| Major Events |
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| Event | Time | Associated |
|---|
 Soviet Union invades Afghanistan | Dec. 27, 1979-
Feb. 15, 1989 | Gulbuddin Hekmatyar, Abdullah Azzam, Osama bin Laden |
| Founders meet and form al-Qaeda | Aug. 17, 1988-
Aug. 20, 1988 | Osama bin Laden (Leader), Abu Ubaidah al-Banshiri, Wael Julaidan, Mamdouh Mahmud Salim |
| Al-Qaeda gains first members | Late 1989 | Abu Ayoub al-Iraqi (Leader), Jamal Ahmed al-Fadl, Abu Ubaidah al-Banshiri, Mohammed Atef, Osama bin Laden (Organizer),  Ayman al-Zawahiri, Doctor Abdallah Izzildine, Abu Musab al Saudi, Doctor Fadhl el Masry, Abu Faraj al-Yemeni, Abu Burhan al-Iraqi, Mamdouh Mahmud Salim |
| Khalid Shaikh Mohammed proposes 9-11 to bin Laden | Mid 1996 | Osama bin Laden, Khalid Shaikh Mohammed, Mohammed Atef (Organizer) |
| Osama bin Laden goes to Afghanistan | May 19, 1996 | Osama bin Laden, Mohammed Atef |
| Osama bin Laden declares jihad | Aug. 23, 1996 | Osama bin Laden (Speaker) |
| Osama bin Laden issues fatwah calling for killing Americans | Feb. 23, 1998 | Osama bin Laden (Leader), Ayman al-Zawahiri (Leader) |
| Osama bin Laden issues another fatwah | May 14, 1998 | Osama bin Laden |
| Bin Laden stops using satellite phone | Summer 1998 | Osama bin Laden |
| East African Embassy Bombings | 1030 local, Aug. 7, 1998-
1039 local, Aug. 7, 1998 | Osama bin Laden (Organizer), Mohammed Atef (Facilitator), Ayman al-Zawahiri (Facilitator), Saif al-Adel (Facilitator), Abdullah Ahmed Abdullah (Operational Commander), Mamdouh Mahmud Salim (Facilitator), Wadih El Hage (Facilitator), Azzam (Suicide Bomber), Fazul Abdullah Mohammed, Mustafa Mohammed Fadhil, Khalfan Khamis Mohamed, Mohamed Sadeek Odeh, Mohamed Rashed Daoud Al-Owhali (Attacker), Fahid Mohammed Ally Msalam, Ahmed Khalfan Ghailani, Hamden Khalif Allah Awad (Suicide Bomber), Mushin Musa Matwalli Atwah, Ahmed Mohammed Hamed Ali |
| Bin Laden approves 9-11 operation | Late 1998-
Early 1999 | Osama bin Laden, Khalid Shaikh Mohammed (Operational Commander), Mohammed Atef (Organizer) |
| 9-11 Part 2 | Mid 1999-
Spring 2000 | Khalid Shaikh Mohammed (Operational Commander), Tawfiq bin Attash, Abu Bara al-Yemeni, Osama bin Laden (Organizer) |
| USS Cole bombing | 1122 local, Oct. 12, 2000 | Abd al-Rahim al-Nashiri (Operational Commander), Tawfiq bin Attash (Facilitator), Ibrahim al-Thawar (Suicide Bomber), Hassan al Khamri (Suicide Bomber), Jamal al Badawi (Facilitator), Fahd al Quso (Facilitator), Mushin Musa Matwalli Atwah (Facilitator), Osama bin Laden (Organizer), Saif al-Adel (Facilitator),  Qaed Salim Sinan al-Harethi (Facilitator), Mohammed Hamdi al-Ahdal (Facilitator) |
| 9-11 | 0814 local, Sept. 11, 2001-
1003 local, Sept. 11, 2001 | Osama bin Laden (Organizer), Khalid Shaikh Mohammed (Operational Commander), Mohamed Atta, Marwan al-Shehhi, Ziad Jarrah, Nawaf al-Hazmi, Khalid al-Mihdhar, Hani Hanjour, Abdul Aziz al Omari, Satam al Suqami, Wail al-Shehri, Waleed al-Shehri, Fayez Bannihammad, Mohand al-Shehri, Ahmed al-Ghamdi, Hamza al-Ghamdi, Majed Moqed, Salem al-Hazmi, Saeed al-Ghamdi, Ahmed al-Nami, Ahmed al-Haznawi, Ramzi Binalshibh (Facilitator), Ali Abdulaziz Ali (Financier), Mustafa Ahmed al-Hawsawi (Financier), Mohammed Atef (Organizer), Tawfiq bin Attash (Facilitator), Abu Turab al Urdani (Facilitator) |
