9/11
September 11, 2001 Hijackers take over 4 planes World Trade Center in New York City Pentagon in Washington D.C. Final plane used in attempt on the White House or Capitol Building is crashed in Shanksville, Pennsylvania by passengers who revolt
Who was Osama bin Laden? Multi-millionaire originally from Saudi Arabia Funded and helped train the Mujahedeen in Afghanistan Leader of Al Qaeda Responsible for 9/11 attacks
Al Qaeda (“The Base”) Consists of Islamic Extremists from Afghanistan, Pakistan, Egypt, Jordan, Iraq…… Goal is to carry out acts of terror against any western country and to purify the ranks of Islam Most well known Islamic Extremist group before the emergence of ISIS
Who are the Taliban? Islamic fundamentalist rulers in Afghanistan before U.S. invasion bin Laden gave funds to their army Harbored bin Laden and his followers and allowed Al-Qaeda training camps in the country