Militant career of Osama bin Laden

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Osama bin Laden, a militant Islamist and co-founder of al-Qaeda,[1] in conjunction with several other Islamic militant leaders, issued two fatawa – in 1996 and then again in 1998—that military personnel from the United States and allied countries until they withdraw support for Israel and withdraw military forces from Islamic countries.[2][3] He was indicted in United States federal court for his alleged involvement in the 1998 U.S. embassy bombings in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania and Nairobi, Kenya, and was on the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation's Ten Most Wanted Fugitives list until his death.

Bin Laden was never indicted[4] for the September 11, 2001 attacks, despite claiming responsibility for them[5] in videos released to the public.[6]

  1. ^ Michael Scheuer, Through Our Enemies' Eyes, p. 110
  2. ^ "BIN LADEN'S FATWA". PBS. Archived from the original on 31 October 2001. Retrieved 5 September 2017.
  3. ^ "Online NewsHour: Al Qaeda's 1998 Fatwa". PBS. Archived from the original on 1 September 2006. Retrieved 21 August 2006.
  4. ^ Eggen, Dan (28 August 2006). "Bin Laden, Most Wanted For Embassy Bombings?". The Washington Post.
  5. ^ "Osama claims responsibility for 9/11". The Times of India. 24 May 2006. Archived from the original on 25 December 2007.
  6. ^ "Bin Laden claims responsibility for 9/11". CBC News. 29 October 2004. Retrieved 2 November 2006.