| Limburg oil tanker attacked | Oct. 6, 2002 | Abd al-Rahim al-Nashiri (Organizer), Osama bin Laden (Organizer), Fawaz al-Rabihi (Facilitator), Mohammed Hamdi al-Ahdal (Facilitator), Qaed Salim Sinan al-Harethi (Facilitator) |
| Osama bin Laden issues first video statement in three years | Sept. 7, 2007-
Mid August 2007 | Osama bin Laden (Speaker) |
| All Events |
|---|
| Event | Time | Associated |
|---|
| Soviet Union invades Afghanistan | Dec. 27, 1979-
Feb. 15, 1989 | Gulbuddin Hekmatyar, Abdullah Azzam, Osama bin Laden |
| Osama bin Laden goes to Pakistan to fight Soviets | Early 1980 | Osama bin Laden |
| Osama bin Laden goes to Afghanistan to fight Soviets | 1985 | Osama bin Laden |
| OBL and KSM in battle together | 1987 | Khalid Shaikh Mohammed, Osama bin Laden |
| Osama lectures against Saddam Hussein | 1988 | Osama bin Laden (Speaker), Jamal Ahmed al-Fadl |
| Bin Laden and Abu Rida discuss forming al-Qaeda | Aug. 11, 1988 | Osama bin Laden, Abu Rida al Suri |
| Founders meet and form al-Qaeda | Aug. 17, 1988-
Aug. 20, 1988 | Osama bin Laden (Leader), Abu Ubaidah al-Banshiri, Wael Julaidan, Mamdouh Mahmud Salim |
| Osama bin Laden at Areen Guesthouse | Winter 1989 | Osama bin Laden, Mamdouh Mahmud Salim, Abu Nofal al-Saudi, Jamal Ahmed al-Fadl |
| Al-Qaeda gains first members | Late 1989 | Abu Ayoub al-Iraqi (Leader), Jamal Ahmed al-Fadl, Abu Ubaidah al-Banshiri, Mohammed Atef, Osama bin Laden (Organizer), Ayman al-Zawahiri, Doctor Abdallah Izzildine, Abu Musab al Saudi, Doctor Fadhl el Masry, Abu Faraj al-Yemeni, Abu Burhan al-Iraqi, Mamdouh Mahmud Salim |
| Abdullah Azzam assassinated | Nov. 24, 1989 | Abdullah Azzam (Primary Target), Osama bin Laden (Operational Commander) |
| Osama bin Laden goes to Saudi Arabia | 1990 | Osama bin Laden |
| Osama bin Laden goes to Sudan | 1991-
1991 | Osama bin Laden, Ali Mohamed (Facilitator) |
| Al-Qaeda operatives run businesses from office in Khartoum | 1991-
1995 | Osama bin Laden, Abu Hassan el Masry, Al Qubashi al Sudani, Shaikh Saiid al-Masri, Abdel Rahman Somali, Omar al Makkee, Motassem Sadeek Abu Sashl, Doctor Sharif al Din Ali Mukhtar, Abu Fadhl al-Makkee, Khalid Ali Waleed |
| Abu Fadhl al Makkee gives Jamal al-Fadl money to buy a farm | 1991 | Abu Fadhl al-Makkee (Sender), Jamal Ahmed al-Fadl (Recipient), Abu Ubaidah al-Banshiri (Organizer), Osama bin Laden (Organizer) |
| Al-Qaeda members meet with Shia representatives in Sudan | Late 1991 | Osama bin Laden, Sheikh Nomani, Ahmed Abdel Rahman Hamadabi, Jamal Ahmed al-Fadl |
| Osama bin Laden issues fatwah on US troops | 1992 | Osama bin Laden (Speaker) |
| Bin Laden and associates discuss Sudan businesses | 1992 | Osama bin Laden (Leader), Abu Rida al Suri, Jamal Ahmed al-Fadl |
| Essam al-Ridi meets with Osama bin Laden | Early 1993 | Essam al-Ridi, Wadih El Hage, Osama bin Laden, Mohammed Atef, Mamdouh Mahmud Salim, Abu Ubaidah al-Banshiri |
| Al-Qaeda discusses targeting US forces in Somalia | Late 1993 | Osama bin Laden, Abu Ubaidah al-Banshiri, Abu Talha al Sudani, Jamal Ahmed al-Fadl |
| Al-Nashiri and Attash meet bin Laden | 1994 | Abd al-Rahim al-Nashiri, Tawfiq bin Attash, Osama bin Laden |
| Al-Qaeda opens London office | July 11, 1994 | Khalid al-Fawwaz (Leader), Osama bin Laden (Organizer) |
| Bin Laden meets with Iraqi intelligence officer | Late 1994 | Osama bin Laden |
