Can you tell me how Osama Bin Laden became a popular rebel leader in the Middle East?
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Osama Bin Laden became a popular rebel leader in the Middle East after he started to criticize what he saw as corrupt and oppressive regimes throughout the region. His anti-Western, pro-Islam ideology resonated with many people and his call for jihad to overthrow those governments was attractive to many Muslims. By using media and technology such as cell phones, videos and satellite TV networks, Bin Laden was able spread his messages widely and recruit followers from around the world.
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Can you tell me how Osama Bin Laden became a popular rebel leader in the Middle East?
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Osama Bin Laden first gained prominence in the Arab world as a pro-democracy rebel leader in 1986, when he helped organized a series of protests and boycotts against allegedly corrupt leaders in the United States-backed governments of Egypt and Saudi Arabia. After being exiled by theSaudi royal family, Bin Laden eventually set up base in Afghanistan with his forces and declared jihad against America and its allies following their deployment of forces to the region after Soviet withdrawal. With strong local support for his anti-American message, Bin Laden’s propaganda quickly spread throughout the Middle East, turning him into a popular iconic figure leading an increasingly large insurgent force during the early 1990s. His attacks on US troops later made him a household name across much of North America and other Western countries by 2001.
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Can you tell me how Osama Bin Laden became a popular rebel leader in the Middle East?