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Iranian Hostage Crisis
Iranians get into the U.S. embassy, and their actions ruin their relations with the states. Iranian students got into the U.S. embassy and detained more than fifty Americans. The Iranians held these Americans hostage for exactly 444 days, during the Iranian Hostage Crisis, and eight Americans died. -
Soviet Invasion of Afghanistan
The Soviet Union invaded Afghanistan in late December of 1979. This occurred to support the local pro-Soviet government that was installed earlier. -
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Iraq and Iran War
Iran and Iraq go to war. Neither country gained any land, and with this, roughly one million people died. The result of the war was a stalemate. This war broke out due to territorial border conflicts with the two states. The United States was on the Iraq side, also causing some tension. -
Iran & Iraq War Ends
The Iran and Iraq War came to an end on August 20th, 1988. This was ended through a brutal cease-fire, along with diplomatic relations and the withdrawal of troops. Though, a signing of a formal peace agreement took place on August 16th, 1990. -
George H.W. Bush sends troops to Somalia
The 41st U.S. President, H.W. Bush sent roughly 28,000 American troops out to Somalia. Bush did this in regards to helping the Somani people. They did this in hopes of assisting relief as a part of the United Nations Effort. -
The First Initial Attack
February 26, 1993, Al Qaeda carried out a brutal attack against the United States. Ramzi Yousef trained in Bin Laden's camps, leading the very first Middle Eastern terrorist attack that took place on American soil with a truck bomb. This truck bomb sat beneath the World Trade Center, and planned to topple both towers, but failed. This horrific attack still took the lives of 6 people, leaving more than 1,000 injured. -
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9/11 Arrack on Pentagon
The next attack on September 11th, took place on the Pentagon. 125 fatalities happened during this attack, and many left injured. This attack was also planned out and executed by terrorists, al-Qaeda. -
Millennium Attacks Prevented
Los Angeles had a planned suicide bombing against it, in their famous airport (LAX), planned out by Al Qaeda. This wasn't the only Millennium attack that was plotted by Al Qaeda during this time though. There were roughly four suicide bombings of civilian targets that were halted by Jordanians. January first was when these foiled suicide bombing plots began. -
USS Cole Attack
In Yemen, Al Qaeda operatives sent a suicide bomber into a small speed boat into the USS Cole. 37 people were injured, and 17 died due to this brutal attack. This horrific attack was planned and done by Al Qaeda. They chose this specific location because they wished to attack a worshiped flying United States flag. -
9/11 Attack in NYC
On September 11th, two planes were flown into the infamous World Trade Center's north and south towers. These buildings were filled with thousands of innocent, hardworking people. 2,753 innocent people died from these attacks, and many were left injured. This attack was executed by 19 al-Qaeda members. They had hijacked four airplanes, crashing them, leading to this. -
9/11 Flight 93
On Flight 93, on September 11th, passengers didn't think they would be crashing their aircraft rather than a smooth landing at an airport. After hearing about the previous 9/11 attacks, passengers found out that their plane was being hijacked by al-Qaeda. They knew that the terrorist's plans would put other people outside of their plane in danger, so they decided to take the flight into their own control, and crash near Shanksville Pennsylvania. -
War on Terrorism - George W. Bush
On September 16th, 2001, former U.S. president George W. Bush, announced the term "War on Terrorism/ War on Terror to the public. Nothing was set to stone, or actively done to the other side by us while this was said... it served to foreshadow the upcoming events. -
President W. Bush Declares War
On October 7th, Bush officially sends out troops to Afghanistan, and begins the "War on Terror". -
Initial Invasion of Afghanistan
An International coalition led by the United States invaded Afghanistan with hopes of destroying the terrorist group, al-Qaeda, who executed the chilling, brutal, and horrific September 11th attacks, killing thousands. British forces were with US troops. More than 130,000 NATO troops had been on the ground throughout this. -
London Bombings
Four suicide bomb attacks executed by Islamist terrorists took place in London and specifically targeted commuters who had been innocently traveling during rush hour, on public transit. 52 people died on July 7th due to these attacks. -
Osama bin Laden Dead - 5/2/2011
On May 2nd, 2001 Al-Qaedas leader Osama bin Laden, was killed by the United States Special Forces in Abbottabad, Pakistan. -
ISIS Begins
In April of 2013, the terrorist group ISIS begins. They plotted and executed many more attacks, like in Europe, and caused there to be a lot of military reactions internationally. -
The Withdrawal of the United Stated Troops
The United States withdrew its troops from Afghanistan on August 30th, 2021. This resulted in roughly 13 Americans and injuring more than 45. Roughly 170 Afghan citizens were left dead after this withdrawal. The very last U.S. military aircraft left Afghanistan on August 30th. The U.S. decided to leave, due to costs, not achieving much, and knowing this can be a never-ending cycle. -
War on Terror Continutes
There are still terrorist groups present, and attacks are being made, despite no declared war.
