(CNN) — Here is some background information about the bombing of the USS Cole in Yemen on October 12, 2000. Facts:In October 2000, the USS Cole was attacked by suicide bombers, while in port in Aden, ...

Newly declassified documents show the frustrations of top White House counterterrorism officials over the U.S. failure to respond to al-Qaida’s October 2000 bombing of the USS Cole despite evidence ...

The US Supreme Court overturned Tuesday a ruling ordering Sudan to pay damages to the families of 17 servicemen killed in the 2000 bombing of the USS Cole in Yemen. The high court ruled on procedural ...

The Guantanamo trial of the chief suspect in the deadly 2000 bombing of the USS Cole in Yemen was shut down Friday as defense lawyers refused to return to the case, Pentagon officials said. Military ...

Chris Ewigman enlisted in the U.S. Navy in August 2008, two months after he graduated from Jackson High School. Seventeen years later, he is now a chief petty officer in Virginia aboard the USS Cole, ...

In October 2000, the USS Cole was attacked by suicide bombers, while in port in Aden, Yemen, for refueling. The attack was attributed to al Qaeda and foreshadowed the attack on the United States less ...