New York Post: Abdul El-Sayed’s mom worked for ‘global terrorist’ group accused of funding bin Laden, Hamas and Taliban: report
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Osama bin Laden
Osama bin Muhammad bin 'Awad bin Laden was the founder and first general emir of al-Qaeda from 1988 until his killing in 2011. A Salafi jihadist, bin Laden worked to establish a pan-Islamist caliphate by using al-Qaeda to organize and fund jihadist militants and terrorists worldwide. Al-Qaeda's terrorist attacks against the United States on September 11, 2001 directly killed 2,977 victims, and res…
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business · Founder of al-Qaeda (1957–2011) · civil engineer · businessperson · jihadist · terrorist · building contractor · also Osama bin Laden, Usāmah bin Muḥammad bin ‘Awaḍ bin Lādin, Usama bin Laden٧, Osama bin Mohammed bin Awad bin Laden, Laden
Born 10 March 1957 · Died 2 May 2011 · Q1317
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2026· 21 entries
AzerNews: #Osama bin Laden
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AzerNews: Armenian deputy speaker compares jailed opposition figures to Osama bin Laden
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WION: ‘Never thought they were going to betray me like this’: Ex-CIA informant who helped in intel on Osama bin Laden faces deportation
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La Linterna Azul: Se revelan vínculos del «nuevo Mamdani» con Osama Bin Laden, Hamás y los talibanes
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primetimer.com: Abdul El-Sayed’s mother reportedly worked for an organization labeled “global terrorist” group and accused of funnelling funds to Osama Bin Laden
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OC Media: Armenian Deputy Parliamentary Speaker likens jailed opposition members to Osama bin Laden
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townhall.com: Abdul El-Sayed's Mother Worked for Designated Terror Group That Supported Hamas, Osama Bin Laden
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VladTV: EXCLUSIVE: Robert O'Neill: My Navy Seal Teammate Matt Bissonnette is Lying, I Killed Osama Bin Laden
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“You left [Somalia] carrying disappointment, humiliation, defeat and your dead with you”
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“calculated in advance [what] the number of casualties from the enemy [would be] based on the position of the towers”
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Idaho State Journal: He killed Osama bin Laden: SEAL Robert O'Neill to headline Heroes Defense 9/11 gala in Idaho Falls
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Post Register: He killed Osama bin Laden: SEAL Robert O'Neill to headline Heroes Defense 9/11 gala in Idaho Falls
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Mshale: CNN: President Obama 'Osama Bin Laden Killed' Metropolitana Di Catania (ETqmIXC4cF)
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U.S. Senate (.gov): Declaración del senador estadounidense Mark Warner sobre la muerte de Osama bin Laden
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Mshale: Found Media: (CNN Excerpt) Osama Bin Laden Interview With Al Jazeera (Aired 01/31/2002) Ncis Sydney (jaO8w3CfOn)
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Mshale: President Obama On Death Of Osama Bin Laden Henrikh Mkhitaryan (BLvRiDAWTA)
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NDTV: How Osama Bin Laden's Hand-Picked Hijacker Nearly Got Dropped From 9/11 Plan
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The South Shore Press: “Osama Bin Laden: The Early Life of a Terrorist.”
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newsweek.com: Osama bin Laden’s Hand-picked Hijacker Was Almost Fired from 9/11 Plot
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Infobae: La cabeza de “El 03” vale tanto como Osama Bin Laden: recompensa de 25 mdd supera a El Chapo Guzmán
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2025· 10 entries
Rumor Scanner rated the claim “A private jet crashed at Statesville Regional Airport in North Carolina. According to leaked FBI chatters the pilot was a Sunni Bangladeshi radical Islamist and was associated with Jamaat e Islami and AQIS, he praised Osama Bin Laden before crashing the jet killing 6 people on board.” False.
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The Daily Beast: Trump Bizarrely Takes Credit for Flagging Osama bin Laden Before 9/11
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Yahoo: Trump Credits Himself For Predicting Threat of Osama Bin Laden in One Of His Books, ‘Whatever the Hell the Title’
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fact checker rated the claim “Social media users are circulating a Photo Shows Senator Lindsey Graham Posing with al-Qaeda Founder Osama Bin Laden.” misleading.
