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Gamil al-Batouti, 1999 News
59, EgyptAir co-pilot, was suspected of interfering with the controls of EgyptAir 990 in Oct., plunging the Boeing 767 and its 217 passengers and crew members into waters off Massachusetts…Hafez al-Assad 2000 Deaths
Hafez al-AssadAge: 69 dictatorial president of Syria who presided over the country with an iron fist since leading a 1971 military coup. Assad transformed the once insignificant Syria into a…Suspected al-Qaeda Terrorist Acts
The following list includes the date, target of attacks, and casualties of significant attacks by the terrorist group al-Qaeda. 1993 (Feb.): Bombing of…Dr. Ayman al-Zawahiri Biography
Dr. Ayman al-Zawahiri Al-Qaeda's theological leaderBorn: 6/9/1951Birthplace: Cairo, Egypt Born into an affluent family, al-Zawahiri became active in militant Islam at an early age. At 15 he…Nuri al-Maliki, 2006 News
Iraqi politician, was chosen in April by Iraq's Shiite alliance to become prime minister. Parliament approved the nomination in May, and Maliki cobbled together a fragile coalition…(Aurele) Al Couture 2000 Deaths
(Aurele) Al CoutureAge: 77 former welterweight boxer who holds the record for fastest knockout in boxing history; dropped Ralph Walton in 101/2 seconds on Sept. 24, 1946; fought 296…Nuha al-Radi 2004 Deaths
Nuha al-RadiAge: 63 Iraqi artist and writer whose book, Baghdad Diaries, chronicles life during the first Gulf War. The book is equally critical of Saddam Hussein and the United States. She…Bashar al-Assad, 2005 News
president of Syria, faced international pressure to withdraw troops from Lebanon after the Feb. 14 assassination of former Lebanese prime minister Rafiq Hariri. Hundreds of thousands of…Al Sharpton, Jr., 2004 News
controversial civil rights activist and minister, ran a long-shot campaign for the Democratic presidential nomination. Sharpton was an outspoken critic of President Bush—and the other…Moktada al-Sadr, 2004 News
radical Shiite cleric, ordered a bloody uprising against U.S. troops based in southern Iraq in early April, after authorities shuttered his newspaper, Al Hawza, alleging it incited violence…Trending
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