Osama bin laden

On this day: US, Britain strike Afghanistan over September 11 attacks, kickstart War on Terror

The bombing targeted Taliban and al-Qaeda forces, and was the launch of Operation Enduring Freedom, which would span over a decade until December 31, 2014.

A US F-14 fighter takes off from the main deck of the USS Enterprise early 09 October 2001 as a second wave US-led air attacks on Afghanistan was launched with residents of Kabul reporting bombs hitting targets on the outskirts of the city.
Archbishop of Canterbury Dame Sarah Mullally attends St John's Anglican Church in Yaounde Wednesday, 5th August 2026

Archbishop of Canterbury revokes award from Pakistani cleric who praised Osama bin Laden

US President Bill Clinton meets with his National Security team on April 7, 1999, in the White House Cabinet Room. From left: Clinton, Steve Ricchetti, Gen. Donald Kerrick, CIA Director George Tenet, Secretary of State Madeleine Albright, Samuel Berger, and Gen. Hugh Shelton.

CIA reveals Clinton administration was warned in 1998 of potential bin Laden plane attack

A graphic showing a Central Intelligence Agency logo on a phone in front of a US flag.

'They betrayed him': Former CIA informant who provided intelligence on bin Laden faces deportation


9/11: US and Israel learned to stop attacks, but not terrorist groups - analysis

Twenty years after 9/11, the lessons of that day are still inconclusive. It was traumatizing for a generation.

 WANTED: SEEKING Osama bin Laden  in the New York financial district,  September 18, 2001.

Osama bin Laden's niece endorses Trump for reelection in November

“You do have a situation now in America where you have people like Ilhan Omar who actively hate your country,” bin Ladin told the 'New York Post.'

U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during a briefing at Lake Charles Fire House as he visits nearby areas damaged by Hurricane Laura in Lake Charles, Louisiana, U.S., August 29, 2020

Al-Baghdadi given burial at sea, afforded religious rites

Baghdadi's remains were transported to a secure facility to confirm his identity with forensic DNA testing, Milley said.

A man purported to be the reclusive leader of the militant Islamic State Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi has made what would be his first public appearance at a mosque in the centre of Iraq's second city, Mosul, according to a video recording posted on the Internet on July 5, 2014, in this still image taken fr

Naming terrorism

The death of Baghdadi, while significant, does not mean the end of the global jihad he led.

A man purported to be the reclusive leader of the militant Islamic State Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi

Osama bin Laden's son Hamza is dead - White House

Hamza was designated a global terrorist by the US in 2017 after he called for acts of terrorism in Western capitals and threatened to take revenge against the United States for killing his father.

A photograph circulated by the U.S. State Department’s Twitter account to announce a $1 million USD reward for al Qaeda key leader Hamza bin Laden, son of Osama bin Laden, is seen March 1, 2019.

Is Trump’s deal with the Taliban dead in the water?

A member of the Taliban holds a flag in Kabul, Afghanistan June 16, 2018. The writing on the flag reads: 'There is no god but Allah, Muhammad is the messenger of Allah'

U.S. believes Osama bin Laden's son Hamza is dead

Hamza, believed to be about 30 years old, was at his father's side in Afghanistan before the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks on the United States.

A photograph circulated by the U.S. State Department’s Twitter account to announce a $1 million USD reward for al Qaeda key leader Hamza bin Laden, son of Osama bin Laden, is seen March 1, 2019.

Terrorists beware of the flying Ninja Bomb

A variant of the Hellfire, the Ninja Bomb uses long blades to slice through everything in it's path.

A U.S. Air Force MQ-9 Reaper drone sits armed with Hellfire missiles and a 500-pound bomb in a hanger at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan

The U.S. is still trying to catch bin Laden

The US is offering $1 million for those who can help capture Osama bin Laden's son, who is now the leader of al-Qaeda.

A propaganda video release by Hamza Osama bin Laden calling for lone-wolf attacks

Tunisia holds passport of Islamist militant suspect deported by Germany

Germany deported Sami Aidoudi last month but a German court on Wednesday demanded his return.

Riot police clash with protesters during demonstrations against rising prices and tax increases, in Tunis, Tunisia, January 10, 2018