|
|
| Feb.5 |
|
Openings in embassy bombings trial Prosecutors say that 4 defendants are linked Saudi exile Osama bin Laden
|
|
| Apr.5 |
|
Bin Laden link to European arrests |
|
|
| May.29 |
|
4 convicted on embassy bombings O. bin Laden followers found guilty of 302 counts from 1998 bombings in Kenya and Tanzania. 2 could face the death penalty
|
| May.30 |
|
Taliban calls bin Laden creation of US |
|
|
| Jun.22 |
|
Bin Laden associate arrested |
|
| Jun.24 |
|
Taliban dismiss bin Laden threat |
|
| Jun.25 |
|
Reporter met with bin Laden |
|
|
| Aug.24 |
|
Indian police charge bin Laden
|
|
| Sep.11 |
|
Terror attacks hit U.S. 
Map of World Trade Center USA 3 commercial jets crash into World Trade Center and Pentagon. Both towers collapsed. United Airlines plane crashed
| 2,973 people died. 19 terrorists affiliated with al-Qaeda hijacked four commercial passenger jet airliners. Passengers and members of the flight crew on the Flight 93 attempted to retake control of their plane from the hijackers. The plane crashed into a field near the town of Shanksville, Pennsylvania.
|
| |
|
| Sep.12 |
|
FBI identifies some hijackers
|
| Sep.13 |
|
Taleban leader: Bin Laden 'innocent' |
|
| Sep.14 |
|
Tycoon offers Bin Laden bounty |
|
| Sep.15 |
|
Bush says US is at war| President views Osama Bin Laden as the main enemy | |
|
| Sep.16 |
|
Pakistan seeks Bin Laden handover 2-man delegation send to Afghanistan to persuade Taleban to hand over the chief suspect for America's suicide attacks
|
| Sep.18 |
|
UN urge to hand over Bin Laden |
|
| Sep.19 |
|
Taleban demand proof on Bin Laden |
|
| |
|
Clerics decide Bin Laden's fate |
|
| Sep.20 |
|
Clerics ask Bin Laden to leave| The resolution is represent a compromise agreed at a meeting in Kabul. The U.S. has dismissed as inadequate | |
|
| Sep.21 |
|
US have enough evidence
|
| Sep.23 |
|
US to produce Bin Laden evidence
|
| Sep.24 |
|
Fax attributed to bin Laden
|
| Sep.26 |
|
Chechens told to break with Bin Laden |
|
| Sep.27 |
|
FBI links hijackers with Bin Laden
|
| Sep.30 |
|
Bin Laden 'hidden by Taleban' Taleban ambassador in Pakistan said Osama is under the control of the regime in Afghanistan and is being kept in hiding
|
| |
|
US unmoved by Taleban statement |
|
|
| Oct.2 |
|
Bin Laden named in a plot
|
| |
|
Russia needs no proof
|
| Oct.7 |
|
Bin Laden has warned US
|
| Oct.9 |
|
Al-Qaeda threatens terror attacks
|
| Oct.12 |
|
Anthrax may be linked to Bin Laden
|
| Oct.13 |
|
Al-Qaeda threatens US and UK
|
| |
|
Taliban reject ceasefire trade
|
| Oct.19 |
|
Taleban defiant on Bin Laden
|
| Oct.23 |
|
Bin Laden camps destroyed
|
| Oct.25 |
|
US admits Bin Laden may escape
|
| Oct.29 |
|
US bombs Bin Laden hide-outs Warplanes have targeted underground command centres of al-Qaeda network
|
| Oct.30 |
|
Alert linked to Bin Laden
|
|
| Nov.1 |
|
Bin Laden calls Pakistanis to arms In a letter Bin Laden urged Pakistani Muslims to defend Islam against a Christian campaign
|
| Nov.3 |
|
Bin Laden hits out at UN infidels
|
| Nov.5 |
|
bin Laden T-shirts banned
|
| Nov.14 |
|
New bin Laden evidence
|
| Nov.15 |
|
US raids kill terror group leaders Warplanes have killed several leaders of al-Qaeda network and the Taleban regime
|
| Nov.16 |
|
US kills Bin Laden deputy Air strikes near Kabul had killed Mohammed Atef, a key planner behind the 11 September attacks
|
| Nov.26 |
|
US Marines hunt Bin Laden
|
| Nov.27 |
|
U.S. strikes leadership compound
|
|
| Dec.4 |
|
Anti-Talibans rush to Tora Bora Several thousand mujahedeen fighters were being rushed to mountains where Osama bin Laden might be hiding
|
| Dec.8 |
|
Afghans urged to hunt down fugitives New leader Hamid Karzai has called to help hunt down Osama Bin Laden and Mullah Omar
|
| |
|
Hunt for bin Laden steps up
|
| Dec.9 |
|
US planes pound Bin Laden hideout B-52 bombers has carried the heaviest bombing on the Tora Bora region
|
| Dec.12 |
|
