Rubble
at the World Trade Center after the 9/11
Attacks
Al-Qaida, Islamist,
and Jihadi Terrorist Attacks
In the United
States
The Islamist terror network al-Qaida,
led by terrorist leader Osama bin Laden, declared
war on the United States in
1996. Since that date,
al-Qaida and other Islamist and Jihadi terrorist groups
and individuals associated with Jihadist philosophy, have
carried out numerous attacks on Americans both inside the
United States, and throughout the world. The best known
of these attacks, and, to date, the most destructive,
took place on September 11, 2001. Below is a list of
attacks and attempted attacks and known terrorist plosts
by al-Qaida and other Islamist/Jihadist groups and
individuals in the United States.
In one of the biggest American
victories in the war against Islamic Jihadist forces, on
May 1, 2011, President Obama announced that American
forces had entered Islamabad, Pakistan, attacked a
compound in that city, and in a firefight, killed Osama
bin Laden. American forces then took custody of bin
Laden's body.
World Trade Center bombing
( Feb.1993)—Six killed, 1,040 wounded in
suicide truck bombing. No U.S. retaliation. In 1995
Sheik Omar Abdel Rahman was convicted of conspiring to
bomb the WTC. In 1998 Ramzi Yousef was convicted of
plotting the attack.
Millenium Terror Plot
(December,1999) Attempted bomb plot to attack
targets in the U.S. during the Millenium celebrations.
An astute border guard in Washington State noticed an
Algerian man acting nervously at a border crossing.
The man had an automobile full of
explosives.
Attacks on New York and the
Pentagon (September 11, 2001 ). 3,044 killed. The
U.S. retaliates by launching the War on Terror,
beginning with the invasion
and liberation of
Afghanistan on
10-07-01.
Shoe Bomber Plot (December
22, 2001)--Richard Reid, a British convert to Islam
with ties to al-Qaida, attempted to blow up a
passenger plane bound for the United States with
explosives hidden inside his shoes.
Dirty Bomb Plot (May 8, 2002
terror suspect arrested)--José Padilla,
also known as Abdullah al-Muhajir or Muhajir Abdullah,
was arrested in 2002 and charged with plotting to
create a radioactive "dirty bomb" and use it in an
attack in the United States. Padilla
Fort Hood Shooting (November
5, 2009)-Nidal Malik Hasan, a United States Army
officer with Jihadist beliefs, shot and killed 13
people and wounded 30 others.
Christmas Day Airplane
Attack (December 25, 2009)--al-Qaida attempt to an
attempt
to blow up Northwest Airlines Flight
253 on Christmas Day,
2009.
Washington Metro Stations Bomb
Plot (October 27, 2010 terror suspect
arrested)-- Farooque Ahmed, who is a naturalized
American citizen, was arrested as a suspect in a plan
to bomb four Washington, D.C. Metro Stations for
al-Qaida.
Oregon Christmas Tree Lighting
Ceremony Car Bomb Attempt (November26, 2010
terror suspect arrested) -Mohamed Osman Mohamud, a
Somali-American, was arrested for attemptng to explode
a car bomb at a Christmas tree lighting ceremony in
Portland, Oregon.
Saudi Student Bomb Plot
(February 24, 2011 terror suspect arrested)
--Khalid Ali-M Aldawsari, a Saudi man studying in the
United States, was arrested on February 24, 2011, and
charged with for building bombs to use in future
terrorist attacks. The potential targets he had
investigated included the Dallas home of former
President George W. Bush, hydroelectric dams in
California and Colorado, nuclear power plants,
nightclubs and the homes of soldiers who had served
stationed at the Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq. In his
personal journal, Aldawsari stated that his Jihadist
inspiration came from the speeches and recordings of
Osama bin Laden.
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Links
and Resources on al-Qaida and Islamic Terrorism in the
United States:
Umaru
Mutallab's Son Identified as Delta Airline Attempted
Bomber: Father reported him to US Authorities six
months ago--This Day
Online: African Views on Global News, Dec. 26,
2009
A
Very Bourgeois Would-Be
Bomber--The Atlantic, Dec.
26, 2009
'Hero'
Tells How He Foiled Jet Bomb Plot
--SkyNews, Dec. 26,
2009
Restrictions
Rise After Terrorism
Attempt--New York Times,
Dec. 26, 2009
Jet
passengers overpowered would-be
bomber--LA Times, Dec. 25,
2009
Statement
by Department of Homeland Security Press Secretary
Sara Kuban--Dept. of
Homeland Security Press Release, Dec. 25,
2009
Bomb
Attempt on U.S.-Bound Flight : Man on Flight to
Detroit Claims al Qaeda Ties; Obama Tightens
Security--WSJ, December 25,
2009