| Jamal Ahmed al-Fadl steals from al-Qaeda | Summer 1995 | Jamal Ahmed al-Fadl, Abu Fadhl al-Makkee, Saad al-Sharif, Mamdouh Mahmud Salim, Abu Dijana al Yemeni, Osama bin Laden, Ihsan el Madani |
| Wadih El Hage and Fazul Mohammed deliver money from Osama | 1996 | Wadih El Hage, Fazul Abdullah Mohammed, Osama bin Laden (Organizer) |
| US Grand Jury investigates Osama bin Laden | 1996 | Osama bin Laden |
| Al-Owhali meets Osama bin Laden | 1996 | Osama bin Laden, Mohamed Rashed Daoud Al-Owhali |
| Khalid Shaikh Mohammed proposes 9-11 to bin Laden | Mid 1996 | Osama bin Laden, Khalid Shaikh Mohammed, Mohammed Atef (Organizer) |
| Osama bin Laden goes to Afghanistan | May 19, 1996 | Osama bin Laden, Mohammed Atef |
| Osama bin Laden declares jihad | Aug. 23, 1996 | Osama bin Laden (Speaker) |
| Nashiri meets bin Laden in Jalalabad | Late 1996 | Abd al-Rahim al-Nashiri, Osama bin Laden |
| CNN interviews bin Laden | May 10, 1997-
March 20, 1997 | Osama bin Laden |
| Osama bin Laden issues fatwah calling for killing Americans | Feb. 23, 1998 | Osama bin Laden (Leader), Ayman al-Zawahiri (Leader) |
| Osama bin Laden issues another fatwah | May 14, 1998 | Osama bin Laden |
| Osama bin Laden holds press conference | May 26, 1998 | Osama bin Laden (Speaker), Mohammed Atef, Mohamed Rashed Daoud Al-Owhali, Ayman al-Zawahiri |
| Osama bin Laden speaks of Nuclear Bomb of Islam | May 29, 1998 | Osama bin Laden (Speaker) |
| Iraqi delegation meets with bin Laden | July 1998 | Osama bin Laden, Ayman al-Zawahiri (Organizer) |
| Bin Laden stops using satellite phone | Summer 1998 | Osama bin Laden |
| East African Embassy Bombings | 1030 local, Aug. 7, 1998-
1039 local, Aug. 7, 1998 | Osama bin Laden (Organizer), Mohammed Atef (Facilitator), Ayman al-Zawahiri (Facilitator), Saif al-Adel (Facilitator), Abdullah Ahmed Abdullah (Operational Commander), Mamdouh Mahmud Salim (Facilitator), Wadih El Hage (Facilitator), Azzam (Suicide Bomber), Fazul Abdullah Mohammed, Mustafa Mohammed Fadhil, Khalfan Khamis Mohamed, Mohamed Sadeek Odeh, Mohamed Rashed Daoud Al-Owhali (Attacker), Fahid Mohammed Ally Msalam, Ahmed Khalfan Ghailani, Hamden Khalif Allah Awad (Suicide Bomber), Mushin Musa Matwalli Atwah, Ahmed Mohammed Hamed Ali |
| Osama bin Laden satellite phone calls Yemen | Aug. 10, 1998 | Ahmed al-Hada (Communicant 2), Osama bin Laden (Communicant 1) |
| Osama bin Laden tasks al-Nashiri to attack ship | Late 1998 | Osama bin Laden, Abd al-Rahim al-Nashiri |
| Bin Laden approves 9-11 operation | Late 1998-
Early 1999 | Osama bin Laden, Khalid Shaikh Mohammed (Operational Commander), Mohammed Atef (Organizer) |
| Iraq offers bin Laden safe haven | 1999 | Osama bin Laden |
| Bin Laden reported at Sheikh Ali camp | Early February 1999-
Feb. 12, 1999 | Osama bin Laden |
| Bin Laden meets with KSM regarding planes operation | Spring 1999 | Osama bin Laden, Khalid Shaikh Mohammed, Mohammed Atef |
| Bin Laden reported in Kandahar area | May 1999 | Osama bin Laden |
| 9-11 Part 2 | Mid 1999-
Spring 2000 | Khalid Shaikh Mohammed (Operational Commander), Tawfiq bin Attash, Abu Bara al-Yemeni, Osama bin Laden (Organizer) |
| Osama bin Laden says all American males should be killed | June 1999 | Osama bin Laden |
| Atta meets with bin Laden | Late November 1999-
Early January 1999 | Mohamed Atta, Osama bin Laden |
| Binalshibh meets bin Laden | Early December 1999 | Ramzi Binalshibh, Osama bin Laden |
| Bin Laden reported in Kandahar | Dec. 20, 1999 | Osama bin Laden |
