Timeline of Terrorism

By paytonkobel

  • Hussein

    Saddam Hussein seized power and became the President of Iraq.

  • Iran Attacks US Embassy

    After the Shiite Muslim supports of Ayatollah rewrote the Iranian constitution, supports seized the US Embassy and held 62 Americans hostage for over a year.

  • Mujahdeen

    The Soviet Union sent 115,000 troops to combat the Muslim "Mujahdeen" group who was rebelling against the pro-soviet Afghanistan government.
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    Iraq-Iran War

    From Septermber 22, 1980 to August 20, 1988, Iraq and Iran fought over the control of the Shatt al-Arab waterway.

  • Iraq Nuclear Weapons

    Israel used planes to destroy Iraq's nuclear reactor where nuclear weapons that were allegedly going to be used to attack Israel were being developed.

  • Nightclub Bombing

    The Libya government was accused of being behind a bombing of a nightclub in Berlin, Germany that killed 3 people.

  • Libya Flight Bomb

    People associated with Libya planted bombs that killed 270 people on a flight over Scotland.

  • Iraq Invades Kuwait

    Iraq invaded Kuwait because Hussein claimed it was a part of Iraq. In 1991, the US forced Iraq out in Operation Desert Storm.

  • Car Bomb

    A car bomb in the underground garage of the World Trade Center resulted in 6 deaths and injured 1,000.

  • Oklahoma City Bombing

    Timothy McVeigh bombed Oklahoma City's Federal Building and it resulted in 80 deaths.

  • Saudia Arabia Bombing

    A truck bomb demolished an apartment complex in Dhahran, Saudia Arabia

  • Bin Laden

    Osama Bin Laden argues that all Muslims need to wage a holy war on the US.

  • USS Cole

    The USS Cole was bombed at a port in Aden, Yemen.

  • 9/11

    The Twin Towers in New York City were brought down and the Pentagon was damaged by hijacked planes.

  • Somalia Terrorist

    A Somalian terrorist group attacked a resort in Kenya and fired two missiles at an Israeli airplane.

  • Al-Qaeda Attack

    Car bombs killed 35 people at two apartment building in Saudia Arabia.

  • Marriot Hotel Bombing

    Twelve people were killed at a Marriot Hotel in Jakarta, Indonesia.

  • Istanbul Bombs

    29 people were killed by truck bombs that targeted synagogues in Istanbul, Turkey.

  • Madrid Train Bombs

    A terrorist group bombed several commuter trains in Madrid, Spain.

  • Australian Embassy Bombed

    Car bombs damaged an Australian Embassy in Jakarta, Indonesia.

  • London Bombing

    56 people were killed and over 700 others were injured due to several trains and buses being bombed by terrorists in London.

  • American Hotels Bombed

    60 people were killed due to bombings at American hotels in Jordan.