al-Qaeda
2
Timeline of al-Qaeda attacks
3
Attacks on U.S. embassies in East Africa
4
Aftermath and international response
What is the Al-Qaeda
 Dates of operation:1988–present
 Leader Osama bin Laden
Ayman al-Za wahiri
 Activities Suicide attacks and
simultaneous bombings of
different targets
 Regions Global
 Ideology: Islamism
Islamic fundamentalism
Sunni Islam
Qutbism
 Status:
 Designated as Foreign Terrorist
Organization by the U.S. State
Department
 Designated as Proscribed Group
by the UK Home Office
 Designated as terrorist group by
EU Common Foreign and Security
Policy
One version of the flag of al-Qaeda .
Two leaders of Al-Qaeda
Osama bin Laden
Ayman al-za wahiri
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Two leaders
Osama bin Laden
Ayman al-Za wahiri
Place of birth Riyadh, Saudi
Arabia
Date of birth 10 March 1957
Battles/wars
Soviet war in Afghanistan
War on Terrorism
September 11 attacks
Born June 19, 1951 (age 58)
Maadi, Cairo, Kingdom
of Egypt
Occupation
Medical doctor, Islamic
scholar, Al Qaeda leader
Timeline of al-Qaeda attacks
Al-Qaeda has carried out a total of six major terrorist attacks,
four of them in its jihad against America.
East Africa
1998
•Aug 7, 1998Nairobi, Kenya .
•Aug 7, 1998• Dar es Salaam,
Tanzania
Asia
U.S.A
2000
2001
2003
•Sep 11, 2001
The Pentagon,
US
• Nov 15, 2003;
Nov 20, 2003
Istanbul, Turkey
•Oct 12, 2000
Aden, Yemen
•Sep 11, 2001
World Trade
Center, US
Turkey
Contents of the bombings
The bombings are widely
believed to have been
revenge for American
involvement in the
extradition, and alleged
torture .
motivation
contents
The nearsimultaneous
bombing attacks
on the US
Embassies in
Nairobi, Kenya
and Dar es
Salaam, Tanzania
took place on 7
August 1998.
Attacks
In Nairobi,
approximately 212
people were killed,
and an estimated
casualties 4000 injured; in Dar
es Salaam, the attack
killed at least 11 and
wounded 85. The vast
majority of casualties
were local citizens, 12
Americans were killed
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d3W22h
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Aftermath and international response
1
Bill Clinton
ordered
Operation Infinite
Reach, a series of
cruise missile
strikes on targets
in Sudan and
Afghanistan on
August 20, 1998.
2
In Sudan, the
missiles
destroyed the
Al-Shifa
pharmaceutica
factory
3
A list of suspects
was drawn up and
several men were
charged for their
involvement in the
bombings.
http://www.youtub
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HspzNEkX7U
References
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1998_United_Stat
es_embassy_bombings
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al_Qaeda
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1998_United_Stat
es_embassy_bombings
http://www.youtube.com
Ladenhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osama_bin
_Laden
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ayman_alZawahiri
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