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1 LOGO Al Qaeda's attack on U.S. embassies in East Africa. Group#6

2 Contents 1 Timeline of al-Qaeda attacks 2 Attacks on U.S. embassies in East Africa 3 Aftermath and international response 4 Introduce to Al-Qaeda

3 What is the Al-Qaeda  Dates of operation:1988–present  Leader Osama bin Laden Ayman al-Za wahiriOsama bin LadenAyman al-Za wahiri  Activities Suicide attacks and simultaneous bombings of different targets  Regions GlobalGlobal  Ideology: Islamism Islamic fundamentalism Sunni Islam QutbismIslamismIslamic fundamentalismSunniIslamQutbism  Status:  Designated as Foreign Terrorist Organization by the U.S. State DepartmentForeign Terrorist OrganizationU.S. State Department  Designated as Proscribed Group by the UK Home OfficeProscribed GroupUKHome Office  Designated as terrorist group by EU Common Foreign and Security Policy EUCommon Foreign and Security Policy One version of the flag of al-Qaeda.

4 Two leaders of Al-Qaeda Osama bin Laden Ayman al-za wahiri

5 Diagram Osama bin Laden Place of birth Riyadh, Saudi ArabiaRiyadhSaudi Arabia Date of birth 10 March 1957 Battles/wars Soviet war in Afghanistan War on Terrorism September 11 attacks Two leaders Ayman al-Za wahiri Born June 19, 1951 (age 58) Maadi, Cairo, KingdomMaadiCairoKingdom of Egypt Occupation Medical doctor, Islamic scholar, Al Qaeda leader

6 Timeline of al-Qaeda attacks Asia East Africa U.S.ATurkey 1998200020012003 Aug 7, 1998- Nairobi, Kenya. Nairobi, Kenya Aug 7, 1998- Dar es Salaam, TanzaniaDar es Salaam, Tanzania Oct 12, 2000 Aden, Yemen Sep 11, 2001 The Pentagon, USThe Pentagon, US Sep 11, 2001 World Trade Center, USWorld Trade Center, US Nov 15, 2003; Nov 20, 2003 Istanbul, Turkey Istanbul, Turkey Al-Qaeda has carried out a total of six major terrorist attacks, four of them in its jihad against America.

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8 Contents of the bombings contents The bombings are widely believed to have been revenge for American involvement in the extradition, and alleged torture. The near- simultaneous bombing attacks on the US Embassies in Nairobi, Kenya and Dar es Salaam, Tanzania took place on 7 August 1998. In Nairobi, approximately 212 people were killed, and an estimated 4000 injured; in Dar es Salaam, the attack killed at least 11 and wounded 85. The vast majority of casualties were local citizens, 12 Americans were killed motivation Attacks casualties

9 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d3W22h WWIpw

10 Aftermath and international response 1 Bill Clinton ordered Operation Infinite Reach, a series of cruise missile strikes on targets in Sudan and Afghanistan on August 20, 1998.Bill Clinton Operation Infinite Reach cruise missileSudan Afghanistan August 201998 2 In Sudan, the missiles destroyed the Al-Shifa pharmaceutica factoryAl-Shifa pharmaceutica factory 3 A list of suspects was drawn up and several men were charged for their involvement in the bombings. http://www.youtub e.com/watch?v=t HspzNEkX7U http://www.youtub e.com/watch?v=t HspzNEkX7U

11 References  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1998_United_Stat es_embassy_bombings http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1998_United_Stat es_embassy_bombings  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al_Qaeda http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al_Qaeda  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1998_United_Stat es_embassy_bombings http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1998_United_Stat es_embassy_bombings  http://www.youtube.com http://www.youtube.com  Ladenhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osama_bin _Laden  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ayman_al- Zawahiri

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