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War on Terror

By SirBlocksAlot

  • 911 Attacks

    911 Attacks
    Probably the most important and tradgic events in the War on Terror. 4 planes were hijacked by members of the terrorist organization al-Queda. 2 flew into the world trade center. 1 into the pentagon and 1 crash landed in a field in pennsylvania. the total death toll for all 3 attacks was just over 3,000

  • Invasion of Afghanistan

    Invasion of Afghanistan
    26 days after the 911 Attacks. President George Bush ordered 10,000 troops to invade Afghanistan. Hoping to destroy al-Queda and kill the mastermind behind the 911 Attacks: Osama Bin Laden. At the time, the Taliban was the governing body in Afganistan and supported al-Queda. Which was a problem for the U.S

  • Battle of Torabora

    Battle of Torabora
    U.S troops had gathered intelligence that Osama Bin Laden was hiding in the mountains of Torabora, which was in the White Mountains bordering Pakistan in southern Afghanistan. Bin Laden voice was picked up on a radio transmitter but got away after hours of fighting off

  • Invasion of Iraq

    Invasion of Iraq
    The United States along with other troops from Britan and Poland, invaded Iraq on this day. The US hoped to find more of al-Queda in Iraq. US also invaded Iraq because its government was very unstable and U.S thought that they could repair it. The president of Iraq at the time was Saddam Hussein. Who was a dictator and claimed he had weapons of mass destruction (Nuclear Weapons) and we saw him as a threat

  • Capture of Saddam Hussein

    Capture of Saddam Hussein
    Saddam Hussein, the dictator leader of Iraq was found and captured by U.S Forces. He was found in a farmhouse with his two sons who were shot down and killed moments before he was captured. Hussein was later tried in Iraq for rape, torture, murder and more crimes against humanity.

  • London Bomings

    London Bomings
    al-Queda members bombed public transportation in London early in the morning on this day. the terrorists bombed subway systems by making bombs and placing them in backpacks and walking into the subway.

  • Death of Bin Laden

    Death of Bin Laden
    This is the most triumphant moment for the U.S since the capture of Saddam Hussein. The U.S Navy Seals raided a compound where U.S intelligence suspected Osama Bin Laden was staying.