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The Istanbul bombings were two truck bomb attacks carried out on two days in November 2003. Al-Qaeda has claimed responsibility for the attacks, and several men have been convicted for their involvement. Image File history File links 2003_Istanbul_Bombings_Levent. ... HSBC Holdings plc (LSE: HSBA, SEHK: 005, NYSE: HBC, Euronext: HSBC, BSX: 1077223879) is one of the largest banking groups in the world, ranked the fifth-largest company and third-largest banking company in the world in Forbes Global 2000. ... Istanbul (Turkish: Ä°stanbul, Greek: , historically known in English as Constantinople; see other names) is Turkeys most populous city, and its cultural and financial center. ... A synagogue (Hebrew: ×‘×™×ª ×›× ×¡×ª ; beit knesset, house of assembly; Yiddish: ×©×•×œ, shul; Ladino ××¡× ×•×’×” esnoga) is a Jewish place of religious worship. ... HSBC Bank AS The HSBC Group opened its first office in Turkey in 1990. ... November 15 is the 319th day of the year (320th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 46 days remaining. ... 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... November 20 is the 324th day of the year (325th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... A car bomb is a bomb that is placed in a car or truck and is intended to be exploded while there. ... The Great Eastern Islamic Raiders Front (İslami Büyükdoğu Akıncılar Cephesi in Turkish, abbreviated IBDA-C) is a Turkish terrorist organization which follows the Great East ideology of Necip Fazil Kisakürek. ... Al-Qaeda (Arabic: القاعدة, the foundation or the base) is the name given to a worldwide network of militant Islamist organizations under the leadership of Osama bin Laden. ... Combatants al-Qaeda United States (primary) +other countries Commanders Osama bin Laden Ayman al-Zawahiri Many Casualties Unknown 3,500+ dead The Al-Qaeda terror campaign started in 1996 with the Khobar Towers bombing. ... Building #131 after the explosion Khobar Towers is part of an housing complex in the city of Khobar, Saudi Arabia near the national oil company (Saudi Aramco) headquarters of Dhahran. ... Aftermath at the Nairobi embassy. ... The USS Cole bombing was a suicide bombing attack against the U.S. Navy guided missile destroyer USS Cole (DDG 67) on October 12, 2000 while it was harbored in the Yemeni port of Aden. ... A sequential look at United Flight 175 crashing into the south tower of the World Trade Center The September 11, 2001 attacks (often referred to as 9/11â€”pronounced nine eleven or nine one one) consisted of a series of coordinated terrorist[1] suicide attacks upon the United States, predominantly... The Ghriba synagogue bombing was a deadly bombing carried out in Tunisia by the al-Qaeda terrorist group on the El Ghriba synagogue. ... On November 28, 2002, the Mombasa hotel bombing took place. ... The Riyadh compound bombings took place on May 12, 2003, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. ... The 2003 Casablanca bombings were a series of suicide bombings on May 16, 2003, in Casablanca, Morocco. ... The 2004 Madrid train bombings (also known as 11-M, 3/11, 11/3 and M-11) consisted of a series of coordinated bombings against the CercanÃas (commuter train) system of Madrid, Spain on the morning of 11 March 2004, killing 191 people and wounding 2,050. ... The 2004 Sinai bombings were three bomb attacks targeting tourist hotels in the Sinai Peninsula, Egypt, on October 7, 2004. ... The 7 July 2005 London bombings were a series of coordinated terrorist bomb blasts that hit Londons public transport system during the morning rush hour. ... Sharm el-Sheikh is located on the coast of the Red Sea, at the southern tip of the Sinai Peninsula. ... Amman, the capital city of Jordan. ... The seaside town of Dahab is located on the Gulf of Aqaba The Dahab bombings of 24 April 2006 were three bomb attacks on the Egyptian resort city of Dahab. ... 2003 : January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September - October - November - December A timeline of events in the news for November, 2003. ... Al-Qaeda (Arabic: القاعدة, the foundation or the base) is the name given to a worldwide network of militant Islamist organizations under the leadership of Osama bin Laden. ...

