The current location of Osama bin Laden, a major figure suspected of involvement in international terrorism and one of the most wanted people sought by the United States and various other governments, is the subject of investigation by various Western governments. Osama bin Laden, with some spelling variations is the name used in English to refer to (أسامة بن محمد بن عوض بن لادن born 10 March The Federal Bureau of Investigation 's " Most Wanted Terrorists " is a list of Fugitives who have been indicted by sitting Federal Grand Juries The United States of America —commonly referred to as the
Bin Laden has been sought since being identified as the alleged instigator of the September 11, 2001 attacks on New York and subsequent incidents, and for his involvement in and leadership of Al Qaeda. New York ( is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States and is the nation's third most populous Al-Qaeda, alternatively spelled al-Qaida, al-Qa`ida or al-Qa`idah, ( Arabic:; ar-Latn ''al-qāʿidah'' Translation: The
A large number of unverified claims about his status and location have been made, including rumours of his death in 2005 and 2006, and claims of his visits to various countries. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. However, despite one of the largest manhunts in history, his location at present remains unknown to those seeking him.
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Alleged sightings
After the September 11 attacks, the United States demanded that the Taliban authorities deliver bin Laden to face charges of terrorism. The Taliban ( طالبان, also anglicised as Taleban; translation "students" is a Sunni Islamist, predominately The Taliban refused to surrender bin Laden without proof or evidence of his involvement in the September 11 attacks and made a counter-offer to try bin Laden in an Islamic court or extradite him to a third-party country. Both of those offers were rejected by the U. S. government.
Rumours surfaced that bin Laden was killed or fatally injured during U. S. bombardments, most notably near Tora Bora, or that he died of natural causes. Tora Bora (Pashto توره بوره “black cellar”) Tora Bora (Pashto توره بوره “black dust”) known locally as Spīn Ghar is a cave complex situated In Medicine, death by natural causes is a loosely-defined term used by Coroners describing Death when the cause of death was a naturally occurring disease According to Gary Berntsen, in his 2005 book, Jawbreaker, a number of al-Qaeda detainees later confirmed that bin Laden had escaped Tora Bora into Pakistan via an eastern route through snow covered mountains in the area of Parachinar, Pakistan. Gary Berntsen is a decorated former Central Intelligence Agency (CIA career officer who served in the Directorate of Operations between October 1982 and June 2005 Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Pakistan () officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, is a country located in South Asia, Southwest Asia, Middle East and Parachinar ( Urdu: پاڑاچنار), altitude 1725 m (5659 ft is the capital of Kurram Agency, FATA (Federally Administered Tribal The media reported that bin Laden suffered from a kidney disorder requiring him to have access to advanced medical facilities, possibly kidney dialysis. The kidneys are complicated organs that have numerous biological roles In Medicine, dialysis (from Greek "dialusis" meaning dissolution "dia" meaning through and "lusis" meaning loosening is primarily Ayman al-Zawahiri, a physician and an FBI Most Wanted Terrorist, is thought to have provided medical care to bin Laden.
2005
- July - Central Intelligence Agency Director Porter Goss said that he had an "excellent idea" of where bin Laden was located, though he did not elaborate. near as long as it used to be several months ago It has been actively summarized and split into sub-articles and there is a dynamic talk page discussion of all Porter Johnston Goss (born December 10 1938) is an American politician, who was the last Director of Central Intelligence and the first [1]
- September 23 - bin Laden was believed to be on the Afghanistan-Pakistan border. According to the Pakistani press, he had kept a low profile, with as few as ten men guarding him. In October, U. S. authorities said they had no evidence of whether bin Laden was injured or killed as a result of a 7.6 magnitude earthquake that hit the disputed area of Kashmir, in northeastern Pakistan. The 2005 Kashmir Earthquake (also known as the South Asian earthquake or the Great Pakistan earthquake) was a major earthquake centred in Azad Kashmir This article is about the geographical region of greater Kashmir
- November 25 - Democratic Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid said that he was informed that bin Laden may have died in the October earthquake in Pakistan. Harry Mason Reid (born December 2 1939 is the senior United States Senator from Nevada and a member of the Democratic Party, as well as Pakistan () officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, is a country located in South Asia, Southwest Asia, Middle East and [2].
