2. Terrorism and War Maps Osama Bin Laden Timeline America at War
Afghanistan
Iraq

3. Syria
Israel
Iraq
Afghanistan
Iran
Pakistan
Saudi
Arabia
Kuwait

5. 1 9 7 3 5 4 8 6 2

6. Osama Bin Laden Timeline In the Beginning
Fights against USSR after the USSR invades Afghanistan (pictures)
1988 Al Qaeda (the base) created to help get fighters to Afghanistan
1989 USSR leaves Afghanistan. Bin Laden begins working against Saudi Arabia’s Monarchy (kings)

7. USSR INVASION

8. Bin Laden Working Against America
1991 Bin Laden argues against USA fighting the Gulf War
1991 Bin Laden Flees Saudi Arabia for Afghanistan and then to Sudan
Bin Laden begins small attacks on Americans
1993 First World Trade Center Bombing (not linked directly to Bin Laden)
1994 Saudi Arabia takes away his citizenship and his family disowns him.
1995 Attempts but fails to kill Egypt’s President
1996 Bin Laden forced out of Sudan and moves to Afghanistan (due to USA pressure on Sudan’s government)

9. Working Against America (continued)
1998 Embassy bombings
1998 President Clinton’s administration issues warrant for Bin Laden’s Arrest
Bin Laden puts out death warrant on USA government officials and offers reward for their deaths
October USS Cole attacked in Yemen
2001 September 11 (9-11) attacks on New York and Washington DC

10. Major Attacks Begin 1993 World Trade Center
1998 Organized bombing of 2 USA embassies (Kenya and Tanzania)
2000 USS Cole Attacked
/11

11. Terrorism Strikes Major Attacks Begin

13. America goes to war with Afghanistan?

14. Background on Afghanistan
USSR retreats, Afghanistan in chaos
Taliban government took control from
Harsh penalties for breaking the law including:
Amputation
Stoning
Beatings
No TV, movies, sports, music, allowed
Strict dress code
White shoes outlawed
Men required to have beards
Women must be covered

16. Taliban and Bin Laden 1996-Bin Laden moves to Afghanistan
Bin Laden gives money (bribes) Taliban to let him set up terrorist training camps
Terrorists and Taliban Army begin training together
2001-Bin Laden attacks USA on Sept. 11
President Bush demands Taliban turn Bin Laden over to USA.
October 2001 Taliban refuse and USA invades-Taliban Defeated

17. War with Iraq Part 1-The Gulf War
August 1990-Iraq invades Kuwait
January 1991 USA launches Gulf War
February 1991 Gulf War ends with Iraq retreating from Kuwait. USA frees Kuwait but does not take over Iraq
Iraq agrees to disarm (getting rid of chemical and biological weapons and missiles).

18. Disarming Saddam Hussein
UN inspectors begin monitoring Iraq’s weapons
Hussein begins making inspectors job difficult by refusing to cooperate
1993 Kuwait uncovers Iraq plot to kill President Bush during his visit to Kuwait
1995 Iraq admits to having biological “agents” but denies turning them into weapons
UN passes 17 different resolutions (demands) for Iraq to give up its weapons programs. Iraq refuses each time and defies the world.

19. War with Iraq Part 2
September /11 Attacks-President Bush declares that any country helping terrorist may be attacked
October 2001 Afghanistan invaded
President Bush demands that Iraq honor (do what you promised) all 17 UN resolutions or face war
2002 President Bush speaks at UN to gather support for the war.
France and Germany oppose the war.
England, Poland and Spain support the war.

21. Reasons For Gulf War 2 Weapons of Mass Destruction Links to Terrorists
February 2003 USA shows “evidence” that Iraq has banned weapons (WMD)
No weapons were ever found after the war
Never existed
Were destroyed/hidden before the war
Were moved to another country before the war
Links to Terrorists
Iraq had met with Al Qaeda leaders
Iraq was offering safe passage to Al Qaeda members
Democracy in Middle East (now a major reason, but only briefly mentioned before the war)

22. War in Iraq March 2003 USA invades Iraq
April USA forces reach capital of Iraq
April 15 “End of Major Military Operations”
War is “over”
New phase begins
Terrorists begin attacking US forces using shoulder missiles, car bombs and other small weapons. Terrorists from other countries sneak into Iraq to join fight.
December Saddam Hussein captured in a hole

23. June Control of Iraq turned over to new Iraq government-USA still in Iraq and fighting terrorists
January Iraq hold first free elections despite threats from terrorists
2006 Saddam Hussein executed
2007 The Surge
2009- Us troops begin pulling out