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they haven't been able to pull off an effective attack since 9/11.
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Bali, Indonesia October 2002
The Bali bombings killed 202 people -- most of them young Australians -- and injured more than 300. Dozens of victims were burned beyond recognition or simply blown to pieces by the power of the massive blasts..."An investigation by CNN, based on regional intelligence documents, has uncovered the links between Bali bomb suspect Amrozi, and terror groups Jemaah Islamiyah and al Qaeda."
Kenya, Africa November 2002
Bush: Al Qaeda linked to Kenya attacks
Ten Kenyans and three Israelis were killed when three suicide bombers detonated a car bomb outside the Paradise hotel in Mombasa. Within minutes, the airliner taking off from the Mombasa airport with 271 aboard was brushed by two shoulder-fired missiles.
Casablanca, Morocco May 2003
-- Five explosions, including three car bombs, rocked the heart of Casablanca on Friday night, killing at least 20 people and injuring several others, according to Morocco's interior minister.
Jakarta, Indonesia August 2003
-- A powerful car bomb exploded Tuesday at the JW Marriott Hotel in central Jakarta, Indonesia, killing at least 10 people and injuring more than 100, police said. "...and suspicion has fallen on the Southeast Asian militant group Jemaah Islamiyah, which has been linked to al Qaeda."
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia November 2003
Suicide bombers killed 34, including eight Americans, at housing compounds for Westerners. Saudi official blames Riyadh attacks on al Qaeda.
Istanbul, Turkey November 2003
Powerful explosions ripped through the British Consulate and a London-based bank near a popular shopping area Thursday in Istanbul, killing at least 27 people and wounding more than 450 others, Turkish officials said. Among the dozens killed at both sites was British Consul General Roger Short. The Turkish government has received a joint claim of responsibility from al Qaeda and a Turkish Islamic militant group that also said it carried out Saturday's attacks.
Baghdad, Iraq Today, Feb 9
-- A 17-page document seized at a suspected al Qaeda safe house in Baghdad appears to have requested al Qaeda's help in sparking a civil war in Iraq, setting Shiite Muslims against Sunni Muslims, U.S. officials said Monday.
Depends on your definition of "effective". Was it 3,000+ people? No. Was it in some circumstances dozens? Yes.