Freedom in exchange for bin Laden Eastern Alliance offered a new deal: Surrender Osama and his inner circle and go free. Airstrikes resumed against al Qaeda
|
| |
|
Release of bin Laden tape delayed
|
| Dec.13 |
|
US releases Bin Laden video| Video implicates Osama in the 11 September. He knew some of the hijackers did not know that their mission was suicidal | |
|
| |
|
Bin Laden surrounded in caves Opposition fighters and U.S. troops have surrounded Osama near Tora Bora. Warplanes pounded the mountains
|
| Dec.14 |
|
Bombs pound bin Laden hideout
|
| |
|
Bush dismisses Bin Laden tape doubts
|
| Dec.15 |
|
Bin Laden heard in Tora Bora U.S. forces have heard Osama giving orders over a short-range radio
|
| Dec.16 |
|
Last al-Qaeda stronghold falls Tribal fighters have taken the al-Qaeda positions in the caves of Tora Bora. Whereabouts of Bin Laden unknown
|
| Dec.17 |
|
Prisoners: bin Laden in Afghanistan A group of 5 non-Afghan fighters believe terrorist mastermind is still in the Tora Bora
|
| Dec.23 |
|
Giuliani is Person of the Year Mayor admired for rallying the city after the September 11 attacks. Speculation was bin Laden would be named
|
| Dec.26 |
|
New Bin Laden TV broadcast| Osama has accused the West of loathing Islam in a message broadcast by Jazeera | |
|
| Dec.27 |
|
Ministry: Bin Laden escapes to Pakistan
|
| |
|
Hit US economy, urges Bin Laden Osama' latest video message urged supporters to 'hit the pillars of the US economy'
|
|
| 2001 |
|
| Sep.15 |
Bush says US is at war| President views Osama Bin Laden as the main enemy | |
|
| Sep.26 |
Chechens told to break with Bin Laden |
|
| Oct.13 |
Taliban reject ceasefire trade
|
| Oct.23 |
Bin Laden camps destroyed
|
| Oct.29 |
US bombs Bin Laden hide-outs Warplanes have targeted underground command centres of al-Qaeda network
|
| Nov.1 |
Bin Laden calls Pakistanis to arms In a letter Bin Laden urged Pakistani Muslims to defend Islam against a Christian campaign
|
| Nov.15 |
US raids kill terror group leaders Warplanes have killed several leaders of al-Qaeda network and the Taleban regime
|
| Nov.16 |
US kills Bin Laden deputy Air strikes near Kabul had killed Mohammed Atef, a key planner behind the 11 September attacks
|
| Nov.26 |
US Marines hunt Bin Laden
|
| Nov.27 |
U.S. strikes leadership compound
|
| Dec.4 |
Anti-Talibans rush to Tora Bora Several thousand mujahedeen fighters were being rushed to mountains where Osama bin Laden might be hiding
|
| Dec.8 |
Afghans urged to hunt down fugitives New leader Hamid Karzai has called to help hunt down Osama Bin Laden and Mullah Omar
|
| Dec.8 |
Hunt for bin Laden steps up
|
| Dec.9 |
US planes pound Bin Laden hideout B-52 bombers has carried the heaviest bombing on the Tora Bora region
|
| Dec.12 |
Freedom in exchange for bin Laden Eastern Alliance offered a new deal: Surrender Osama and his inner circle and go free. Airstrikes resumed against al Qaeda
|
| Dec.13 |
Bin Laden surrounded in caves Opposition fighters and U.S. troops have surrounded Osama near Tora Bora. Warplanes pounded the mountains
|
| Dec.14 |
Bombs pound bin Laden hideout
|
| Dec.15 |
Bin Laden heard in Tora Bora U.S. forces have heard Osama giving orders over a short-range radio
|
| Dec.16 |
Last al-Qaeda stronghold falls Tribal fighters have taken the al-Qaeda positions in the caves of Tora Bora. Whereabouts of Bin Laden unknown
|
| Dec.17 |
Prisoners: bin Laden in Afghanistan A group of 5 non-Afghan fighters believe terrorist mastermind is still in the Tora Bora
|
|
| 2001 |
|
| Sep.11 |
Terror attacks hit U.S. Map of World Trade Center USA 3 commercial jets crash into World Trade Center and Pentagon. Both towers collapsed. United Airlines plane crashed
| 2,973 people died. 19 terrorists affiliated with al-Qaeda hijacked four commercial passenger jet airliners. Passengers and members of the flight crew on the Flight 93 attempted to retake control of their plane from the hijackers. The plane crashed into a field near the town of Shanksville, Pennsylvania.
