SettingsIslamist terrorism in the United States
1997 Empire State Building shooting
The 1997 Empire State Building shooting occurred on February 23, 1997 when Ali Hassan Abu Kamal, a 69 year-old Palestinian teacher, opened fire on observation deck of the Empire State Building.
The 1997 Empire State Building shooting occurred on February 23, 1997 when Ali Hassan Abu Kamal, a 69 year-old Palestinian teacher, opened fire on observation deck of the Empire State Building.
2000 millennium attack plots
The Year 2000 attack plots were terrorist attacks planned to occur on or near January 1, 2000: the bombing of four sites in Jordan, the bombing of Los Angeles International Airport (LAX), and th...
The Year 2000 attack plots were terrorist attacks planned to occur on or near January 1, 2000: the bombing of four sites in Jordan, the bombing of Los Angeles International Airport (LAX), and th...
2000 New York terror attack
In the 2000 New York terror attack, a group of Palestinian-American men attacked Conservative Synagogue Adath Israel of Riverdale in New York City with Molotov cocktails on the eve of Yom Kipp...
In the 2000 New York terror attack, a group of Palestinian-American men attacked Conservative Synagogue Adath Israel of Riverdale in New York City with Molotov cocktails on the eve of Yom Kipp...
2001 shoe bomb plot
The 2001 shoe bomb plot was a failed bombing attempt that occurred on American Airlines Flight 63 flying from Charles De Gaulle International Airport in Paris, France, to Miami Internation...
The 2001 shoe bomb plot was a failed bombing attempt that occurred on American Airlines Flight 63 flying from Charles De Gaulle International Airport in Paris, France, to Miami Internation...
2002 Los Angeles Airport shooting
The 2002 Los Angeles Airport shooting was a terrorist attack by a lone gunman on an airline ticket counter at Los Angeles International Airport in Los Angeles, California.
The 2002 Los Angeles Airport shooting was a terrorist attack by a lone gunman on an airline ticket counter at Los Angeles International Airport in Los Angeles, California.
2002 Tampa plane crash
The 2002 Tampa plane crash was an incident that occurred on Saturday, January 5, 2002.
The 2002 Tampa plane crash was an incident that occurred on Saturday, January 5, 2002.
2004 financial buildings plot
The 2004 financial buildings plot was a plan led by Dhiren Barot to attack a number of targets in the U.S. and the United Kingdom which is believed to have been approved by al-Qaeda.
The 2004 financial buildings plot was a plan led by Dhiren Barot to attack a number of targets in the U.S. and the United Kingdom which is believed to have been approved by al-Qaeda.
2005 Los Angeles bomb plot
The 2005 Los Angeles bomb plot was a 2005 effort by a group of ex-convicts calling themselves Jamiyyat Ul-Islam Is-Saheed to bomb several military bases, a number of synagogues, and an Isra...
The 2005 Los Angeles bomb plot was a 2005 effort by a group of ex-convicts calling themselves Jamiyyat Ul-Islam Is-Saheed to bomb several military bases, a number of synagogues, and an Isra...
2006 transatlantic aircraft plot
The 2006 transatlantic aircraft plot was a terrorist plot to detonate liquid explosives carried on board at least 10 airliners travelling from the United Kingdom to the United States and Canada.
The 2006 transatlantic aircraft plot was a terrorist plot to detonate liquid explosives carried on board at least 10 airliners travelling from the United Kingdom to the United States and Canada.
2007 Fort Dix attack plot
The 2007 Fort Dix attack plot involved a group of six radical Islamist men who conspired to stage an attack against U.S. Military personnel stationed at Fort Dix, New Jersey.
The 2007 Fort Dix attack plot involved a group of six radical Islamist men who conspired to stage an attack against U.S. Military personnel stationed at Fort Dix, New Jersey.
2007 John F. Kennedy International Airport attack plot
The 2007 John F. Kennedy International Airport attack plot was an alleged Islamist terrorist plot to blow up a system of jet fuel supply tanks and pipelines that feed fuel to John F. Kennedy Int...
The 2007 John F. Kennedy International Airport attack plot was an alleged Islamist terrorist plot to blow up a system of jet fuel supply tanks and pipelines that feed fuel to John F. Kennedy Int...
2009 Little Rock recruiting office shooting
The 2009 Little Rock recruiting office shooting took place on June 1, 2009, when Muslim convert Abdulhakim Mujahid Muhammad opened fire with a rifle in a drive-by shooting on soldiers in front o...
