Iraq War (2003-2011)
Aces fall
June 22, 2003
On June 22, 2003
In a raid led by the U.S on the northern city of Mosul Saddam Uday and Qusay were killed
Terrorists Strike the U.S.
September 11, 2001
4 commercial airlines are highjacked and crashes into the world trade center, the pentagon and a field in Shanksville, Pennsylvania.
The 4 planes
on September 11 2001 Osama Bin laden ordered Al-Qaeda troops to hijack 4 commercial airlines. 2 of them flew to the world trade center and crashed into the towers the other two planes went to the pentagon and the other crashed in a field in Shanks Ville, Pennsylvania.
The Arab League
Egypt, Iraq, Lebanon, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Jordan and Yemen attacked Israel
The Benning of the Persian gulf war
Abu Ghraib
April 28, 2004
In the Abu Ghraib prison led by the U.S evidence of prisoner abuse becomes public with photographic evidence.
Bin Laden Escapes
December 2001
Afghan militants track Al-Qaeda leader Bin laden to a cave southeast of Kabul, Afghan and a fierce 2 week long battle starts and ends with Bin laden escaping via horseback
The airports
The planes originated from Logan International Airport in Boston, Dulles International Airport in Washington, D.C. and Newark International Airport in New Jersey
Arabs had to flee to Gaza strip in Palestine due to the war
Operation dessert shield
The U.S sent several planes that were accompanied by NATO troops designed to guard against an Iraqi attack on Saudi Arabia
Zarqawi Killed
June 8, 2006
In a U.S led airstrike the AQI (Al-Qaeda in Iraq) leader Zarqawi was killed
Bin laden surfaces
October 29, 2004
A videotape released by Bin laden three weeks after the countries presidential election ends and mocks the bush administration
Both of the tower collapsed after the planes struck only 18 people in the world trade center survived thanks to FDNY firefighters.
Suez canal
This canal connects the red sea to the Mediterranean sea and France had controlled this until Egypt gained independence
Rumsfeld Exits
November 8, 2006
The defense secretary Rumsfeld resigns and is replaced by Robert M. Gates
Taliban Commander Falls
May 2007
notorious Taliban military commander, Mullah Dadullah, is killed in a operation conducted by both afghan U.S and NATO forces.
Flight 93
The 4th plane was delayed and news of the world trade center made it to the plane and passengers fought the hijackers and caused the plane to crash into a field
The nine day war
The aftermath
What the collation leaders thought the war would be fought at a minimum cost turned out to have lingering effects
April 23, 2008
George W. Bush tells Petraeus to lead central command giving him Iraq and Afghanistan efforts.
Bin Laden's downfall
Al-Qaeda leader bin Laden is killed by U.S forces in Pakistan
The casualties
A total of 2,996 people were killed in the 9/11 attacks
The 6 day war
Egypt, Syria and Jordan attacked Israel But the military that Israel had was able to take the Gaza strip, The west bank and the Sinai peninsula
The buildup to the Iraq war
George W. Bush, Issued a ultimatum on March 17, 2003, demanding that Saddam Hussein step down from power and leave Iraq within 48 hours, under threat of war this lead to the Iraq war