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Lead Stories rated the claim “A photo authentically shows Senators John McCain and Lindsay Graham standing with Osama Bin Laden.” Old Fake.
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AFP Fact Check rated the claim “An image shows Lindsey Graham, John McCain and Osama Bin Laden meeting” Altered picture.
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Game Rant: American Manhunt: Osama Bin Laden - What Did The Netflix Documentary Reveal?
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Decider: ‘American Manhunt: Osama Bin Laden’ Delayed: When Is Netflix’s Bin Laden Doc Premiering?
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Snopes rated the claim “A photograph of Avril Lavigne and Steven Anthony Lawrence posing together was found saved on Osama bin Laden's hard drive.” False.
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Snopes.com rated the claim “A photograph of Avril Lavigne and Steven Anthony Lawrence posing together was found saved on Osama bin Laden's hard drive.” False.
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2024· 4 entries
USA Today rated the claim “Image shows George W. Bush meeting with Osama bin Laden” Altered.
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Snopes.com rated the claim “An authentic photograph shows Osama bin Laden seated with former U.S. President George W. Bush or his father, the late President George H.W. Bush, in a Pentagon meeting that included other U.S. officials.” Fake.
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Snopes rated the claim “An authentic photograph shows Osama bin Laden seated with former U.S. President George W. Bush or his father, the late President George H.W. Bush, in a Pentagon meeting that included other U.S. officials.” Fake.
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AP News rated the claim “A photo shows President George W. Bush meeting with Osama bin Laden.” Altered photo.
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2023· 5 entries
Snopes rated the claim “Images shared on social media authentically show Osama bin Laden posing with Barack Obama, Condoleezza Rice, and Hillary Clinton.” Fake.
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Yahoo: Fact Check: Damning Photos of Osama Bin Laden Posing with Obama, Condoleezza Rice and Hillary Clinton?
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Newsweek: Osama Bin Laden TikTok Video Creator Speaks Out Following Backlash
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Snopes rated the claim “A photograph authentically shows Tupac Shakur with Osama bin Laden.” Fake.
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Snopes.com rated the claim “A photograph accurately shows Tom Hanks in character as Osama bin Laden in a new Netflix series.” Fake.
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2020· 2 entries
fact checker rated the claim “President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden staged Osama bin Ladens death.” fake.
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Snopes.com rated the claim “A photograph shows Donald Trump posing with terrorist Osama bin Laden.” False.
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2019· 2 entries
Snopes.com rated the claim “A video shows Osama bin Laden singing Lady Gaga's "Poker Face."” False.
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Africa Check rated the claim “CIA issues posthumous apology after new evidence clears Osama bin Laden of involvement in 9/11 attacks.” Satire.
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2018· 1 entry
That documents taken from the compound during the raid generally showed that he was wary of contacting Pakistani intelligence and police about various concerns, especially as Pakistan had arrested Khalid Sheikh Mohammed
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2016· 2 entries
And include details of alleged Saudi involvement in the attacks; they mention that, "while in the United States, some of [the] hijackers were in contact with, and received support or assistance from, individuals who may
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Released documents revealed that bin Laden had once asked family members to use for "jihad" the $29 million USD they were allegedly supposed to inherit from him upon his death
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2015· 1 entry
Snopes rated the claim “Photograph shows Hillary Clinton shaking hands with Osama bin Laden.” False.
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2014· 1 entry
That Ahmad Shuja Pasha, while serving as head of the ISI from 2008 to 2012, knew of bin Laden's location—and in 2015, Seymour Hersh cited U
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2013· 1 entry
And was renamed the 'Islamic State of Iraq and Syria', known as the 'Islamic State' (IS)
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2012· 1 entry
Pakistan released an intelligence report detailing bin Laden's movements while he had lived in the country, based on interrogations of his three surviving wives
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2011· 4 entries
Died 2011-05-02.
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“Bizim üzerimize düşen vacip, İslam ümmetini Allah yolunda cihada teşvik etmektir.”
