What Were The Key Events That Led Up To The War Against Al Qaeda?

Blake Sadek Mrs. Boylston Honors World History 26 May 2024 Wars against Al Qaeda The major events that led up to the wars against Al Qaeda caused major conflict between the U.S. (alongside other countries) and Al Qaeda which led to war. What were the key events that led up to the war against Al Qaeda? What did the worldwide alliance do to dismantle Al Qaeda and how did the worldwide alliances make efforts to help Afghanistan? Al Qaeda was a terrorist group started and led by Osama Bin Laden, who is most known for the attacks on the World Trade Center. This attack was a key factor in sparking the beginning of the war against Al Qaeda. In response to this attack, U.S. President George Bush made plans to stop terrorist groups around the world called the Global War on

The formation of Al Qaeda was a key contributor to the wars between Al Qaeda and the U.S.(alongside other countries). In 1988, after the Soviet Union withdrew its troops from Afghanistan, Osama Bin Laden established the terrorist group, Al Qaeda. Bin Laden first formed the organization to support the Islamic causes in the conflicts within the Soviet Union. It then became a group to continue the jihad movement which was pointed towards violence and aggression. Al Qaeda’s Jihadist movement would lead to many conflicts that would eventually start the war. As a result, in 1996, Osama Bin Laden declared war on the United States because he thought they were a threat. Bin Laden stated, “The U.S. today, as a result of the arrogant atmosphere, has set a double standard, calling whoever goes against its injustice a terrorist, It wants to occupy our countries, steal our resources, impose on us agents to rule us, and then wants us to agree to all this”(History.com- Al Qaeda). Bin Laden’s statement clearly