Events related to Al-Qaeda and prewar Iraq
| Event | Time | Location(s) | Associated |
|---|---|---|---|
 Osama lectures against Saddam Hussein | 1988 | Pakistan | Osama bin Laden (Speaker),  Jamal Ahmed al-Fadl |
| Al-Qaeda and prewar Iraq | 1988-March 2003 | ||
| Bin Laden meets with Iraqi intelligence officer | Late 1994 | Khartoum, Sudan | Osama bin Laden |
 Two al-Qaeda members meet with Iraqi intelligence | March 1998 | Iraq | Ayman al-Zawahiri (Organizer) |
| Iraqi delegation meets with bin Laden | July 1998 | Afghanistan | Osama bin Laden, Ayman al-Zawahiri (Organizer) |
| Iraq offers bin Laden safe haven | 1999 | AfghanistanIraq | Osama bin Laden |
| Al-Mihdhar meets Shakir at airport | Jan. 5, 2000 | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | Khalid al-Mihdhar, Ahmad Hikmat Shakir |
 Alleged Atta-Iraqi meeting in Prague | 1100 local, April 9, 2001 | Iraqi embassy, Prague, Czech Republic | Ahmad Khalil Samir al-Ani, Mohamed Atta |
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