| Nashiri and Attash meet with bin Laden on Cole plot | Spring 2000-
Summer 2000 | Osama bin Laden, Abd al-Rahim al-Nashiri, Tawfiq bin Attash |
| Hamlan meets bin Laden | Mid 2000 | Mushabib al Hamlan, Osama bin Laden (Leader) |
| Hamlan and Nami volunteer to bin Laden | Mid 2000 | Mushabib al Hamlan, Ahmed al-Nami, Osama bin Laden (Leader) |
| Bin Laden calls for release of jihadi prisoners | September 2000 | Osama bin Laden (Speaker) |
| Iyman Faris meets Osama bin Laden | Late 2000 | Iyman Faris, Osama bin Laden, Majid Khan |
| Drone possibly sights bin Laden | Sept. 28, 2000 | Osama bin Laden |
| Al Qaeda leaders discuss Cole attack | Mid October 2000 | Osama bin Laden, Saif al-Adel |
| USS Cole bombing | 1122 local, Oct. 12, 2000 | Abd al-Rahim al-Nashiri (Operational Commander), Tawfiq bin Attash (Facilitator), Ibrahim al-Thawar (Suicide Bomber), Hassan al Khamri (Suicide Bomber), Jamal al Badawi (Facilitator), Fahd al Quso (Facilitator), Mushin Musa Matwalli Atwah (Facilitator), Osama bin Laden (Organizer), Saif al-Adel (Facilitator), Qaed Salim Sinan al-Harethi (Facilitator), Mohammed Hamdi al-Ahdal (Facilitator) |
| Bin Laden son marries Atef daughter | January 2001 | Osama bin Laden, Mohammed Atef, Ayman al-Zawahiri, Mohammed bin Laden |
| Issa al Britani cases targets in the United States | Early 2001 | Issa al Britani, Khalid Shaikh Mohammed (Organizer), Osama bin Laden (Organizer) |
| Bin Laden praises Cole suicide bombers | Spring 2001 | Osama bin Laden |
| Binalshibh reports to bin Laden | Late May 2001 | Osama bin Laden, Ramzi Binalshibh |
| Al-Qaeda plot to attack Israeli city | Summer 2001 | Osama bin Laden, Khalid Shaikh Mohammed |
| 9-11 | 0814 local, Sept. 11, 2001-
1003 local, Sept. 11, 2001 | Osama bin Laden (Organizer), Khalid Shaikh Mohammed (Operational Commander), Mohamed Atta, Marwan al-Shehhi, Ziad Jarrah, Nawaf al-Hazmi, Khalid al-Mihdhar, Hani Hanjour, Abdul Aziz al Omari, Satam al Suqami, Wail al-Shehri, Waleed al-Shehri, Fayez Bannihammad, Mohand al-Shehri, Ahmed al-Ghamdi, Hamza al-Ghamdi, Majed Moqed, Salem al-Hazmi, Saeed al-Ghamdi, Ahmed al-Nami, Ahmed al-Haznawi, Ramzi Binalshibh (Facilitator), Ali Abdulaziz Ali (Financier), Mustafa Ahmed al-Hawsawi (Financier), Mohammed Atef (Organizer), Tawfiq bin Attash (Facilitator), Abu Turab al Urdani (Facilitator) |
| Osama bin Laden in Tora Bora | Early December 2001 | Osama bin Laden |
| Bin Laden praises 9-11 hijackers in video | Dec. 27, 2001-
Early December 2001 | Osama bin Laden |
| Limburg oil tanker attacked | Oct. 6, 2002 | Abd al-Rahim al-Nashiri (Organizer), Osama bin Laden (Organizer), Fawaz al-Rabihi (Facilitator), Mohammed Hamdi al-Ahdal (Facilitator), Qaed Salim Sinan al-Harethi (Facilitator) |
| Possible bin Laden statement on Limburg | Oct. 14, 2002 | Osama bin Laden |
| Attash meets bin Laden | January 2003 | Osama bin Laden, Tawfiq bin Attash |
| Bin Laden walking in the mountains video | Sept. 10, 2003 | Osama bin Laden, Ayman al-Zawahiri, Amin al-Haq |
| Al-Qaeda July 2006 composite video | July 7, 2006 | Osama bin Laden, Ayman al-Zawahiri, Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, Adam Gadahn, Shehzad Tanweer |
| Gadahn 9-11-2006 video | Sept. 11, 2006 | Adam Gadahn, Osama bin Laden |
| Osama bin Laden issues first video statement in three years | Sept. 7, 2007-
Mid August 2007 | Osama bin Laden (Speaker) |
