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Khalid Sheikh Mohammed (sometimes also spelled Shaykh; [2] also known by at least 50 pseudonyms; [3] born 14 April 1965), often known by his initials KSM, is a Pakistani terrorist, mechanical engineer and the former Head of Propaganda for the pan-Islamist militant group al-Qaeda.
6 days ago · Khalid Sheikh Mohammed Islamist militant who, as an operational planner for al-Qaeda, masterminded some of that organization’s highest-profile terrorist operations, most notably the September 11 attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon in 2001.
Jul 31, 2024 · The US has reached a plea deal with alleged 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and two other defendants accused of plotting the 2001 terror attacks, according to the Defense Department.
Sep 5, 2021 · Osama Bin Laden, at the time the leader of al-Qaeda, is the man most closely associated with the 9/11 attacks. But the reality was that Mohammed - or "KSM" as he became known - was the "principal...
Nov 7, 2024 · Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and two of his top lieutenants, Walid bin Attash and Mustafa al-Hawsawi, agreed to plead guilty to the murder of 2,976 people and other charges in exchange for taking the...
Aug 3, 2024 · Only two days earlier, the Pentagon announced that it had reached a plea deal with Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, more commonly known as KSM, and two other defendants – Walid Bin ‘Attash, and...
Aug 1, 2024 · WASHINGTON (AP) — Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, accused as the mastermind of al-Qaida’s Sept. 11, 2001, attacks on the United States, has agreed to plead guilty, the Defense Department said Wednesday.
Jul 31, 2024 · WASHINGTON (AP) — Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, accused as the mastermind of al-Qaida's Sept. 11, 2001, attacks on the United States, has agreed to plead guilty, the Defense Department said Wednesday.
Aug 1, 2024 · Mohammed and two of his co-defendants, Walid bin Attash and Mustafa al-Hawsawi, are accused of plotting the 9/11 attacks, and as part of the settlement they will plead guilty to conspiracy and...
United States v. Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, et al. is the trial of five alleged al-Qaeda members for aiding the September 11, 2001 attacks. Charges were announced by Brigadier General Thomas W. Hartmann on February 11, 2008 at a press conference hosted by the Pentagon. [1]
