U.S. Missiles Hit Suspected Terrorist Bases in Afghanistan and Sudan
At a glance:
- Series: Great Events: 1900-2001
- Categories: Diplomacy, International Relations, Foreign Affairs, Military History, Terrorism
- Subcategories: Aircraft, Airplanes, Bombs, Bombings, Explosions
- Curriculum: American History 1951-present, African History
- Geographical Location: Afghanistan, South Asia, Sudan
- Date: August 20, 1998
Article abstract: U.S. military forces conducted coordinated cruise missile attacks on what were identified as terrorist facilities in Afghanistan and the Sudan. These facilities belonged to the terrorist group reputed to be behind the earlier bombing of two U.S. embassies in East Africa.
Rationale
On August 7, 1998, two bombs exploded at the U.S. embassies in Kenya and Tanzania, killing more than 250 people and injuring more than 5,000. An Islamic terrorist group identified as the International Islamic Front for Jihad Against Jews and Crusaders...
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