- Early December - in a videotaped message posted on an Islamist website, the deputy leader of Al Qaeda, Ayman al-Zawahiri, was reported as saying that the group's leader was alive and still leading their "war against the West". Islamism ( Islam + ism; Arabic: al-'islāmiyya) a set of ideologies holding that Islam is not only
2006
- January 9. Michael Ledeen, a scholar with close ties to the Bush administration, wrote that, ". Michael Arthur Ledeen (b Los Angeles California, August 1, 1941) is a scholar at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies and a contributing . . . according to Iranians I trust, Osama bin Laden finally departed this world in mid-December. The al Qaeda leader died of kidney failure and was buried in Iran, where he had spent most of his time since the destruction of al Qaeda in Afghanistan. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Iran topics. The Iranians who reported this note that this year's message in conjunction with the Muslim Hajj came from his number two, Ayman al-Zawahiri, for the first time". The Hajj (حج is a pilgrimage to Mecca (Makkah It is the largest annual pilgrimage in the world [3]
- May 24. ABC News reported on rumours that bin Laden was sighted in the Kumrat Valley in the Kohistan District of Pakistan. This article is about the American news organization See also ABC News (disambiguation ABC News is a division of American The word Kohistan ( کوہستان) in Persian literally means Country of the Hills. [4]
- Sep 21. L'Est Républicain reported that unnamed Saudi police sources believe Osama bin Laden died a few days after contracting typhoid fever in Pakistan on August 23, 2006. L'Est Républicain (founded in 1889 by Léon Goulette is a daily regional French Newspaper based in Nancy. Typhoid fever, also known as enteric fever, bilious fever, Yellow Jack or commonly just typhoid, is an illness caused by the Bacterium Events 79 - Mount Vesuvius begins stirring on the feast day of Vulcan the Roman god of fire Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. [5]
2007
- June. Taliban leader Mullah Bakht Mohammed claimed "Sheikh Osama Bin Laden is alive and active. The Taliban ( طالبان, also anglicised as Taleban; translation "students" is a Sunni Islamist, predominately Mullah Bakht Mohammed is Mullah Dadullah's younger brother who succeeded him as senior military commander of the Taliban. He’s carrying out his duties. The latest proof that he is alive is that he sent me a letter of condolences after the martyrdom of my brother. He advised me to follow my brother’s path. Mullah Dadullah or Dadullah Akhund ( ملا دادالله آخوند) (c "[6]
- September 7. Counter-terrorism expert Richard A. Clarke speculated that Bin Laden's "phony looking beard" in a recent videotaped message may mean his original beard has been shaved to help him blend into different Muslim communities. Clarke told ABC News, "One place where a beard would stand out would be southeast Asia, the Philippines, Indonesia. No one's thought he was there, but that is an environment where most men, Muslim men don't have beards. "[7]
- November 2. The late Pakistani opposition leader Benazir Bhutto during an interview with Sir David Frost made a reference to Bin Laden as being "murdered" by Omar Saeed Sheikh. Pakistan () officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, is a country located in South Asia, Southwest Asia, Middle East and Benazir Bhutto ( Sindhi: بينظير ڀٽو Urdu: بینظیر بھٹو beːnəziːɾ bɦʊʈːoː (21 June 1953 &ndash 27 December 2007 was a Sir David Paradine Frost, OBE (born 7 April 1939) is an English Satirist and Television presenter, famed as both a Ahmed Omar Saeed Sheikh ( احمد عمر سعید شیخ) (sometimes known as Umar Sheikh, Sheikh Omar, Sheik Syed, or by the alias "Mustafa During her answer to a question pertaining to the identities of those who had previously attempted her own assassination, Bhutto named Sheikh as a possible suspect while referring to him as "the man who murdered Osama bin Laden. "[8] Despite the weight of such a statement, neither Bhutto nor Frost attempted to clarify it.
See also
External links
- Complete 911 Timeline Cooperative Research History Commons
- Context of 'Late August 1998: Bin Laden Stops Using His Satellite Phone, Reason Unclear' Cooperative Research History Commons
- Bin Laden Trail 'Stone Cold' Washington Post September 10, 2006
- After a Decade at War With West, Al-Qaeda Still Impervious to Spies Washington Post March 20, 2008
- Terrorism Experts Predict Long Hunt for Bin Laden VOA April 9, 2008
References
- ^ CIA 'knows Bin Laden whereabouts'. The Rewards for Justice Program is the Counter-terrorism rewards program of the United States Department of State. Omar Nasiri (b1960s is the Pseudonym of a Moroccan Spy who infiltrated Al-Qaeda, attending training camps in Afghanistan and passing The Washington Post is the largest and most circulated Newspaper in Washington D Events 506 - The Bishops of Visigothic Gaul meet in the Council of Agde. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. The Washington Post is the largest and most circulated Newspaper in Washington D Events 1600 - The Linköping Bloodbath takes place on Maundy Thursday in Linköping, Sweden. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 193 - Septimius Severus is proclaimed Roman Emperor by the army in Illyricum (in the Balkans) 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common
- ^ Senator Harry Reid Told Osama Bin Laden Killed in Pakistan Earthquake
- ^ Leeden: One Moment in Time
- ^ Bin Laden on the Move; New Sightings in Pakistan
- ^ French paper reports bin Laden dead
- ^ Taliban: Bin Laden alive and well
- ^ New Videotape From Bin Laden; Al Qaeda's No. 1 Still Alive
- ^ Frost over the World - Benazir Bhutto - 02 Nov 07
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