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Chronology: All time shown below are approximate Eastern Daylight Times.

Thursday, December 13, 2001

NOTE: Reports from news sources involving movements or operations of United States military personnel NOT confirmed by named U.S. government officials will be labeled as such.

Maps Detailing Allied Attacks (CNN)
Map of Coalition Bases of Operation (CNN)
Detailed Afghanistan Maps and Information (About Geography)
Afghanistan and Area Weather Forecast (AccuWeather)
Most Wanted Terrorist List (FBI)
To Report Terrorist Activities to the FBI (FBI)

English translation of Osama bin Laden videotape (Defense Department - .pdf file)

8:50 pm - Fierce fighting in the Agam Valley in eastern Afghanistan led a senior U.S. defense official to believe Osama bin Laden may be in the vicinity. [See: Bin Laden Said Near Fierce Fighting in Tora Bora (Reuters)]

2:00 pm - Secretary of Defense Rumsfeld stated that Osama bin Laden was still thought to be in Afghanistan. "We think he's in Afghanistan, we are chasing him, he is hiding, he does not want us to know where he is, we are asking everyone we can to help," stated Rumsfeld in a press conference. [See: Rumsfeld: Bin Laden Believed in Afghanistan (Reuters)]

11:15 am - The White House released the videotape showing Osama bin Laden recounting the September 11 attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon, and explaining his plans for the attacks. "...We calculated in advance the number of casualties from the enemy, who would be killed based on the position of the tower," states bin Laden, according to a Defense Department transcript. [See: U.S. Releases 'Smoking Gun' Bin Laden Tape (Reuters)]

5:00 am - With another surrender deadline passed, U.S. bombers continued to pound al Qaeda fighters holding out in the  Tora Bora Mountains. Conflicting reports as to the whereabouts of Osama bin Laden continue to flow from the world's press. [See: Showdown Looms for Trapped Bin Laden Fighters (Reuters)]

4:00 am - After serving all ties with Palestine, Israel advanced its military to within 100 yards of Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat's headquarters in the city of Ramallah on the West Bank. The latest violence further jeopardizes the peacemaking mission of U.S. envoy Anthony. [See: Israel Cuts Ties with Arafat; U.S. Mission in Doubt (Reuters)] 

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