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Operation Cyclone
- During soviet war
- Code name for U.S. Central Inteligence Agency.
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Afghan Mujahedeen is formed
formed in Azerbaijan The best kown Mujahedeen were the various loosely aligned afghan oppsition groups,
fighters from mountaious areas of the largely rurall country -
Period: to
Soviet - afaghan war-
- Soviet deployment of the 40th army in afighanisan
- May 15, 19988 the final troops withdrawal.
- Lasted 9 years, part of the cold war, fought between soviet- afghan forces against multi- national insurgent groups called the Mujahideen.
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Al-Qaeda is formed
Al-qadea formed in the late 80's by Osama Bin Laden
the purpose was to use violence and terrorism to destory modernism on nontraditional values that have developed in the past half a century. -
First Al-Qaeda Attacks in Somalia
Al-Qaeda Bombs U.S. troops while on their way to a humanitarian mission in somalia -
World trade center bombing
The first terrorist attack ion America. killed 6 and wounded 1,500. yousef, nephew of Khalid Sheik Mohammed, mastermidn of this attack. -
taliban allows Al-Qaeda in afghanistan.
1996- 2001 Gave refuge to al-qaeda and let them operate andd train there. U.S. drove them out after 9/11
many top officials were killed -
U.S embassy bombings
Series of attacks in which hundered died in simuiltaneous truck bombings occured
happened in the east african cities of dar es Salaam -
Osama bin laden is killed
Founded Al-qaeda
Was killed in pakistan shortly after 1:00am by Navy SEALs of the U.S. the operation was code-name Operation Neptune Spear Al-qaeda confirmed the death on may 6 Vowing to avenge the killins
