“ANNEXE A”. HISTORICAL CHRONOLOGY 1928 Muslim Brotherhood founded in Egypt 1947 Partition of India and Pakistan and beginning of Kashmir conflict 1948 State of Israel founded 1982 First Lebanon war 1989 Clash between Islamist Kashmiri separatists and Indian Government troops 1990-91 First Iraq War (US Operation “Desert Storm”) 1994-1996 First Chechen war 1996 Taliban seize control of Afghanistan after civil war August 1998 Al-Qa’ida founded Nov 1998 Claimant appointed Chief Imam of Lewisham Islamic Centre (LIC). Aug 1999 Second Chechen war 11 Sept 2001 Attack on World Trade Centre by Al-Qa’ida (“9/11”) 20 Oct 2001 President Bush announces “War on Terror” Oct 2001 USA and Britain commence campaign in Afghanistan Dec 2001 NATO establishes ISAF (International Security Assistance Force) Jan 2002 Guantanamo Bay established Oct 2002 Chechen separatists seize a Moscow theatre and take 900 civilians hostage 2002 S-called ‘Islamic State’ or ‘ISIS’ founded by Abu Musab al - Zarqawi Oct 2003 ISAF mission in Afghanistan expanded Mar-May 2003 Second Iraq war (Saddam Hussein toppled) Aug 2003 NATO take control of multi-national peacekeeping force in Afghanistan Sept 2004 Chechen separatists take 1,100 civilian hostages at school in North Ossetia 86