The Iraq War
U.S forces invades Iraq vowing to destroy their weapons.
What started the Iraq War?
What links the two groups as terrorist entities and imposes sanctions on their funding, travel, and arms shipments?
The UN Security Council adopts Resolution 1267, creating the so-called al-Qaeda and Taliban Sanctions Committee.
Where did the planes take off from?
Logan International Airport in Boston, Dulles International Airport near Washington, D.C., and Newark International Airport in New Jersey.
What caused the Persian Gulf War?
Iraq's invasion of Kuwait.
What caused the conflict?
Many Arabs felt that Muslims should control Palestine. In 1948, a group of countries called the Arab League attacked Israel.
When did these are opening stages of what will be a broad and concerted campaign?
President Bush announced that U.S forces have begun a military operation into Iraq.
Who was assassinated by al-Qaeda operatives?
Ahmad Shah Massoud, commander of the Northern Alliance, an anti-Taliban coalition.
What is one of the things airports now do that they put in order to prevent things like 9/11 to happen again?
Airports now do TSA to check people's items , luggage, and scan people themselves to make sure that no one can sneak things on the plane.
Who won the Persian Gulf War?
The coalition.
What does the Arab League include?
The Arab League included Egypt, Iraq, Lebanon, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Transjordan (now Jordan), and Yemen.
What happens a little bit after the invasion?
3 weeks after the invasion, U.S soldiers pull down a statue of Saddam in Baghdad's Firdos Square.
What event is Al-Qaeda operatives hijack four commercial airliners, crashing them into the World Trade Center in New York?
9/11
How many people were harmed in 9/11?
2,996 people in total were harmed which 233 severely injured and 2,763 killed.
What did the Arab Powers to retaliate from Iraq's invasion?
Arab powers such as Saudi Arabia and Egypt called on the United States and other Western nations to intervene.
What was one of the things this war caused?
This war caused Arabs to flee from Israel.
What does President Bush declare in 2003?
President Bush declares the end of major combat operations in Iraq.
Why does President Bush signs into law a joint resolution?
To authorize the use of force against those responsible for attacking the United States on September 11.
On September 11, 2001, terrorists linked to the Islamic extremist group al Qaeda—founded by Osama bin Laden—hijacked four commercial passenger airplanes and carried out suicide attacks against targets in the United States. Two of the planes were flown into the World Trade Center in New York City.
What was done to stop Iraq's invasion of Kuwait?
After 42 days of relentless attacks, U.S. President George H.W. Bush declared a cease-fire on February 28; by that time, most Iraqi forces in Kuwait had either surrendered or fled.
How and what year did the war end?
The war ended with an armistice in 1949.
What happened when violence began to coalesce into organized resistance to the U.S.-led occupation?
Saddam’s sons, Uday and Qusay, were killed by U.S. troops during a raid in the northern city of Mosul.
What happened after U.S.-led forces toppled their regime in what led to the United States’ longest war?
The Taliban surged back to power.
Why did the hijackers do what they did?
U.S. support for Israel, the Persian Gulf War, and the presence of U.S. troops in Saudi Arabia.
What was Hussein's speech about two weeks after the foreign leaders had met up to create peace and solve the conflict?
Hussein delivered a speech in which he accused neighboring nation Kuwait of siphoning crude oil from the Ar-Rumaylah oil fields located along their common border.
What is a armistice?
An armistice is an agreement to end fighting in a war.