First bombings

On November 15, 2003, two truck bombs slammed into the Beth Israel and Neve Shalom synagogues in Istanbul, Turkey and exploded. The explosions devastated the synagogues and killed twenty-seven people, most of them Turkish Muslims, also injuring more than 300 others. A Turkish militant group (IBDA-C) claimed responsibility for the blasts, but Turkish government officials dismissed the validity of this claim by pointing out that the minor group did not have enough resources to carry out such an intricately planned and expensive attack. November 15 is the 319th day of the year (320th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 46 days remaining. ... 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Massive Ordnance Air Blast (MOAB) bomb produced in the United States. ... This is a disambiguation page. ... Literally meaning Oasis of Peace or Valley of Peace in Hebrew, Neve Shalom Synagogue (Neve Åžalom in Turkish) is located in the Beyoglu district of Istanbul, Turkey. ... A synagogue (Hebrew: ×‘×™×ª ×›× ×¡×ª ; beit knesset, house of assembly; Yiddish: ×©×•×œ, shul; Ladino ××¡× ×•×’×” esnoga) is a Jewish place of religious worship. ... Istanbul (Turkish: Ä°stanbul, Greek: , historically known in English as Constantinople; see other names) is Turkeys most populous city, and its cultural and financial center. ... The Great Eastern Islamic Raiders Front (İslami Büyükdoğu Akıncılar Cephesi in Turkish, abbreviated IBDA-C) is a Turkish terrorist organization which follows the Great East ideology of Necip Fazil Kisakürek. ...

Second bombings

Five days later, on November 20, as US President George W. Bush was in the United Kingdom meeting with Prime Minister Tony Blair, two more truck bombs exploded. Suicide bombers detonated the vehicles at the HSBC Bank and the British Consulate, killing thirty people and wounding 400 others. The bombers appear to have waited for the traffic lights in front of the HSBC headquarters to turn red to maximize the effects. Several Britons were killed in the two attacks, including the top British official in Istanbul, consul general Roger Short, but most of the victims were Turkish Muslims, as in the earlier synagogue blasts. Police say that the bombers may have timed the attacks to coincide with Bush's visit.^{[citation needed]}. November 20 is the 324th day of the year (325th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... The presidential seal was first used by President Hayes in 1880 and last modified in 1959 by adding the 50th star for Hawaii. ... George Walker Bush (born July 6, 1946) is the 43rd and current President of the United States, inaugurated on January 20, 2001. ... For other people of the same name, see Tony Blair (disambiguation) Anthony Charles Lynton Blair (born 6 May 1953)[1] is the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, First Lord of the Treasury, Minister for the Civil Service, Leader of the UK Labour Party, and Member of the UK Parliament... A suicide bombing is a bomb attack on people or property, committed by a person who knows the explosion will cause his or her own death in addition to the attacks primary purpose (see suicide, suicide weapons). ... HSBC Bank AS The HSBC Group opened its first office in Turkey in 1990. ... See also: consulate (disambiguation). ... Roger Short (December 9, 1944 - November 20, 2003) was a veteran British diplomat who was killed in a terrorist car bombing in Istanbul while serving as the British Consul-General in Turkey. ...

Responsibility

Al-Qaeda later claimed responsibility for both attacks. Some captured suspects said that Osama bin Laden himself ordered the attacks, but rather wished to hit a US military base in Turkey. Al-Qaeda was reportedly disappointed that so many Muslims died in the bombings.^[2] Al-Qaeda (Arabic: القاعدة, the foundation or the base) is the name given to a worldwide network of militant Islamist organizations under the leadership of Osama bin Laden. ... Osama bin Muhammad bin Awad bin Laden (Arabic: â€Ž; born March 10, 1957[1]), most often mentioned as Osama bin Laden or Usama bin Laden, is a Saudi Arabian militant Islamist and is widely believed to be one of the founders of the organization called al-Qaeda. ...

