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Al Qaida is formed sometime between August of 1998 and late 1989 by former leader Osama Bin Laden.
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Al Qaida carries out their first terrorist attack on a hotel in Aden, Yemen by detonating two bombs there. The reasoning was that U.S. were staying at this hotel.
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Al Qaida attacks the World Trade Center for the first time, detonating a bomb in the parking garage killing six people.
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The U.S. sends troops to Mogadishu, Somolia to give humanitarin assistance. The troops are ambushed by Somalis backed by Al Qaida and shoot down two helicopters.18 Americans were killed.
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Al Qaida attacks the U.S. embassys in Tanzina and Kenya.At least 223 people are killed in these attacks.
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The U.S. warship, USS Cole, is hit with a boat laden with explosives. At least 17 U.S. sailors were killed in the attack.
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Al Qaida hijacks four U.S. airliners and fly 2 into the World Trade Center, one into The Pentagon, and one crashed in a field in Pennsylvaina. Almost 3000 people die in the attack.
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On October 12th, 2002 3 bombs were detonated on the island of Bali. At least 202 people are killed.
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Al Qaida detonated a car bomb at the Danish embassy in Pakistan. Six people are killed.
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A man posing as a double agent for Al Qaida blew himself up in a CIA compound. This killed 7 CIA officials and 1 Jordadanian inelligence official.
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A team of U.S. Navy SEALS raid Bin Laden's compound in Pakistan and kill him.