|
| |
|
|
| 2001 |
|
| Feb.5 |
Openings in embassy bombings trial Prosecutors say that 4 defendants are linked Saudi exile Osama bin Laden
|
| Apr.5 |
Bin Laden link to European arrests |
|
| May.29 |
4 convicted on embassy bombings O. bin Laden followers found guilty of 302 counts from 1998 bombings in Kenya and Tanzania. 2 could face the death penalty
|
| May.30 |
Taliban calls bin Laden creation of US |
|
| Jun.22 |
Bin Laden associate arrested |
|
| Jun.24 |
Taliban dismiss bin Laden threat |
|
| Jun.25 |
Reporter met with bin Laden |
|
| Aug.24 |
Indian police charge bin Laden
|
| Sep.11 |
Terror attacks hit U.S. Map of World Trade Center USA 3 commercial jets crash into World Trade Center and Pentagon. Both towers collapsed. United Airlines plane crashed
| 2,973 people died. 19 terrorists affiliated with al-Qaeda hijacked four commercial passenger jet airliners. Passengers and members of the flight crew on the Flight 93 attempted to retake control of their plane from the hijackers. The plane crashed into a field near the town of Shanksville, Pennsylvania.
|
| |
|
| Sep.12 |
FBI identifies some hijackers
|
| Sep.13 |
Taleban leader: Bin Laden 'innocent' |
|
| Sep.14 |
Tycoon offers Bin Laden bounty |
|
| Sep.16 |
Pakistan seeks Bin Laden handover 2-man delegation send to Afghanistan to persuade Taleban to hand over the chief suspect for America's suicide attacks
|
| Sep.19 |
Taleban demand proof on Bin Laden |
|
| Sep.20 |
Clerics ask Bin Laden to leave| The resolution is represent a compromise agreed at a meeting in Kabul. The U.S. has dismissed as inadequate | |
|
| Sep.23 |
US to produce Bin Laden evidence
|
| Sep.24 |
Fax attributed to bin Laden
|
| Sep.27 |
FBI links hijackers with Bin Laden
|
| Sep.30 |
Bin Laden 'hidden by Taleban' Taleban ambassador in Pakistan said Osama is under the control of the regime in Afghanistan and is being kept in hiding
|
| Oct.2 |
Bin Laden named in a plot
|
| Oct.7 |
Bin Laden has warned US
|
| Oct.9 |
Al-Qaeda threatens terror attacks
|
| Oct.12 |
Anthrax may be linked to Bin Laden
|
| Oct.13 |
Al-Qaeda threatens US and UK
|
| Oct.19 |
Taleban defiant on Bin Laden
|
| Oct.25 |
US admits Bin Laden may escape
|
| Oct.30 |
Alert linked to Bin Laden
|
| Nov.5 |
bin Laden T-shirts banned
|
| Nov.14 |
New bin Laden evidence
|
| Dec.12 |
Release of bin Laden tape delayed
|
| Dec.13 |
US releases Bin Laden video| Video implicates Osama in the 11 September. He knew some of the hijackers did not know that their mission was suicidal | |
|
| Dec.26 |
New Bin Laden TV broadcast| Osama has accused the West of loathing Islam in a message broadcast by Jazeera | |
|
| Dec.27 |
Ministry: Bin Laden escapes to Pakistan
|
| Dec.27 |
Hit US economy, urges Bin Laden Osama' latest video message urged supporters to 'hit the pillars of the US economy'
|
|
| 2001 |
|
| Sep.18 |
UN urge to hand over Bin Laden |
|
| Sep.19 |
Clerics decide Bin Laden's fate |
|
| Sep.20 |
Clerics ask Bin Laden to leave| The resolution is represent a compromise agreed at a meeting in Kabul. The U.S. has dismissed as inadequate | |
|
| Sep.21 |
US have enough evidence
|
| Sep.24 |
Fax attributed to bin Laden
|
| Sep.30 |
US unmoved by Taleban statement |
|
| Oct.2 |
Russia needs no proof
|
| Nov.1 |
Bin Laden calls Pakistanis to arms In a letter Bin Laden urged Pakistani Muslims to defend Islam against a Christian campaign
|
| Nov.3 |
Bin Laden hits out at UN infidels
|
| Dec.14 |
Bush dismisses Bin Laden tape doubts
|
| Dec.23 |
Giuliani is Person of the Year Mayor admired for rallying the city after the September 11 attacks. Speculation was bin Laden would be named
World News 
South Asia 
2001
South Asia (955)
Crime (34)
Disasters (1)
War & Army (20)
Politics (11)
Osama bin Laden, January 2001
Disasters Timeline
... See World Disasters timeline
Crime Timeline
... See World Crime timeline
Politics Timeline
... See World Politics timeline
Main Event: Terror attacks hit U.S.
Bush says US is at war President views Osama Bin Laden as the main enemy
War & Army Timeline
... See