Al Queda Flashcards
What is Al Queda ?
Base for global Jihad (world wide)
How many successful attacks has Al Queda had ?
20
What happened in 1993 ?
Al Queda placed a bomb in the basement of the World Trade Center and killed 6 people
What happened in 1996 ?
At the Gabor towers 19 u.s. Military people were killed
What is a barrack ?
A place for people to sleep
What did Al Queda do to the barracks ?
Al Queda smashed into U.s. Barracks and the cement slabs collapsed (u.s. Service men were in the barracks)
What happened in 1998
U.S. Embassy’s got attacked
How many people were killed when the U.S. embassy’s were attacked ?
220 people
What region did the embassy’s attack occur?
Northeast region
What was a correlated attack ? Define correlated.
The embassy’s attack was a correlated attack. Correlated means a mutual friendship or connection between.
Define embassy
A building that is walled in and guarded by marines
How many embassy’s did al Queda hit ? Where at ?
Al Queda hit 4 embassy’s and it was in Africa
What happened in 2000 ? Explain in detail.
Uss Cole (a warship) was going to Auden to refuel and when it pulled into Auden a 20 ft boat smashed into the weak spot of the side of the ship
How many sailors died in the 2000 attack ?
17 sailors
What happened in 2001 ?
WTC the north and south was attacked, pentagon was attacked, and the plane that was supposed to go into the White House hit a field a
In shanksville
How does Al Queda grow their extremism?
By providing kids with schools, food, money, preaching their religion, etc.
What happens in the 60’s and 70’s ?
There was a down fall (U.s. Was playing around these 10 years)
Where was the extremism advancing ?
In the East
Why did 9/11 happen ?
9/11 happened because of the 67 war and the after math invasions in Afghanistan, our morals, and the founding and funding of isreal
What does Al Queda mean ?
Al Queda means the base for a global jihad
When was al Qaeda formed ?
In the 1900s
What does the us do after 9/11 ?
We bomb all the training camps
Where and how was Bin Laden hiding ?
Bin Laden was hiding in Pakistan for 10 years
What is it that separates Afghanistan and Pakistan ?
The border of Afghanistan and Pakistan is mountains
Why does Bin hide under the border of Pakistan and Afghanistan?
Bin laden knows America won’t invade Pakistan
How many guys are on the border mountains trying to stop Al Qaeda ?
10 troops
Where the 10 guys successful on the border mountains ?
No
Did Bin Laden safely escape to Pakistan?
Yes
Who goes after Bin Laden in a complex ? Where at ?
The Navy seals (the seal 6) finds Bin Laden in Pakistan
Does the navy seal wait to kill Bin or kill him on the spot ?
They Kill Bin on the spot and everyone else in the complex
What did u.s. Do to Bins body ?
They dumped it into the Arabian Sea
Why did they dump Bin into the Arabian Sea instead of bearing him ?
U.S. Didn’t want Bin to be a sheed or a martyr so they dumped him in the sea
