The Iraq war(2003-2011)
What are weapons of mass destruction
The U.S. invaded Iraq in 2003 largely based on intelligence reports—later found to be erroneous—that the country possessed these types of mass-destruction weapons.
Who are the taliban?
the taliban was an Islamic fundamentalist group ruled Afghanistan in 2001 and was removed from power by the u.s. coalition for harboring AI-qaeda
what is AI-Qaeda
this global militant Islamist organization founded by osama bin Laden was responsible for orchestrating the attacks
what is kuwait?
the Persian gulf war began in 1990 after iraq invaded and annexed this small oil rich neighboring nation.
what is the united nation?
following World War II, this international organization voted in 1947 to partition the historic region of Palestine to separate Jewish and Arab states
Who is saddam Hussein?
saddam hussein was the dictator and president of Iraq whose regime was overthrown during the 2003 invasion.
What is Afghanistan?
Afghanistan is this mountainous country located at the crossroads of central and south asia.
What is the pentagon?
this massive 5 military headquarters building in Arlington Virginia was one of the targets struck by a hijacked plane on 9/11
Who is George H.W Bush?
What is Jerusalem?
both Israeli and Palestinians claim this ancient holy city as a rightful capital
What is operation Iraqi freedom?
this was the offcial U.S military codename for the initial invasion phase of the Iraq war in 2003.
What is operation enduring freedom?
this was the official military name given to the u.s.-led combat operations in Afghanistan that began on October 7th 2001
What is four?
a total of this many commercial airplanes were hijacked by terrorists during the morning of september 11 2001
What is operation desert storm?
this was the codename for the massive combat and bombing phase of gulf war that began in January 1991 to liberate kuwait.
What is an intifada?
meaning, shaking off or uprising in Arabic, this term refers to the periods of Palestinian protest and uprising against Israeli occupation
What is the surge?
in 2007 the president George W. Bush ordered this strategy which sent 20,000 additional troops to Iraq to help stabilize the country
What is Pakistan?
u.s. navy seals successfully located and killed AI-Qaeda leader osama bin Laden in 2011
What is united flight 93
passengers fought back against hijackers on this specific flight causing the plane to crash into a field in Pennsylvania
What are scud missiles?
during the conflict iraq launched these soviet designed tactical ballistic missiles at both coalition military positions and Israel.
What is the Gaza Strip?
This Nero, heavily populated coastal ship of land is one of the two primary Palestinian territories boarded by Egypt, Israel, and Mediterranean Sea
What is the fallujah?
it was a major Iraqi city that was located west of Baghdad this was the site of intense urban combat battles in 2004 between U.S Marines and insurgents
What is the Hindu Kush?
this major mountain range covers most of northwestern and central Afghanistan making military navigation historically difficul.
What is the department of homeland securit?
created in 2002 in direct response to the 9/11 attacks this u.s. cabinet level department was formed to centralize national security and border protection
What is setting fire to oil wells?
as iraqi forces retreated from Kuwait at the end of the war the intentionally caused an environmental disaster by doing this to hundreds of locations
What are the oslo accords?
Signed in 1993 historic peace agreement established the Palestinian authority granted Limited self governance over parts of the West Bank in Gaza