The 2009 Little Rock recruiting office shooting took place on June 1, 2009, when Muslim convert Abdulhakim Mujahid Muhammad opened fire with a rifle in a drive-by shooting on soldiers in front o...
2009 New York Subway and United Kingdom Plot
In September 2009 several individuals fell under suspicion, and were arrested due to fears that a suspected jihadist cell in New York was planning to explode bombs in the United States.
In September 2009 several individuals fell under suspicion, and were arrested due to fears that a suspected jihadist cell in New York was planning to explode bombs in the United States.
2010 Portland car bomb plot
The 2010 Portland car bomb plot involved an incident in which Mohamed Osman Mohamud (born 1991), a Somali-American student, was arrested in an FBI sting operation on November 26, 2010, aft...
The 2010 Portland car bomb plot involved an incident in which Mohamed Osman Mohamud (born 1991), a Somali-American student, was arrested in an FBI sting operation on November 26, 2010, aft...
Abdur Rehman Hashim Syed
Abdur Rehman Hashim Syed, also known as Pasha, is a retired Major in the Pakistan army, accused of involvement with terrorism.
Abdur Rehman Hashim Syed, also known as Pasha, is a retired Major in the Pakistan army, accused of involvement with terrorism.
Abu Khalid Abdul-Latif
Abu Khalid Abdul-Latif (born Joseph Anthony Davis) is a Tukwila, Washington man and convicted felon indicted for planning an armed attack on a Military Entrance Processing Station, or MEPS...
Abu Khalid Abdul-Latif (born Joseph Anthony Davis) is a Tukwila, Washington man and convicted felon indicted for planning an armed attack on a Military Entrance Processing Station, or MEPS...
Ahmad Wais Afzali
Ahmad Wais Afzali is an imam, formerly from Queens, New York.
Ahmad Wais Afzali is an imam, formerly from Queens, New York.
Ahmed Ressam
Ahmed Ressam (احمد رسام; also Benni Noris or the Millennium Bomber; born, in Bou Ismaïl, Algeria) is an Algerian al-Qaeda member who lived in Montreal, Canada.
Ahmed Ressam (احمد رسام; also Benni Noris or the Millennium Bomber; born, in Bou Ismaïl, Algeria) is an Algerian al-Qaeda member who lived in Montreal, Canada.
Aimal Kasi
Aimal Kasi, also known as Mir Aimal Kasi, was a Pakistani assailant involved in the 1993 shootings at CIA Headquarters in Langley, Virginia.
Aimal Kasi, also known as Mir Aimal Kasi, was a Pakistani assailant involved in the 1993 shootings at CIA Headquarters in Langley, Virginia.
Aimal Qazi
Aimal Kasi (مير أيمال كانسي), also known as Mir Aimal Kasi, was a Pakistani assailant involved in the 1993 shootings at CIA Headquarters in Langley, Virginia.
Aimal Kasi (مير أيمال كانسي), also known as Mir Aimal Kasi, was a Pakistani assailant involved in the 1993 shootings at CIA Headquarters in Langley, Virginia.
Airport racial profiling in the United States
Airport racial profiling in the United States, as the term has been referred to in recent public debates, refers to government activity directed at a suspect or group of suspects because of thei...
Airport racial profiling in the United States, as the term has been referred to in recent public debates, refers to government activity directed at a suspect or group of suspects because of thei...
Ali Asad Chandia
Ali Asad Chandia (b. in Lahore, Pakistan) was a third-grade teacher at the Al-Huda School, of Dar-us-Salaam mosque, in College Park, Maryland in the USA.
Ali Asad Chandia (b. in Lahore, Pakistan) was a third-grade teacher at the Al-Huda School, of Dar-us-Salaam mosque, in College Park, Maryland in the USA.
American Airlines Flight 11
American Airlines Flight 11 was a passenger flight which was hijacked by five al-Qaeda terrorists on September 11, 2001, as part of the September 11 attacks.
American Airlines Flight 11 was a passenger flight which was hijacked by five al-Qaeda terrorists on September 11, 2001, as part of the September 11 attacks.
American Airlines Flight 77
American Airlines Flight 77 was a passenger flight which was hijacked by five al-Qaeda terrorists on September 11, 2001, as part of the September 11 attacks.
American Airlines Flight 77 was a passenger flight which was hijacked by five al-Qaeda terrorists on September 11, 2001, as part of the September 11 attacks.
American Jihad: The Terrorists Living Among Us
American Jihad: The Terrorists Living Among Us is a book by investigative journalist Steven Emerson.
American Jihad: The Terrorists Living Among Us is a book by investigative journalist Steven Emerson.
