- September 11 attacks - Wikipedia
In response to the attacks, the United States launched and waged the global war on terror over two decades, with the mission to eliminate hostile groups deemed terrorist organizations, and the governments purported to support them
- September 11 Attacks: Facts, Background Impact | HISTORY
On September 11, 2001, terrorists linked to the Islamic extremist group al Qaeda—founded by Osama bin Laden —hijacked four commercial passenger airplanes and carried out suicide attacks against
- September 11 attacks | History, Summary, Location, Timeline, Casualties . . .
September 11 attacks, series of airline hijackings and suicide attacks committed in 2001 by 19 militants associated with the Islamic extremist group al-Qaeda against targets in the United States, the deadliest terrorist attacks on American soil in U S history
- 9 11 Investigation — FBI
They were the most lethal terrorist attacks in history, taking the lives of nearly 3,000 Americans and international citizens and ultimately leading to far-reaching changes in anti-terror
- 9 11 Memorial Timeline
On September 11, 2001, nineteen terrorists who were members of al-Qaeda, an Islamist extremist network, hijacked four commercial airplanes In a coordinated attack, the hijackers intentionally flew two of the planes into the Twin Towers of the World Trade Center, and a third into the Pentagon
- Remembering 9 11 | National Archives
Following the 9 11 terrorist attacks, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) compiled records to support internal and external investigations of the events This collection consists of 126 cubic feet of textual, audio, and electronic files
- 9 11: A Timeline of Terror - History Tools
Masterminded by al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden, they involved the hijacking of four planes, three of which were used as suicide attacks against major landmarks The events of that day and the aftermath are forever seared into history The story of 9 11 did not begin on the morning of September 11, 2001
- Remembering 9 11 | ATF
During the morning on September 11, 2001, militant Al Qaeda terrorists highjacked three airplanes and crashed them into the twin towers in New York City, an open field in Shanksville, Pennsylvania and the Pentagon in Arlington, Virginia
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