BBC News
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VIDEO: A history of calling Obama a Muslim September 18, 2015
After Donald Trump fails to correct one of his supporters calling Barack Obama a Muslim, we look back on the history of this phenomenon.
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VIDEO: Stars of the Frankfurt Motor Show September 18, 2015
As the Frankfurt Motor Show draws to a close, Theo Leggett looks at what you could be driving away after that big lottery win.
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VIDEO: Pianist of Yarmouk's journey to Europe September 18, 2015
Ayham al-Ahmad, the pianist of Yarmouk, records his journey, as he leaves Syria for Europe.
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VIDEO: Pressure on Zagreb reception centres September 18, 2015
The BBC's Christian reports from one of the registration centres in and around the Croatia capital Zagreb.
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VIDEO: Trump laughs off Obama 'Muslim' question September 18, 2015
Donald Trump is criticised for failing to correct a supporter who said US President Barack Obama was a Muslim and "not even an American".
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VIDEO: Turkey-PKK conflict 'escalating fast' September 18, 2015
The number of policemen and soldiers who have been killed in Turkey since a ceasefire with Kurdish militant group the PKK broke down in July, has risen to more than 120.
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VIDEO: German town 'running out of room' for migrants September 18, 2015
The BBC's Jenny Hill reports from the town of Rosenheim in Germany, where giant tents are being constructed to accommodate asylum seekers.
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VIDEO: Waxworks unveiled of F1 stars Vettel and Hamilton September 18, 2015
As Singapore's Formula 1 Grand Prix gets into gear, the BBC's Rico Hizon meets two of the top challengers, Lewis Hamilton and Sebastian Vettel - in waxwork form.
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VIDEO: Motor racing hopeful, but no driving licence September 17, 2015
Kenyan Tejas Hirani has won 48 motor-racing championships despite being just 17 and not yet having a driving licence.
Training camps
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– AHMED AL-NAMI
Ahmed AlNami was born 12/13/1977 in Saudi Arabia. On 1999 Ahmed Al Nami enrol the King Khaled University in Abha to study Muslim religion ( Sharia). In the beginning of 2000 Ahmed Al Nami left home to the Hajj in Mecca but never came back home. Instead he went to Al Farouq Al Qaedas’ training camp in Afghanistan. Continue reading
– RAMZI BINALSHIBH
Ramzi Binalshibh, a member of Al Qaeda, born in Yemen 05/01/1972. From 1987 till 1995 worked as a clerk in the central bank of Yemen. During that time asked for a visa to USA which was denied. As a result he asked for political asylum in Germany, claiming to be a political refugee from Sudan who escaped to Yemen. Continue reading
– NAWAF & SALEM AL-HAZMI
The two brothers Nawaf Al Hazmi and Salem Al Hazmi were in the Al Qaeda team that hijacked flight 77 flown by Hani Hanjour on 9/11 that crashed into the Pentagon at 09:39. Continue reading
– MAJED MASHAAN MOQED
Majed Moqed was born in a small village Annakhil, near Medina Saudi Arabia, in the end of the seventies and learned in the King Fahed University in Medina. Continue reading
– ZIAD SAMIR JARRAH
Jihad Jarrah Born in Mazraa, Lebanon, 05/11/1975, to a wealthy Sunnite family with business and bank links with Germany. In contrast to Jihad Jarrahs’ religion he was educated in a Catholic school in Beirut – La Sagesse. Since his youth was interested in flying planes. Continue reading
– MOHAMED ATTA
Mahamed Atta a member of the Hamburg Cell and Commander of the 9/11 attack on the Twin Towers in New York in 2001. Born in Egypt 01/09/1968 in al Shaikh village. Probably with family relation to Marwan al Shehi. Mahamed Atta studied architecture in the Technological Institute of Hamburg till 11/1999, using a passport issued by the United Emirates. Continue reading
– SATAM AL-SUQAMI
Satam al Suqami was born in Riyadh the capital of Saudi Arabia in 06/28/1976. Satam al Suqami studied law in the local King Saud University where he met Majed Moqed, later a muscle hijacker in flight 77 team Continue reading
– WALEED & WAIL AL-SHEHRI
Waleed al-Shehri was born in the middle seventies in Asir Province, a poor region in south western Saudi Arabia near the Yemen border. In beginning of 2000 he went with his older brother Wail al-Shehri to Afghanistan and they got military training in al-Qaedas’ al-Farouq camp. With them in the camp were Ahmed al-Nami and Saeed al-Ghamdi who became later muscle hijackers in flight 93 team on the 9/11. Somewhere in spring 2000 all four pledged themselves to Jihad. Continue reading
– MOHAMEDOU OULD SLAHI
Mohamedou Ould Slahi was born in Mauritania in 1972. He moved to Germany in the late 80ies, and lived in Duisburg, North Germany. In 1999 Mohamedou Ould Slahi was already known as an Islamic militant using the nick name “Abu Musab” and active in recruiting volunteers to the war against the Russians in Chechnya. Continue reading
– MUSHABIB AL-HAMLAN
Mushabib Al Hamlan was born in Saudi Arabia probably in 1979 or 1980. Whilel in secondary high school he attended gatherings of young militants to see movies and discuss the war in Bosnia and Afghanistan. On 02/15/2000 Mushabib Al Hamlan obtained a visa to Pakistan in Sharjha, UAE and went to Pakistan with intention to reach Afghanistan. Continue reading
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