oct 23, 1988 - Al Qaeda•Founded 1988 as Soviets withdrawing from Afghanistan
Description:
Al Qaeda Attacks •1998 truck bombs at US embassies in Kenya & Tanzania, 224 killed, 4,500 injured (mostly Africans) •Retaliation: US bombs training camps in Afghanistan and realpharmaceutical factory in Sudan •US obfuscates error; further anger and radicalization •2000 Bombing of USS Cole, 17 sailors killedAdded to timeline:
Date:
oct 23, 1988
Now
~ 37 years ago