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“Bizler, topraklarımızın düşmandan, Amerika'dan kurtulup özgürleşmesini istiyoruz. Bu, Allah-u Teala'nın fıtreten bize verdiği özsaygıdan kaynaklanmaktadır. Bu fıtrat, başkalarının karışmalarını reddeder. Bu fıtratı Allah, kümes hayvanlarına bile koymuştur. Bir tavuğun kümesine, silahlı bir asker girse, evine saldırsa tavuk, sadece bir tavuk olduğu halde onunla savaşır.”
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“Cieszę się, że udało się zabić Osamę ben Ladena.”
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2010· 2 entries
Bin Laden wrote a letter criticizing followers of his, such al-Qaeda's ally, Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan, who had interpreted al-tatarrus to justify routine massacres of Muslim civilians, which had turned away many Muslims
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“s ally, Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan, who had interpreted al-tatarrus to justify routine massacres of Muslim civilians, which had turned away many Muslims previously supportive of Islamist jihadism. He then created a code of conduct constraining his allies”
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2009· 1 entry
Al-Zawahiri merged al-Qaeda in Yemen and al-Qaeda of Saudi Arabia into 'al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula' (AQAP)
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2007· 1 entry
“The interests of the Ummah take precedence over the interest of any state, the interests of the state take precedence over the interest of any group, the interests of the group take precedence over any individual”
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2006· 2 entries
AQI claimed responsibility for the 22 February bombing of the al-Askari Mosque in Samarra, Iraq—one of the holiest Shia sites—which destroyed its upper exterior
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Shows bin Laden with bin al-Shibh and two 9/11 hijackers, Hamza al-Ghamdi and Wail al-Shehri, as they made preparations for the attacks
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2004· 4 entries
Bin Laden said he was inspired to target the World Trade Center's Twin Towers (1 and 2 WTC) as revenge for the destruction of towers in Beirut by U
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Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, the leader of the Sunni Iraqi insurgent group Jama'at al-Tawhid wal-Jihad (JTJ), declared the group's allegiance to al-Qaeda, in exchange for bin Laden publicly recognizing him as the head of a new
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“s Twin Towers (1 and 2 WTC) as revenge for the destruction of towers in Beirut by U.S.-backed Israeli troops in the Siege of Beirut, during the 1982 Lebanon War:”
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That this was essentially how his soldiers had helped force the Soviet Union to withdraw from Afghanistan at the end of the Soviet–Afghan War (1979–1989)
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2003· 2 entries
The Wall Street Journal reported that it included some of bin Laden's brothers, the Alrajhi banking family, and billionaire bankers Khalid bin Mahfouz and Saleh Kamel
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That bin Laden had led one of the tribes during the march
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2002· 4 entries
Russian foreign minister Igor Ivanov suggested that bin Laden was hiding in Pankisi, Georgia, amid the Pankisi Gorge crisis
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Then-former Serbian and Yugoslav president Slobodan Milošević claimed at his UN trial that he had received an FBI report claiming al-Qaeda had aided the Kosovo Liberation Army (KLA), an ethnic-Albanian paramilitary that
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The Joint Inquiry into Intelligence Community Activities publicly released its final report on 9/11
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Authorities in Sarajevo, Bosnia, raided the offices of a Saudi aid agency that assisted Bosnian Muslims in the war, the Saudi High Commission for Relief of Bosnia and Herzegovina
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2001· 3 entries
Directly killed 2,977 victims, and resulted in the global war on terror
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Bin Laden worked closely with the Supreme Leader of Afghanistan, Mullah Omar
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“It has become clear that the West in general and America in particular have an unspeakable hatred for Islam. [...] It is the hatred of crusaders. Terrorism against America deserves to be praised because it was a response to injustice, aimed at forcing America to stop its support for Israel, which kills our people.”
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2000· 2 entries
Foreign operatives working for the CIA fired an RPG at a convoy of vehicles bin Laden was traveling in through the Afghan mountains
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To have been about $300 million, and in 2001, at about $50 to 60 million
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1999· 2 entries
Bin Laden, Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, and Mohammed Atef designed the general plan for 9/11
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Al-Qaeda planned terrorist attacks to occur in multiple countries on and around New Year's Day 2000 (the date popularly considered the start of the new millennium)
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1998· 4 entries
Al-Qaeda declared a formal alliance with the EIJ, and al-Zawahiri became bin Laden's deputy
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A branch of al-Qaeda named 'al-Qaeda in Yemen' (AQY) began an insurgency against the Yemeni government in an attempt to control the region
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“So we tell the Americans as people, [...] that if they value their lives and the lives of their children, to find a nationalistic government that will look after their interests and not the interests of the Jews.”