Turkey charged 74 people with involvement in the bombings including Syrians Loa'i Mohammad Haj Bakr al-Saqa and Hamid Obysi, and a Turk, Harun Ilhan. Al-Saqa had already been tried in absentia in Jordan for his part, along with al-Qaeda in Iraq leader Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, in the failed poison gas attack in 2002. On February 16, 2007, Al-Saqa and Ilhan were convicted and sentenced to life in prison, as were five other Turkish men convicted of organizing the bombing: Fevzi Yitiz (for helping to build the truck bombs) and Yusuf Polat, Baki Yigit, Osman Eken and Adnan Ersoz.^[3] Seyit Ertul was sentenced to 18 years' imprisonment for leading an al-Qaeda cell, and Obysi was sentenced to 12 years and six months for al-Qaeda membership, forgery and bomb-making.^[4] Of the other individuals who were charged, 29 were sentenced to six years and three months for membership in al-Qaeda, 10 were sentenced to three years and nine months for aiding and abetting al-Qaeda, and 26 were acquitted.^[4] Al-Qaeda in Iraq members with Shosei Koda. ... Wikinews has news related to: Abu Musab al-Zarqawi killed in airstrike Abu Musab al-Zarqawi (Arabic: â€Ž, ) (October 20, 1966 â€“ June 7, 2006) led Al-Qaeda in Iraq until his death in June 2006. ... The organization Al-Qaida encouraged attacks against Israel and the United States on or around January 1, 2000. ... For album titles with the same name, see 2002 (album). ... February 16 is the 47th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the Anno Domini (common) era. ... Life imprisonment is a sentence of imprisonment for a serious crime, nominally for the entire remaining life of the prisoner, but in fact for a period which varies between jurisdictions: many countries have a maximum possible period of time a prisoner may be incarcerated, or require the possibility of parole...

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September 11, 2001 attacks
War in Afghanistan (Oct 2001 – current)
Operation Enduring Freedom (October 2001 – current)
Moscow theater hostage crisis (October 23–26, 2001)
Operation APOLLO (October 2001 – October 2003)
Operation Active Endeavour (October 2001 – current)
2001 Indian Parliament attack (December 13, 2001)

2002: A sequential look at United Flight 175 crashing into the south tower of the World Trade Center The September 11, 2001 attacks (often referred to as 9/11â€”pronounced nine eleven or nine one one) consisted of a series of coordinated terrorist[1] suicide attacks upon the United States, predominantly... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Combatants United States Canada United Kingdom Philippines (in the Philippines theatre only) Northern Alliance Taliban al-Qaeda Abu Sayyaf Jemaah Islamiyah Commanders General Tommy Franks Brig. ... The Moscow theatre hostage crisis was the seizure on October 23, 2002 of a crowded Moscow theatre by armed Chechen militants who claimed allegiance to the separatist movement in Chechnya. ... Operation Apollo was the codename for an operation conducted by Canadian Forces in support of the United States in its military operations in Afghanistan. ... Operation Active Endeavour is a naval operation of the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation. ... The 2001 Indian Parliament attack was a high-profile attack by Kashmiri terrorists against the building housing the Parliament of India in New Delhi. ... December 13 is the 347th day of the year (348th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 2001 (MMI) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

OEF - Philippines (January 2002 – current)
OEF - Pankisi Gorge (February 2002 – current)
OEF - Horn of Africa (October 2002 – current)
1st Bali bombing (October 12, 2002)

2003: Operation Enduring Freedom - Philippines (OEF-PI) is part of Operation Enduring Freedom and the U.S. war on terrorism. ... The Pankisi Gorge is a region of the former Soviet republic of Georgia, near the border with the breakaway Russian province of Chechnya. ... Combatants NATO and allies, represented by Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Spain, the United States, the United Kingdom, Australia, New Zealand and Pakistan Operation Enduring Freedom - Horn of Africa is the official name used by the US government for a component of its response to the September 11, 2001 attacks on... The 2002 Bali bombing occurred on October 12, 2002 in the tourist district of Kuta on the Indonesian island of Bali. ... October 12 is the 285th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (286th in leap years). ... For album titles with the same name, see 2002 (album). ...

