Bin Laden was an influential ideologue who inspired several Islamist organizations. To many Islamists, he was a war hero for helping defend Afghanistan, and a voice of opposition against Western imperialism. He founded al-Qaeda in 1988 for worldwide jihad.

Jun 7, 2023 · Osama bin Laden—also known as Usama bin Laden—was a violent terrorist and mass murderer who used bombings and bloodshed to advance his extremist goals.

Jan 25, 2025 · Osama bin Laden, the notorious Saudi Arabian militant and founder of al-Qaeda, orchestrated numerous terrorist attacks that shook the world and forever changed global security dynamics.

Bin Laden, who founded al-Qaeda and masterminded the September 11 attacks, had been the subject of a United States military manhunt since the beginning of the War in Afghanistan, but escaped to Pakistan— allegedly with Pakistani support —during or after the Battle of Tora Bora in December 2001.

Dec 16, 2009 · Osama bin Laden founded the Islamist militant group Al Qaeda and was believed responsible for deadly acts of terrorism such as the September 11, 2001 attacks.

Sep 10, 2012 · On the second floor US commandos find Osama Bin Laden with his wife. She is shot in the leg. Bin Laden, who is unarmed, is shot twice and killed. Computer hard drives and other evidence is...

May 24, 2018 · SEAL Team Six raided an al-Qaeda compound in Abbottabad, Pakistan, in May 2011 and killed the world’s most wanted terrorist: Osama bin Laden. Get the facts and a timeline of the raid on...

Jan 30, 2025 · Following the newly released American Manhunt: O.J. Simpson and 2023’s American Manhunt: The Boston Marathon Bombing, the franchise will focus next on the efforts to find Islamic extremist Osama bin Laden.. From directors Mor Loushy and Daniel Sivan, this three-part docuseries premiering on March 10 provides an in-depth look at how the world mobilized …

May 2, 2011 · Osama Bin Laden came to the world's attention on 11 September 2001, when the attacks on the United States left 3,000 people dead and hundreds more injured. In a matter...

Osama bin Laden, (born 1957, Riyadh, Saud.Ar.—died May 2, 2011, Abbottabad, Pak.), Leader of a broad-based Islamic extremist movement implicated in numerous acts of terrorism against the U.S. and other Western countries. The son of a wealthy Saudi family, he joined the Muslim resistance in Afghanistan after the 1979 Soviet invasion of that ...