This image taken from a video obtained by CNN shows a member of al Qaeda's elite fighting group "Force 055" as he celebrates the taking of Bagram Air...
The militants of Shiite Ansarullah group, known as Houthis, settle in al-Udayn district of Ibb governarate in Yemen after taking control of the city...
This image taken from a video obtained by CNN shows a member of the Taliban or al Qaeda's elite fighting group "Force 055" as he talks about fighting...
Osama bin Laden holds an automatic weapon in this undated still frame from a recruitment video for his extremist Al-Qaida network.
This image taken from a collection of videotapes obtained by CNN shows Saudi terrorist suspect Osama bin Laden and his unidentified body guards...
Journalists and anti-Taliban soldiers watch plumes rise from bombs dropped on Al-Qaeda positions by American bombers December 15, 2001 in the Tora...
This image taken from a collection of videotapes obtained by CNN, shows three members of the upper echelon of the terrorist group al Qaeda; Ayman...
Airforce B-52 Stratofortress heavy bomber drops bombs in this undated file photo. The United States and Britain launched powerful air and missile...
Convoy of British Army Mine Resistant Ambush Protected, or MRAPs, known as Foxhounds, works it's way through morning traffic jams in downtown Kabul...
The Combat Information Center aboard the guided missile cruiser USS Philippine Sea during an OP Enduring Freedom mission in the US attack on...
Associated Press reporter and stringer Patrick O'Donnell walks up a riverbed outside of the Zhawar training camp built and controlled by Afghan...
In this handout photo provided by the U.S. Navy, U.S. Military Police guard Taliban and al Qaeda detainees in orange jumpsuits January 11, 2002 in a...
Osama Bin Laden, the Saudi millionaire and fugitive leader of the terrorist group al Qaeda, explains why he has declared a "jihad" or holy war...
Fighters participate in military training in this undated still frame from a recruitment video for Osama bin Laden''s extremist Al-Qaida network.
Fighters participate in military training in this undated still frame from a recruitment video for Osama bin Laden''s extremist Al-Qaida network.
Dartboard with a wanted poster for Al Qaeda mastermind Abu Musab al-Zarqawi on it hangs on the wall above the desk of Major Chris Cerniauskas of the...
Convoy of British Army Mine Resistant Ambush Protected, or MRAPs, known as Foxhounds, works it's way through morning traffic jams in downtown Kabul...
Convoy of British Army Mine Resistant Ambush Protected, or MRAPs, known as Foxhounds, works it's way through morning traffic jams in downtown Kabul...
General Tommy R. Franks, commander in chief, US Central Command, commending a US Army 10th Mountain Division soldier for service in the fight against...
Photographer Barry Iverson aboard the guided missile cruiser USS Philippine Sea during an OP Enduring Freedom mission in the US attack on Afghanistan...
Navy Seal member providing cover for his teammates advancing on a suspected location of al-Qaeda and Taliban forces. Navy special operations forces...
Navy Seals conducting special reconnaissance on a suspected location of al-Qaeda and Taliban forces. Navy special operations forces are conducting...
Marines from the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit taking up defensive positions at the Kandahar airport after shots were fired near the northern...
Lance Cpl. Robert Devlin fr. 2nd Military Police battalion 2nd Force Service Support Group displaying restraints used for transporting detainees to...
Tomahawk land attack missile being launched from aboard the guided missile destroyer USS John Paul Jones in a strike against al Qaeda terrorist...
Aviation ordnancemen moving a 1,000 pound bomb onto the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson in preparation for strikes against al...
Aviation Ordnancemen moving laser guided bombs to waiting aircraft on the USS Carl Vinson in preparation for strikes against al Qaeda terrorist...
An F/A-18C Hornet launching from the aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson in a strike against al Qaeda terrorist training camps and military...
An F/A-18C Hornet preparing for launch from the aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson in a strike against al Qaeda terrorist training camps and military...
Tomahawk cruise missile launching from the USS Philippine Sea in a strike against al Qaeda terrorist training camps and military installations of the...
Ground crew members waving at a B-52H Stratofortress bomber as it taxis for take off on a strike mission against al Qaeda terrorist training camps...