El Nogal Club Terrorist attack
Insurgency in Saudi Arabia (May 12, 2003 – current)
Marriott Hotel bombing (August 5, 2003)
2003 Istanbul bombings (November 15, 2003 and November 20, 2003)

2004: The 2003 Nogal Club Terrorist Attack was a terrorist attack that occurred in BogotÃ¡, Colombia on February 7, 2003. ... The Insurgency in Saudi Arabia is an armed conflict in Saudi Arabia between radical Sunni Muslim fighters, believed to be associated with al-Qaeda, against the Saudi monarchy. ... May 12 is the 132nd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (133rd in leap years). ... 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The 2003 Marriott Hotel bombing occurred on 5 August 2003 in Jakarta, Indonesia. ... August 5 is the 217th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (218th in leap years), with 148 days remaining. ... 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... November 15 is the 319th day of the year (320th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 46 days remaining. ... 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... November 20 is the 324th day of the year (325th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Waziristan War (March 2004 – September 2006)
Madrid train bombings (March 11, 2004)
Beslan school hostage crisis (September 1, 2004)
Jakarta Australian embassy bombing (September 9, 2004)

2005: Combatants Pakistan USA (indirect) Waziristan tribesmen, Al-Qaeda members, Taliban Commanders Commander XI Corps Ayman al-Zawahiri (probable), Haji Omar Strength 80,000[1] 8000-20,000?[citation needed] Casualties 950[2] - 3,000[3] Pakistan Military and Paramilitary troops killed 1000[4] - 3000 killed[2] The Waziristan conflict (2004... The 2004 Madrid train bombings (also known as 11-M, 3/11, 11/3 and M-11) were a series of coordinated bombings against the commuter train system of Madrid, Spain on the morning of 11 March 2004, which killed 191 people and wounded over 1700. ... March 11 is the 70th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (71st in Leap year). ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Beslan school hostage crisis (also referred to as the Beslan school siege or Beslan Massacre) began when armed terrorists[1] took more than 1,200 school children and adults hostage on September 1, 2004, at School Number One (SNO) in the Russian town of Beslan in North Ossetia. ... September 1 is the 244th day of the year (245th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The bomb left a crater in the road three metres deep The Jakarta embassy bombing took place on September 9, 2004 in Jakarta, Indonesia. ... September 9 is the 252nd day of the year (253rd in leap years). ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

1st London bombings (July 7, 2005)
2nd London bombings (July 21, 2005)
2nd Bali bombings (October 1, 2005)
October 2005 Nalchik attack (October 13, 2005)
Delhi bombings (October 29, 2005)
Amman bombings (November 9, 2005)
OEF - Trans Sahara

2006: The 7 July 2005 London bombings were a series of coordinated terrorist bomb blasts that hit Londons public transport system during the morning rush hour. ... July 7 is the 188th day of the year (189th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 177 days remaining. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Wikinews has news related to: Four small explosions strike Londons transport system On 21 July 2005, four attempted bomb attacks disrupted part of Londons public transport system two weeks after the 7 July 2005 London bombings. ... July 21 is the 202nd day (203rd in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 163 days remaining. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Wikinews has news related to: Fatal explosions hit Bali The 2005 Bali bombings were a series of explosions that occurred on October 1, 2005, in Bali, Indonesia. ... October 1 is the 274th day of the year (275th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Combatants Russian security forces Mostly local Islamic militants Commanders N/A Ilias Gorchkhanov (killed) Strength several thousand 80 - 300 Casualties at least 33 at least 41 The October 2005 Nalchik attack was a raid by a large group of militants on Nalchik, in the Kabardino-Balkar Republic of southern Russia... October 13 is the 286th day of the year (287th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... India map showing Delhi The 29 October 2005 Delhi bombings occurred on October 29, 2005 in the Indian city of Delhi, killing 59 people and injuring at least 200 others [1] in three explosions. ... October 29 is the 302nd day of the year (303rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Amman, the capital city of Jordan. ... November 9 is the 313th day of the year (314th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 52 days remaining. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Operation Enduring Freedom - Trans Sahara (OEF-TS) is the name of the military operation conducted by the United States and partner nations in the Sahara/Sahel region of Africa, consisting of counterterrorism efforts and policing of arms and drug trafficking across central Africa. ...