Amine El Khalifi
Amine El Khalifi (أمين محمد الخليفي; born c. 1983) is a Moroccan man who was arrested by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) for allegedly plotting to carry out a suicide bombing on the Un...
Amine El Khalifi (أمين محمد الخليفي; born c. 1983) is a Moroccan man who was arrested by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) for allegedly plotting to carry out a suicide bombing on the Un...
Bojinka plot
The Bojinka plot was a planned large-scale Islamist attack by Ramzi Yousef and Khalid Shaikh Mohammed to blow up 12 airliners and their approximately 4,000 passengers that would have flown from ...
The Bojinka plot was a planned large-scale Islamist attack by Ramzi Yousef and Khalid Shaikh Mohammed to blow up 12 airliners and their approximately 4,000 passengers that would have flown from ...
Buffalo Six
The Buffalo Six (known primarily as Lackawanna Six, but also the Lackawanna Cell, or Buffalo Cell) is a group of six Yemeni-American childhood friends who were convicted of pro...
The Buffalo Six (known primarily as Lackawanna Six, but also the Lackawanna Cell, or Buffalo Cell) is a group of six Yemeni-American childhood friends who were convicted of pro...
Colleen LaRose
Colleen Renee LaRose (born June 5, 1963), also known as JihadJane and Fatima LaRose, is an American citizen charged with terrorism-related crimes, including conspiracy to commit murd...
Colleen Renee LaRose (born June 5, 1963), also known as JihadJane and Fatima LaRose, is an American citizen charged with terrorism-related crimes, including conspiracy to commit murd...
Columbus Shopping Mall bombing plot
The Columbus Shopping Mall Bombing Plot was a plan to blow up an unnamed shopping mall in the city of Columbus in the American state of Ohio.
The Columbus Shopping Mall Bombing Plot was a plan to blow up an unnamed shopping mall in the city of Columbus in the American state of Ohio.
Daniel Patrick Boyd
Daniel Patrick Boyd (born 1970, also known as Saifullah) is an American who in July 2009 was accused of leading a jihadist terrorist cell in North Carolina.
Daniel Patrick Boyd (born 1970, also known as Saifullah) is an American who in July 2009 was accused of leading a jihadist terrorist cell in North Carolina.
David Headley
David Coleman Headley, formerly known as Daood Sayed Gilani, (born June 30, 1960) is a Chicago-based Pakistani American, with distinctive heterochromic eyes (one brown, one blue), who con...
David Coleman Headley, formerly known as Daood Sayed Gilani, (born June 30, 1960) is a Chicago-based Pakistani American, with distinctive heterochromic eyes (one brown, one blue), who con...
Detroit Sleeper Cell
The Detroit Sleeper Cell is a group of men of Middle-Eastern descent who the United States Department of Justice believed were plotting an attack on Disneyland.
The Detroit Sleeper Cell is a group of men of Middle-Eastern descent who the United States Department of Justice believed were plotting an attack on Disneyland.
Faisal Shahzad
Faisal Shahzad (Urdu: ; born, 1979) is a Pakistani American who attempted the May 1, 2010, Times Square car bombing.
Faisal Shahzad (Urdu: ; born, 1979) is a Pakistani American who attempted the May 1, 2010, Times Square car bombing.
Farooque Ahmed
Farooque Ahmed (; born 1976) is a Pakistani American from Ashburn, Virginia who was arrested by the Federal Bureau of Investigation for allegedly plotting to bomb Washington Metro stations at Ar...
Farooque Ahmed (; born 1976) is a Pakistani American from Ashburn, Virginia who was arrested by the Federal Bureau of Investigation for allegedly plotting to bomb Washington Metro stations at Ar...
Hassan Abujihaad
Hassan Abu-Jihaad (born Paul R. Hall in 1976) is a former sailor in the United States Navy convicted of supporting terrorism.
Hassan Abu-Jihaad (born Paul R. Hall in 1976) is a former sailor in the United States Navy convicted of supporting terrorism.
Hesham Mohamed Hadayet
Hesham Mohamed Hadayet was an Egyptian-American terrorist who on July 4, 2002, murdered 2 people and wounded 4 others at Los Angeles International Airport in the 2002 Los Angeles Airport shooting.
Hesham Mohamed Hadayet was an Egyptian-American terrorist who on July 4, 2002, murdered 2 people and wounded 4 others at Los Angeles International Airport in the 2002 Los Angeles Airport shooting.
Hosam Maher Husein Smadi
Hosam Maher Husein Smadi (born 1990) is a citizen of Jordan who was arrested on suspicion of planning a terrorist bombing of Fountain Place, a downtown skyscraper in Dallas, Texas, on September ...
