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, Osama bin Laden first told al-Qaeda to taret Americans.
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Do you mean when he first called for attacks on U.S. forces in the Arabian Peninsula or when he first called for attacks on Americans worldwide?
- 1996: bin Laden issued a “Declaration of Jihad” against the Americans occupying the land of the Two Holy Places (i.e., U.S. troops in Saudi Arabia) and began directing al‑Qaeda against U.S. forces in the region.
- 1998: the “World Islamic Front” fatwa (signed by bin Laden and others) explicitly called for killing Americans and their allies everywhere — the first broad, public call to target Americans worldwide.
- 1996: bin Laden issued a “Declaration of Jihad” against the Americans occupying the land of the Two Holy Places (i.e., U.S. troops in Saudi Arabia) and began directing al‑Qaeda against U.S. forces in the region.
- 1998: the “World Islamic Front” fatwa (signed by bin Laden and others) explicitly called for killing Americans and their allies everywhere — the first broad, public call to target Americans worldwide.
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