The Iraq War
In March 2003, U.S. forces invaded Iraq vowing to destroy what weapons
Iraqi weapons of mass destruction
The UN move follows a period of ascendancy for al-Qaeda and its leader,
Osama bin Laden
in what state did 9/11 happen
New York
The Persian Gulf War, also known as
Operation Desert Storm or the First Gulf War
starting in 1993 Israel signed agreements with the
Palestine liberation orgaization
What president announces that U.S. forces have begun a military operation into Iraq.
President George W. Bush
operatives hijack four commercial airliners, crashing them into the World Trade Center in New York and the Pentagon in Washington, DC. A fourth plane crashes in a field in Shanksville, Pennsylvania.
Al-Qaeda
How many planes were hijacked
4
Hussein broke off the negotiations after only two hours, and on
August 2, 1990
iseral withdrew completely from
gaza
- and - oldiers pull down a statue of Saddam in Baghdad’s Firdos Square.
Iraqi civilians and U.S. soldiers
The U.S. military, with British support, begins a bombing campaign against Taliban forces, officially launching what
Operation Enduring Freedom.
The impact left a gaping, burning hole near what floor
80th floor
What does NATO stand for?
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Saddam Hussian was removed from power in what year
2003
What day was the mission completted ?
May 1, 2003
Who helped in Operation Enduring Freedom.
Australia, Canada, France, and Germany pledge future support
How Many People Died in the 9/11 Attacks?
2,996
what year did The Persian Gulf War start
1991
ISIS captured Iraq's second largest city which is
Mosul
U.S. troops find Saddam hiding in what ?
n a one-man hole
After tracking al-Qaeda leader bin Laden to the well-equipped Tora Bora cave complex southeast of
Kabul, Afghan
Department of what was credited
Homeland Security
Kuwait and Saudi Arabia cancel out how much debt
$30 billion
Both - and - see the same region as their homeland
both Jews and Palestinian Arabs