August 7, 1998, Al-Qaacida ayaa qaraxday safaaradaha Maraykanka ee Kenya iyo Tanzania
, waxaana ku dhintay 224 qof, oo ay ku jiraan 12 Maraykan ah. Mareykanka ayaa gantaal ku garaacay xerada tababarka argagaxisada ee Afghanistan, laakin taasi ma burburin shabakada weyn ee al-Qaacida.