Timeline of the War on Terror

The War on Terror is the campaign launched by the United States of America in response to the September 11 attacks against organizations designated with terrorism.[1][2] The campaign, whose stated objective was eliminating international terrorism, began in 2001.[3] The following is a timeline of events linked to the War on Terror.

Conflict primarily by region
North America Europe Other
South East Asia Western Asia South Asia
North Africa West Africa East Africa
Political Multiple locations
  1. ^ Combs, Cindy C.; Slann, Martin (2007). Encyclopedia of Terrorism. New York NY: Infobase Publishing. pp. 417–424. ISBN 978-0-8160-6277-5.
  2. ^ "Homeland Security: War on Terror Timeline" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on September 28, 2010. Retrieved April 3, 2010.
  3. ^ "Presidential Address to the Nation" (Press release). The White House. October 7, 2001.