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Terrorist Attack
al' Queda high jacked four planes ad used them to crash into the twin towers and pentagon on September 11 -
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War on Terror
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Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF) Begins
Operation Enduring Freedom" (OEF) is the official name used by the U.S. government for the War in Afghanistan, together with a number of smaller military actions, under the umbrella of the Global "War on Terror" (GWOT). -
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War on Afghanistan
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Operation Active Endeavour officially begins.
An operation of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. It operates in the Mediterranean Sea and is designed to prevent the movement of terrorists or weapons of mass destruction. -
Mohammed Atef killed
al-Queda's number three, he was the third leader under Osama Bin Laden and Ayman al-Zawahiri -
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Iraq War
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Saddam Hussein captured
Saddam Hussein was the 5th President of Iraq and captured by American forces. -
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War on North-West Pakistan
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US Attacks North-Pakistan Using Drones
The United States government, led by the Central Intelligence Agency's Special Activities Division, begins a series of ongoing attacks on targets in northwest Pakistan using drones (unmanned aerial vehicles). These attacks sought to defeat the Taliban and Al-Qaeda militants who were thought to have found a safe haven in Pakistan. -
1st London Bombings
The 1st London suicide bombings kill 52 people and injure 700 more. Four Islamist men detonated four bombs—three in quick succession aboard London Underground trains across the city and, later, a fourth on a double-decker bus in Tavistock Square. -
Kashmir Earthquake
The government of Pakistan's official death toll was 75,000. The earthquake also affected countries in the surrounding region where tremors were felt in Tajikistan and western China, while officials say nearly 1,400 people also died in Jammu and Kashmir and four people in neighboring Nangarhar Province of Afghanistan. -
Saddam Hussein Dies
Saddam Hussein was sentenced to death by hanging in 2006 after trials in June of 2004. He was charged by the Iraqi Special Tribunal with crimes committed against residents of Dujail in 1982, following a failed assassination attempt against him. Specific charges included the murder of 148 people, torture of women and children and the illegal arrest of 399 others. -
President Obama Brigs Home Troops
President Obama began briging home US troops from Iraq as the war drew to a close during the month of December -
Osama Bin Laden Killed
Bin Laden was the number one leader of al-Queda. He was killed by a United States special forces military unit. The operation, code-named Operation Neptune Spear, was ordered by United States President Barack Obama and carried out in a U.S. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) operation by a team of United States Navy SEALs. -
Obama Brings Home Afghan Troops
During the month of Feburary President Obama began bringing home US troops from Afghanistan.
