AI-generated content may sometimes contain inaccurate, incomplete, or biased information, so make sure you do additional research. You should not rely on this feature for medical, financial, or legal advice. What You Don't Know About the Al Qaeda Leader and the White House Connection We weren’ t able to create a summary for you . Refresh your page to try again. In 1998, al-Qaeda conducted the US embassy bombings in Kenya and Tanzania, which killed 224 people. retaliated by launching Operation Infinite Reach, against al-Qaeda targets in Afghanistan and Sudan. Ahmad al-Sharaa’s historic visit marks Syria’s entry into the anti-ISIS coalition, reshaping alliances and raising questions aboutthe future of US policy in the Middle East.During the closed-door WhiteHouse talks, President Trump praised Sharaa’s fortitude. “He’s a very strong leader. An AlQaeda representative says that claims the U.S. government was behind the attacks on Sept. 11th are demeaning to AlQaeda.For More Breaking News: http Al-Qaeda chief Ayman al-Zawahiri has died of natural causes, Pakistani media claimed today, following persistent rumours of the terrorist leader's demise. Bin Laden andthe Origins of alQaeda. During the 1979-1989 Soviet-Afghan War in Afghanistan, in which the Soviet Union gave support to the communist Afghan government, Muslim insurgents, known as the mujahideen, rallied to fight a jihad (or holy war) against the invaders. Osama bin Laden Al-Qaedaleader Osama bin Laden as depicted in a government exhibit for the U.S. Moussaoui trial, 2006.How did al-Qaeda originate?