2006 Varanasi bombings (March 7, 2006)
Mumbai train bombings (July 11, 2006)
2006 Israel-Lebanon conflict (July 12, 2006 – August 14, 2006)
War in Somalia (December 20, 2006 – current)

2007: Location of Varanasi in India Map of blast locations The 7 March 2006 Varanasi bombings were a series of bombings that occured across the Hindu holy city of Varanasi in India on 7 March 2006. ... March 7 is the 66th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (67th in leap years). ... For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ... Map showing the Western line and blast locations. ... July 11 is the 192nd day (193rd in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 173 days remaining. ... For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ... Combatants Hezbollah Amal LCP Israel Commanders Hassan Nasrallah (Secretary General of Hezbollah) Imad Mughniyeh (Commander of Hezbollahs armed wing) [5] Dan Halutz (CoS) Moshe Kaplinsky[15] Udi Adam (Regional) Strength 600-1,000 active fighters 3,000-10,000 reservists[6] 30,000 ground troops (plus IAF & ISC) [16... July 12 is the 193rd day (194th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 172 days remaining. ... For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ... August 14 is the 226th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (227th in leap years), with 139 days remaining. ... For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ... Combatants Islamic Courts Union Pro-Islamist militias Alleged: Eritrea Foreign Mujahideen Transitional Government of Somalia Ethiopia Puntland Galmudug Alleged: Uganda[1] Maritime Patrol: United States [2][3] Commanders Hassan Aweys Sharif Ahmed Hasan Hersi Adan Ayrow Barre Adan Shire Hirale Abdi Qeybdid Adde Musa (Puntland) Meles Zenawi Strength 10,000... December 20 is the 354th day of the year (355th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ...

Samjhauta Express bombing (February 19, 2007)

Allegations of state terrorism by the US
Extrajudicial prisoners of the US
Extraordinary rendition
George W. Bush
Guantánamo Bay detainment camp
International Security Assistance Force
NSA call database
NSA electronic surveillance program
Oplan Bojinka plot
Unlawful combatant
USA PATRIOT Act

Categories: Articles with unsourced statements since February 2007 | All articles with unsourced statements | Al-Qaeda activities | Antisemitism | Istanbul | Jews and Judaism in Turkey | Terrorist incidents in 2003 The Samjhauta Express bombings were terrorist attacks that occurred just before midnight and into the early hours of February 19, 2007, on the Friendship Express, a bi-weekly train service connecting Delhi, India, and Lahore, Pakistan. ... February 19 is the 50th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the Anno Domini (common) era. ... The United States of America has been accused of sponsoring state terrorism by various United Nations recognized governments and by various individuals. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with Ghost detainee. ... Extraordinary rendition is an American extra-judicial procedure which involves the sending of untried criminal suspects, suspected terrorists or alleged supporters of groups which the US Government considers to be terrorist organizations, to countries other than the United States for imprisonment and interrogation. ... George Walker Bush (born July 6, 1946) is the 43rd and current President of the United States, inaugurated on January 20, 2001. ... Detainees upon arrival at Camp X-Ray, January 2002 GuantÃ¡namo Bay detainment camp serves as a joint military prison and interrogation camp under the leadership of Joint Task Force Guantanamo (JTF-GTMO) and has occupied a portion of the United States Navys base at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba since... Logo of ISAF. Persian writing: Ú©Ù…Ú© Ùˆ Ù‡Ù…Ú©Ø§Ø±ÛŒ (Komak va Hamkari) means Help and Cooperation.. International Security Assistance Force (6) (ISAF) is an international stabilization force in Afghanistan led by NATO and consisting of about 32,000 personnel from 37 nations as of October 5, 2006. ... The NSA call database is a reported database of telephone calls created by the United States National Security Agency (NSA) with the cooperation of four of the largest telephone carriers in the United States: AT&T, SBC, Verizon and BellSouth. ... The NSA electronic surveillance program was named Terrorist Surveillance Program by the George W. Bush administration in response to the NSA warrantless surveillance controversy which followed the disclosure of the program. ... Oplan Bojinka was a planned large-scale attack on airliners in 1995. ... The term unlawful combatant (also unlawful enemy combatant or unprivileged combatant/belligerent) denotes people denied the protection of the Geneva Conventions; those to whom protection is recognised as due are referred to as lawful combatants. ... 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First bombings