Hosam Maher Husein Smadi (born 1990) is a citizen of Jordan who was arrested on suspicion of planning a terrorist bombing of Fountain Place, a downtown skyscraper in Dallas, Texas, on September ...
Islamic Association of Palestine
Islamic Association of Palestine was an organization accused of raising money in the United States for Hamas.
Islamic Association of Palestine was an organization accused of raising money in the United States for Hamas.
James Cromitie
James Cromitie is the alleged leader of the 2009 Bronx terrorism plot, a scheme to shoot down military airplanes flying out of an Air National Guard base in Newburgh, New York and blow up two s...
James Cromitie is the alleged leader of the 2009 Bronx terrorism plot, a scheme to shoot down military airplanes flying out of an Air National Guard base in Newburgh, New York and blow up two s...
James Ujaama
Earnest James Ujaama is a convicted felon who was found guilty of supporting al-Qaeda.
Earnest James Ujaama is a convicted felon who was found guilty of supporting al-Qaeda.
Jihobbyist
A “Jihobbyist” is a person who is not an active member of a violent jihadi organization such as Al-Qaeda or the Somali Al Shabaab, but who has a fascination with and enthusiasm for jihad...
A “Jihobbyist” is a person who is not an active member of a violent jihadi organization such as Al-Qaeda or the Somali Al Shabaab, but who has a fascination with and enthusiasm for jihad...
José Padilla (prisoner)
José Padilla , also known as Abdullah al-Muhajir or Muhajir Abdullah, is a United States citizen convicted of aiding terrorists.
José Padilla , also known as Abdullah al-Muhajir or Muhajir Abdullah, is a United States citizen convicted of aiding terrorists.
Kevin James (terrorist)
On 31 August 2005, Kevin James and three other men were indicted on terrorism charges related to the 2005 Los Angeles bomb plot, a conspiracy to attack military facilities in the Los Angeles ar...
On 31 August 2005, Kevin James and three other men were indicted on terrorism charges related to the 2005 Los Angeles bomb plot, a conspiracy to attack military facilities in the Los Angeles ar...
Meir Kahane
Martin David Kahane, also known as Meir Kahane, was an American-Israeli rabbi and ultra-nationalist writer and political figure, whose work became either the direct or indirect foundation ...
Martin David Kahane, also known as Meir Kahane, was an American-Israeli rabbi and ultra-nationalist writer and political figure, whose work became either the direct or indirect foundation ...
Michael Finton
Michael C. Finton, also known as Talib Islam, a convert to Islam and a part-time cook at a fish and chicken restaurant, attempted to bomb the Paul Findley Federal Building and the adjacent...
Michael C. Finton, also known as Talib Islam, a convert to Islam and a part-time cook at a fish and chicken restaurant, attempted to bomb the Paul Findley Federal Building and the adjacent...
Mohammed Reza Taheri-azar SUV attack
In March 2006, Mohammed Reza Taheri-azar, an Iranian-born American citizen, confessed to intentionally hitting people with a sport utility vehicle on the campus of the University of North Carol...
In March 2006, Mohammed Reza Taheri-azar, an Iranian-born American citizen, confessed to intentionally hitting people with a sport utility vehicle on the campus of the University of North Carol...
Mohammed Wali Zazi
Mohammed Wali Zazi (born in 1955 in Afghanistan), currently a naturalized U.S. citizen, residing in Arapahoe County, Colorado, is a suspect in matters related to terrorism.
Mohammed Wali Zazi (born in 1955 in Afghanistan), currently a naturalized U.S. citizen, residing in Arapahoe County, Colorado, is a suspect in matters related to terrorism.
Najibullah Zazi
Najibullah Zazi (born August 10, 1985) is an Afghan-American who was arrested in September 2009 as part of the 2009 U.S. Al Qaeda group accused of planning suicide bombings on the New York City ...
Najibullah Zazi (born August 10, 1985) is an Afghan-American who was arrested in September 2009 as part of the 2009 U.S. Al Qaeda group accused of planning suicide bombings on the New York City ...
New York City landmark bomb plot
The New York City landmark bomb plot was a planned follow-up to the February 1993 World Trade Center bombing designed to inflict mass casualties on American soil by attacking well known landmark...
The New York City landmark bomb plot was a planned follow-up to the February 1993 World Trade Center bombing designed to inflict mass casualties on American soil by attacking well known landmark...
Northwest Airlines Flight 253
Northwest Airlines Flight 253 was an international passenger flight from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol in Haarlemmermeer, Netherlands, to Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport in Romulus, Michi...
