| − | '''Osama bin Mohammed bin Awad bin Laden''' ([[Arabic language|Arabic]]: أسامة بن محمد بن عوض بن لادن, Usāmah bin Muḥammad bin ‘Awaḍ bin Lādin; (born March 10, 1957 - d. May, 2011.), commonly known as, '''Osama bin Laden''' (Arabic: أسامة بن لادن), is a radical [[Sunni]] [[Muslim]], and the leader of [[al Qaeda]], a worldwide [[terrorist]] group responsible for [[September 11, 2001 attacks]] and some other terrorist attacks on Americans in the 1990s, and other attacks on innocent civilians in Europe and Asia. | + | '''Osama bin Mohammed bin Awad bin Laden''' ([[Arabic language|Arabic]]: أسامة بن محمد بن عوض بن لادن, Usāmah bin Muḥammad bin ‘Awaḍ bin Lādin; (born March 10, 1957 - d. April 24, 2011.), commonly known as, '''Osama bin Laden''' (Arabic: أسامة بن لادن), is a radical [[Sunni]] [[Muslim]], and the leader of [[al Qaeda]], a worldwide [[terrorist]] group responsible for [[September 11, 2001 attacks]] and some other terrorist attacks on Americans in the 1990s, and other attacks on innocent civilians in Europe and Asia. |
| | Bin Laden is an Arab from from a Yemeni family that made a fortune in construction in [[Saudi Arabia]]. His father Mohammed Awad bin Laden has disinherited him; indeed most of his family members are his enemies. He went to [[Afghanistan]] with his network of Arab allies to fight against the Soviets in the [[Soviet-Afghan War]]. He was never aided or funded by the U.S. or the CIA. | | Bin Laden is an Arab from from a Yemeni family that made a fortune in construction in [[Saudi Arabia]]. His father Mohammed Awad bin Laden has disinherited him; indeed most of his family members are his enemies. He went to [[Afghanistan]] with his network of Arab allies to fight against the Soviets in the [[Soviet-Afghan War]]. He was never aided or funded by the U.S. or the CIA. |