The Iraq War (2003-2011)
This U.S. led invasion began in March 2003 with the goal of eliminating mass destruction.
What is the Iraq War?
This man guided the terror group from Afghanistan and Peshawar, Pakistan, in the late 1980s, to Sudan in 1991, and back to Afghanistan in the mid-1990s.
Who is Osama bin Laden?
This man orchestrated the attack on the World Trade Center in New York City. Within a few hours, both of the twin towers collapsed into rubble, demolishing a large section of lower Manhattan. A third plane hit the Pentagon in Arlington, Virginia, just outside Washington, D.C.
Who is Osama bin Laden
this is known as Operation Desert Storm or the First Gulf War, began in 1991 after President Saddam Hussein of Iraq ordered the invasion and occupation of neighboring Kuwait in early August 1990
what is The Persian Gulf War
a territory controlled by an Allied power after World War I.
what is a mandate
This caused the destruction of UN headquarters in Iraq, killing in the process Sérgio Vieira de Mello, UN special representative to Iraq, and twenty-two members of his staff.
Who is a suicide bomber?
The number of planes used during the 9/11 attack on the U.S.
What is 4 planes?
The impact left a gaping, burning hole near the 93rd and 99th floors of the 110-story skyscraper, instantly killing hundreds of people and trapping hundreds more on higher floors.
what is result of the attack on twin towers?
the Iraqi leader that was prepared to dissolve that conflict and return territory that his forces had long occupied.
who is Saddam Hussein
this man earned the name Atatürk, "Father of the Turks," as the first president of the Republic of Turkey
who is Mustafa Kemal
The capture of this man by military officials as a possible turning point, and Washington expresses hope that rising violence will abate.
Who is Saddam Hussein?
This president vowed to “win the war against terrorism”
Who is George W. Bush?
the total people killed in the 9/11 attacks, including the terrorist hijackers aboard the four airplanes.
what is 2996?
the invasion of Kuwait was ordered on this date
what is August 2, 1990
During this time, the Ottoman Empire was drawn into conflict with Russia.
what is World War I
The year U.S. combat troops withdraw from Baghdad and other Iraqi cities in accordance with a Status of Forces agreement (SOFA) between Iraq and the United States.
What is the year 2009?
The first major ground assault and the largest operation since Tora Bora, is launched against an estimated eight hundred al-Qaeda and Taliban fighters in the Shah-i-Kot Valley south of the city of Gardez (Paktia Province).
What is Operation Anaconda?
this person is the accused mastermind behind 9/11, “the principal architect of the 9/11 attacks.”
who is Khalid Sheikh Mohammed
this was the ending Persian Gulf War.
what is February 28
In Arabia, Saudi Arabia and this kingdom, were established
what is yemen
After 4,400 U.S. casualties, and tens of thousands of Iraqi civilians killed this happens.
What is the combat mission in Iraq ends?
In historic national balloting, this man become democratically elected head of Afghanistan.
Who is President Karzai?
on this day Congress approved naming September 11 “Patriot Day” to commemorate the anniversary of the 9/11 attacks.
what is December 18, 2001
U.S. forces captured this terrorist on December 13, 2003, and executed them on December 30, 2006, for committing crimes against humanity
who is Saddam Hussein
Iraq, was a British mandate from the end of World War I until it gained independence
what is 1932