Ed Decter is a film director.
Usama bin Mohammed bin Awad bin Laden -LRB- -LSB- oʊˈsɑːmə bɪn ˈlɑːdən -RSB- اسامة بن محمد بن عوض بن لادن , ; March 10 , 1957 -- May 2 , 2011 -RRB- was the founder of , the organization that was responsible for the September 11 attacks on the United States , along with numerous other mass-casualty attacks worldwide .. September 11 attacks. September 11 attacks. United States. United States. other mass-casualty attacks. Timeline of al-Qaeda attacks. Mohammed bin Awad bin Laden. Mohammed bin Awad bin Laden. He was a Saudi Arabian , a member of the wealthy bin Laden family , and an ethnic Yemeni Kindite .. bin Laden family. bin Laden family. Kindite. Kindah. Bin Laden was born to the family of billionaire Mohammed bin Awad bin Laden in Saudi Arabia .. Saudi Arabia. Saudi Arabia. Mohammed bin Awad bin Laden. Mohammed bin Awad bin Laden. He studied at university in the country until 1979 , when he joined Mujahideen forces in Pakistan fighting against the Soviet Union in Afghanistan .. Pakistan. Pakistan. Mujahideen. Mujahideen. fighting against the Soviet Union. Soviet war in Afghanistan. He helped to fund the Mujahideen by funneling arms , money and fighters from the Arab world into Afghanistan , and gained popularity among many Arabs .. Mujahideen. Mujahideen. In 1988 , he formed al-Qaeda .. al-Qaeda. al-Qaeda. He was banished from Saudi Arabia in 1992 , and shifted his base to Sudan , until U.S. pressure forced him to leave Sudan in 1996 .. Saudi Arabia. Saudi Arabia. Sudan. Sudan. After establishing a new base in Afghanistan , he declared a war against the United States , initiating a series of bombings and related attacks .. United States. United States. Bin Laden was on the American Federal Bureau of Investigation 's -LRB- FBI -RRB- lists of Ten Most Wanted Fugitives and Most Wanted Terrorists for his involvement in the 1998 U.S. embassy bombings .. Federal Bureau of Investigation. Federal Bureau of Investigation. Ten Most Wanted Fugitives. FBI Ten Most Wanted Fugitives. Most Wanted Terrorists. FBI Most Wanted Terrorists. 1998 U.S. embassy bombings. 1998 United States embassy bombings. From 2001 to 2011 , bin Laden was a major target of the War on Terror , as the FBI placed a $ 25 million bounty on him in their search for him .. War on Terror. War on Terror. search for him. Search for Osama bin Laden. On May 2 , 2011 , bin Laden was shot and killed inside a private residential compound in Abbottabad , where he lived with a local family from Waziristan , during a covert operation conducted by members of the United States Naval Special Warfare Development Group and Central Intelligence Agency SAD / SOG operators on the orders of U.S. President Barack Obama .. Abbottabad. Abbottabad. United States. United States. bin Laden was shot and killed. Death of Osama bin Laden. private residential compound. Osama bin Laden's compound in Abbottabad. Waziristan. Waziristan. United States Naval Special Warfare Development Group. United States Naval Special Warfare Development Group. Central Intelligence Agency. Central Intelligence Agency. SAD / SOG. Special Activities Division. Barack Obama. Barack Obama