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Twin Towers
On September 11, 2001, 19 militants working for the group al-Qaeda hijacked four airliners committed suicide attacks against targets in the United States. Two of the planes were flown into the towers of the World Trade Center in New York City, third plane hit the Pentagon and the fourth plane crashed in a field in Pennsylvania. -
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Terrorist Attacks
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Shoe Bomber
A British citizen, also a follower of Osama bin Laden, Richard Reid, hid explosives inside his shoes before boarding a flight from Paris to Miami -
Supporting Al-Qaeda
Uzair Paracha March 2003 for providing material and financial support to al-Qaeda. -
Bombing Ohio Mall
Nuradin M. Abdi plotted to bomb a local shopping mall -
Subway Bombing - Plot
James Elshafay and Shahawar Matin Siraj plotted to bomb a subway station near Madison Square Garden in New York City -
National Guard - Plot
Levar Haley Washington, Gregory Vernon Patterson, Hammad Riaz Samana, and Kevin James were conspiring to attack National Guard facilities, synagogues -
Iraq - Plot
Amawi, El-Hindi, and Mazloum were conspiring to kill people outside the United States and military personal in Iraq -
University of North Carolina
Mohammed Reza Taheri-azar drove his vehicle into a crowd of students at the University of North Carolina hurting six people on -
Disclosing Classified Information
Hassan Abujihaad, a former U.S. Navy sailor, was convicted of supporting terrorism and disclosing classified information -
New York - Air Base
James Cromitie, David Williams, Onta Williams, and Laguerre Payen for plotted to blow up New York shoot down planes at a nearby Air National Guard Base. -
Little Rock
Abdulhakim Mujahid Muhammad, walked up to an army recruitment office in Little Rock and opened fire, killing one soldier and wounding another. -
Fort Hood
Major Hasan opened fire at a military processing center at Fort Hood, killing 13 people and wounding 32 others. He was apparently motivated by former Yemeni al-Qaeda leader Anwar al-Awlaki -
Terrorist Plots
Khalid Sheikh Mohammed was involved in a number of terrorist plots and is one of the most senior bin Laden operatives ever captured. -
Idaho,Texas & New York
Fazliddin Kurbanov planned to attack military bases in Idaho, Texas, and New York with remotely detonated bombs. -
Pipe Bomb
A pipe bomb exploded in Seaside Park, New Jersey. On the same day, a high explosive pressure-cooker bomb exploded in Manhattan, leaving at least 31 individuals injured. Other bombs were located in Manhattan and at a train station in New Jersey. -
St.Cloud
Dahir Adan attacked innocent people at a St.Cloud mall. The Islomic state takes full responsibility for this terrorist attack.
