US Embassy Bombings: The CIA's First Hunt for Al-Qaeda | CIA Declassified | FD History

CIA Declassified - Episode 6: Operation Celestial Balance | History Documentary Watch the next 'CIA Declassified' episode here:    • Iran Crisis: How the CIA faked a Movie to ...   In this episode: In August 1998, coordinated bombings struck the United States embassies in Nairobi, Kenya, and Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, killing hundreds of people and drawing renewed attention to the growing threat posed by Al-Qaeda. As investigators worked to identify those responsible, the search led to an unlikely battleground: Somalia. Still reeling from years of civil war and largely beyond the reach of foreign governments, Somalia presented enormous challenges for intelligence agencies seeking to track Al-Qaeda operatives believed to be operating within its borders. To gather information and pursue suspected militants, the CIA relied on local allies, paid informants, and emerging surveillance technologies in an effort to penetrate one of the world's most unstable regions. Combining first-hand accounts with newly available information, this documentary examines the covert operations, difficult choices, and uncertain intelligence that shaped the early pursuit of Al-Qaeda in East Africa and the Horn of Africa in the years before 9/11. These are the inside stories of America's most top secret covert operations. They involve assassins, deep undercover agents and the CIA's ultra-secret special black ops division. Each film is based upon the CIA's own documents and insider accounts from agents who were there. They show how America's spymasters tracked down and eliminated their nation's enemies. ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ Subscribe Free Documentary - History Channel for free: https://bit.ly/2FjRPgV Facebook: https://bit.ly/2QfRxbG Twitter: https://bit.ly/2QlwRiI ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ #FreeDocumentary #Documentary #History ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ Free Documentary - History is dedicated to bringing high-class documentaries to you on YouTube for free. You will see fascinating animations showing the past from a new perspective and explanations by renowned historians that make history come alive. Enjoy stories about people and events that formed the world we live in.