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The head of Albania's State Intelligence Service, Fatos Klosi, said that bin Laden had founded a terror network disguised as a humanitarian organization in Albania in 1994, and that the network were currently taking part
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1997· 1 entry
Nasser al-Bahri, bin Laden's bodyguard from 1997 to 2001, described him as a frugal man and a strict father, who took his family to picnics in the desert, and did recreational shooting with them.
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1996· 6 entries
Khalid Sheikh Mohammed presented bin Laden a modified version of the Bojinka plot idea; in the U
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His fifth marriage was to an unnamed woman in 1996; it was annulled within days of the ceremony.
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Allowing him to fly to Jalalabad, Afghanistan, aboard a chartered flight on 18 May
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And 1998, in both of which he declared war on the U
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And 1998, bin Laden declared holy war on Americans, both military and civilians
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Sudan expelled bin Laden, and he again moved to Afghanistan, which came under Taliban control later that year
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1995· 3 entries
The EIJ, working with Sudanese intelligence and Egyptian group al-Gama'a al-Islamiyya, attempted to assassinate Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak
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Weeks before the planned attack date, the plot was foiled when Yousef's Manila apartment burned down; investigating the fire, police found evidence incriminating him in the plot
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The Bosnian War ended with the Republic's dissolution, and the formation of the country simply named Bosnia and Herzegovina
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1994· 2 entries
Yousef rehearsed the Bojinka bombings by setting one off at a theatre in Manila, and the other onboard Philippine Airlines Flight 434, which killed a passenger
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Fahd stripped him of his Saudi citizenship
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1993· 3 entries
Mohammed's nephew, Ramzi Yousef, and a group of al-Qaeda members bombed the underground portion of the World Trade Center in New York City, killing six people and injuring more than a thousand
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Al-Qaeda bombed the World Trade Center in New York City, injuring a thousand people
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They had three children, then divorced in 1993.
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1992· 2 entries
The two states' militaries, the Army of Republika Srpska and the Croatian Defence Council, began ethnic cleansing operations against the Bosniaks
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Or 1993, bin Laden sent an emissary, Qari el-Said, with $40,000 USD to Algeria to aid the local Islamists and urge them to go to war against the Algerian government, rather than negotiate with them
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1991· 1 entry
As the Soviet Union collapsed, it ended its remaining support to the Republic
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1990· 2 entries
Forming the modern Republic of Yemen, first led by Saleh
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Bin Laden funded a coup attempt led by extremist communist general Shahnawaz Tanai to overthrow the Republic, which failed
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1989· 1 entry
Commanded a mujahideen force in the 1989–1992 Afghan Civil War
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1988· 2 entries
Career landmark: General Emir of Al-Qaeda (1988–2011).
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Bin Laden founded al-Qaeda
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1985· 1 entry
He married Khairiah Sabir in 1985, and they had a son, Hamza, who may be an al-Qaeda leader.
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1984· 2 entries
Bin Laden and Azzam founded Maktab al-Khidamat (MaK), which recruited fighters from across the Arab world into the Afghan mujahideen, while funneling those fighters arms and money; this included paying for their flights
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Co-founded Maktab al-Khidamat, which recruited foreigners into the Afghan mujahideen while funding and arming them
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1981· 1 entry
Studied at King Abdulaziz University (1981).
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1979· 2 entries
Studied at King Abdulaziz University (1979).
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Muslim-majority Afghanistan was occupied by the mostly non-Muslim Soviet Union; as socialists, the Soviets backed the Democratic Republic of Afghanistan, a socialist national government which was installed in a military
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1976· 1 entry
Studied at Al-Thager Model School (1968–1976).
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1974· 2 entries
In 1974, bin Laden married Najwa Ghanem, his first cousin.
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Bin Laden married Najwa Ghanem, his first cousin
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1960· 1 entry
And in the early 1960s, his mother married Mohammed al-Attas, an employee of the Saudi Binladin Group
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1957· 1 entry
Born 1957-03-10.
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