Four B-52H Stratofortress bombers taxiing for take off on strike missions against al Qaeda terrorist training camps and military installations of the...
Watchtower security teams at Camp X-Ray man positions during a rehearsal for handling incoming detainees. Camp X-Ray will be one of the holding...
Marine security teams taking up positions during a rehearsal for handling incoming detainees at Camp X-Ray, one of the holding facilities for Taliban...
Marine positions himself behind 50 cal. Gun mounted on a Humvee all terrain vehicle during a convoy detainee rehearsal run from the airport to Camp...
Navy Lt. Mike Runkle assigned to Explosive Ordnance Disposal, Mobile Unit Two, Detachment-18 and U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Ben Walker preparing charges to...
At a forward operating base in Kandahar, Afghanistan, Explosive Ordnance Disposal personnel prepare charges to blow up stockpiled bombs left behind...
Navy Lt. Mike Runkle, assigned to Explosive Ordnance Disposal, Mobile Unit Two, Detachment-18 preparing charges to blow up stockpiled ordnance left...
Navy Chief Machinist Mate Jon Scott of Virginia Beach, Va., assigned to Explosive Ordnance Disposal , Mobile Unit Two, Detachment-18 inspecting a...
Chief Machinist Mate Jon Scott, assigned to Explosive Ordnance Disposal , Mobile Unit Two, Detachment-18 instructs Sailors and Marines on procedures...
Cargo containers being inspected during search for illegal contraband and al-Qaida troops aboard the Motor Vessel Kota Sejarah. The boarding and...
Arabian Sea Cargo containers being inspected during a search for illegal contraband and al-Qaida troops aboard the Motor Vessel Kota Sejarah. The...
The Arabian Sea A SH-60F Seahawk helicopter leaving the deck of the Motor Vessel Kota Sejarah off after dropping off U.S. Navy SEALs and Marines...
During search for illegal contraband and al-Qaida troops, the Motor Vessel Kota Sejarahis boarded and inspected by U.S. Navy SEALs and Marines from...
During a search and destroy mission in the Zhawar Kili area, U.S. Navy Seals found valuable intelligence information, including this Osama Bin Laden...
Member of the U.S.-backed Neighborhood Patrol Awakening Council stands guard in front of an Iraqi flag on August 28, 2008 in the Sunni Adhamiya...
Huge plume of smoke rises from powerful explosions near the offices of the head of the Islamic Supreme Council of Iraq, Shiite cleric Abdul Aziz...
Members of the US Army 101st Airborne respond after enemy gunfire erupted as a plane carrying 20 Taliban and al Qaeda detainees took off from...
Afghan soldiers display foreign prisoners from the Al Qaeda bases in the Tora Bora region to the public following their capture in the last...
In this image from a video released May 4, 2006 by the U.S. Department of Defense, Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, purportedly the leader of al-Qaida in Iraq,...
An American honor guard marches into a ceremony marking the fourth anniversary of the 9/11 attacks against the United States on September 10, 2005 at...
Army soldiers from the 10th Mountain Division fire a 60mm mortar toward the Pakistan border October 19, 2003 where al Qaeda and Taliban forces had...
This photo taken from the FBI's website shows suspected terrorist Fazul Abdullah Mohammed, who is wanted in connection with the November 2002 bombing...
This image taken from a collection of videotapes obtained by CNN shows Saudi terrorist suspect Osama bin Laden at a press conference on May 26, 1998...
Fighters participate in military training in this undated still frame from a recruitment video for Osama bin Laden''s extremist Al-Qaida network.
Taliban insurgents serving under Mollah Najib's command in Andar district, Ghazni province, discuss strategy for an operation against the coalition...
Clouds of smoke from U.S.-led bombing billow over Al-Qaeda positons December 14, 2001 in the Tora Bora area of Afghanistan. American and anti-Taliban...
Pakistan's North Waziristan tribal area is seen from the air February 17, 2007. NATO and the Afghan government say that Taliban and Al-Qaeda fighters...
Army 10th Mountain Division soldiers march in formation March 13, 2002 after receiving a pep talk from Col. Frank Wiercinski at the Bagram Air Base...
Firefighter looks photos of victims at the opening of the new Tribute Center September 6, 2006 in New York City. The Tribute Center is located across...