Al-Qaeda evolved from the Maktab al-Khidamat, or the "Services Office", a Muslim organisation founded by by Abdullah Yusuf Azzam
Historical person
Abdullah Yusuf Azzam Biography
Historical biography and chronological timeline for Abdullah Yusuf Azzam, based on 11 World History Database records associated with Palestine.
Chronological biography
1980
Al-Qaeda evolved from the Maktab al-Khidamat, or the "Services Office", a Muslim organisation founded by by Abdullah Yusuf Azzam
Al-Qaeda evolved from the Maktab al-Khidamat, or the "Services Office", a Muslim organisation founded by by Abdullah Yusuf Azzam
MAK organizes guest houses in Peshawar, near the Afghan border, and gathered supplies for the construction of paramilitary training camps to prepare foreign recruits for the Afghan war front
Al-Qaeda evolved from the Maktab al-Khidamat, or the "Services Office", a Muslim organisation founded by by Abdullah Yusuf Azzam
1984
Maktab al-Khidamat is established by Abdullah Azzam and Bin Laden in Peshawar, Pakistan
1987
Azzam and bin Laden start creating camps inside Afghanistan
1989
Azzam is assassinated, the MAK split, with a significant number joining bin Ladens organisation
Azzam is assassinated, the MAK split, with a significant number joining bin Ladens organisation
Azzam is assassinated, the MAK split, with a significant number joining bin Ladens organisation
Azzam is assassinated, the MAK split, with a significant number joining bin Ladens organisation
Record provenance
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