Hamza bin Laden – Al Qaeda’s next leader? 1985: Osama bin Laden (OBL) marries Khairia Sabar, Saudi child psychologist and third of five wives 1989: Hamza bin Laden (above left) born in Afghanistan 1991: OBL moves Al Qaeda’s base of operations to Sudan. Khairia starts school to teach wives and children 1996: Taliban take over Afghanistan. Expelled from Sudan, OBL’s entourage moves to Kandahar 1998: U.S. embassies in Kenya and and Tanzania are bombed, killing 224 people. U.S. indicts Al Qaeda’s Abu Mohammed al Masri (right) Sep 11: Coordinated Al Qaeda attacks against U.S. – led by hijacker Mohammed Atta (above) – kill 2,996 people and injure over 6,000 others Following 9/11 attacks: OBL’s family and Al Qaeda leaders, including al Masri, hide in Iran 2003-10: Iranian intelligence arrests Kharia, Hamza and other Al Qaeda members. While in captivity, Hamza marries daughter of al Masri – wife gives birth to son and daughter 2010: Hamza is released with his mother, wife and children in prisoner swap. Family joins Al Qaeda group in Waziristan. Hamza’s mother, Khairia, joins OBL in Abbottabad May 2, 2011: Osama bin Laden is killed by U.S. special forces in raid on his Abbottabad hideout (below). Hamza’s brother Khalid is shot dead. Khairia and other wives and children are taken into custody in Pakistan Jun: Ayman al-Zawahiri (right) takes over as leader of Al Qaeda 2012: Khairia and around 12 other OBL family members are deported to Saudi Arabia 2014: So-called Islamic State splits from Al Qaeda, dissatisfied with al-Zawahiri’s leadership Aug 2015: Al-Zawahiri releases first of several tapes of Hamza praising “martyrdom” of his father and brother, calling for jihadi attacks against U.S., Europe and Israel Jan 2017: U.S. State Department places Hamza on terrorist list Aug 2018: Reports surface of dynastic marriage of Hamza to daughter of 9/11 hijacker, Mohammed Atta. Hamza vows: “I am going to avenge my father” Source: Combating Terrorism Center, West Point Pictures: Associated Press, FBI © GRAPHIC NEWS