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US Bombs Libya
The US Military bombs Tripoli and Benghazi in retaliation for the La Belle disco bombing in West Germany on April 4th. The US has since had a troubled relationship with Libya, specifically the city of Benghazi. -
Saddam Hussein begins to use chemical weapons against the Kurds in Iraq
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Van bomb detonates at World Trade Center
Over 1000 civillians injured, suspected to be the work of Al Qaeda -
Rwanda President Juvenal Habyarimana Killed
This led to the Hutu uprising and the genocide of over 800,000 Tutsis. -
Osama Bin Laden issues Fatwa to kill Americans wherever you find them
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Two Planes Collide with World Trade Center Towers
Now known as 9/11, Al Qaeda was responsable for the hijacking of four planes, two of which flew into the World Trade Center, one into the Pentagon, and one that crashed in Pennsylvania -
Iraq War Begins
Iraq War begins based on suspicion that there were weapons of mass destruction hidden in the country. There weren't any. -
Osama Bin Laden is shot and killed Pakistan