Northwest Airlines Flight 253 was an international passenger flight from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol in Haarlemmermeer, Netherlands, to Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport in Romulus, Michi...
Omeed Aziz Popal SUV rampage
Omeed Aziz Popal, originally of Afghanistan, is alleged to have intentionally struck 18 pedestrians with his black Honda Pilot SUV on August 30, 2006, and faces a murder charge and 19 counts of ...
Omeed Aziz Popal, originally of Afghanistan, is alleged to have intentionally struck 18 pedestrians with his black Honda Pilot SUV on August 30, 2006, and faces a murder charge and 19 counts of ...
Operation Arabian Knight
On June 5, 2010, in a covert American anti-terrorism operation named "Operation Arabian Knight", Mohamed Mahmood Alessa and Carlos "Omar" Eduardo Almonte, two Muslim men from New Jer...
On June 5, 2010, in a covert American anti-terrorism operation named "Operation Arabian Knight", Mohamed Mahmood Alessa and Carlos "Omar" Eduardo Almonte, two Muslim men from New Jer...
Portland Seven
The Portland Seven was a group of American Muslims from the Portland, Oregon area arrested in October 2002 as part of an FBI operation attempting to close down a terrorist cell.
The Portland Seven was a group of American Muslims from the Portland, Oregon area arrested in October 2002 as part of an FBI operation attempting to close down a terrorist cell.
Rakan Ben Williams
Rakan Ben Williams is the nom de guerre of an alleged Islamist terrorist living in the United States who is purportedly a white Englishman convert to Islam.
Rakan Ben Williams is the nom de guerre of an alleged Islamist terrorist living in the United States who is purportedly a white Englishman convert to Islam.
Raleigh jihad group
The Raleigh jihad group refers to seven men arrested on 27 July 2009 near Raleigh, North Carolina on charges of participating in a conspiracy to commit "violent jihad".
The Raleigh jihad group refers to seven men arrested on 27 July 2009 near Raleigh, North Carolina on charges of participating in a conspiracy to commit "violent jihad".
Rezwan Ferdaus
Rezwan Ferdaus is a U.S. citizen of Bangladeshi descent from Ashland, Massachusetts, arrested by the FBI on September 28, 2011, for allegedly plotting to attack The Pentagon and United States Ca...
Rezwan Ferdaus is a U.S. citizen of Bangladeshi descent from Ashland, Massachusetts, arrested by the FBI on September 28, 2011, for allegedly plotting to attack The Pentagon and United States Ca...
Sami Osmakac
Sami Osmakac is a man who allegedly plotted an attack, to avenge what he felt were wrongs done to Muslims, in the area around Tampa, Florida.
Sami Osmakac is a man who allegedly plotted an attack, to avenge what he felt were wrongs done to Muslims, in the area around Tampa, Florida.
Seattle Jewish Federation shooting
The Seattle Jewish Federation shooting occurred on July 28, 2006, at around 4:00 p.m.
The Seattle Jewish Federation shooting occurred on July 28, 2006, at around 4:00 p.m.
Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab
Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab, popularly referred to as the "Underwear Bomber", is a Nigerian Islamist.
Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab, popularly referred to as the "Underwear Bomber", is a Nigerian Islamist.
United Airlines Flight 175
United Airlines Flight 175 was a passenger flight which was hijacked by five al-Qaeda terrorists on September 11, 2001, as part of the September 11 attacks.
United Airlines Flight 175 was a passenger flight which was hijacked by five al-Qaeda terrorists on September 11, 2001, as part of the September 11 attacks.
United Airlines Flight 93
United Airlines Flight 93 was a passenger flight which was hijacked by four al-Qaeda terrorists on September 11, 2001, as part of the September 11 attacks.
United Airlines Flight 93 was a passenger flight which was hijacked by four al-Qaeda terrorists on September 11, 2001, as part of the September 11 attacks.
Virginia Jihad Network
The Virginia Jihad Network was a network of jihadists centered in Northern Virginia.
The Virginia Jihad Network was a network of jihadists centered in Northern Virginia.
Virginia jihad network
The Virginia jihad network was a network of jihadists centered in Northern Virginia.
The Virginia jihad network was a network of jihadists centered in Northern Virginia.
Zebra murders
The "Zebra" murders were a string of racially motivated murders, apparently committed by three African American men who were later convicted, that took place in San Francisco, California, from O...
The "Zebra" murders were a string of racially motivated murders, apparently committed by three African American men who were later convicted, that took place in San Francisco, California, from O...