- Timeline of the War on Terrorism
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name=Campaigns and Operations of theWar on Terrorism
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name=Terrorist attacks of theWar on Terrorism
battles=September 11, 2001 attacks –2001 anthrax attacks – Indian parliament attack – 1st Bali – Casablanca – Marriott Hotel – Istanbul – SuperFerry 14 – Madrid – Beslan – Jakarta – 1st London – 2nd London – Sharm el-Sheikh – 2nd Bali – 1st Delhi – Amman – Varanasi – Mumbai – Dahab – Transatlantic aircraft plot – Hat Yai – Bangkok – Eilat – Bikfaya – Samjhauta Express – 1st Algiers – Fort Dix – Songkhla – JFK Airport – London car bomb – Glasgow Airport – Hyderabad – Copenhagen – German bombimg plot – Batna – Dellys – Karachi – Quezon City – 2nd Algiers – Bhutto assassination – Jaipur – Danish embassy – Ahmedabad – 2nd Delhi – American embassy – IslamabadTimeline of the
War on Terrorism :2001
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September 11 -September 11, 2001 attacks inNew York City ,Washington D.C. , and Shanksville,United States and kill 2,993 people.
*September 12 -Operation Yellow Ribbon begins throughoutCanada as over 200 flights arriving to the United States are rerouted to Canada following the attacks.
*September 18 andOctober 9 -2001 anthrax attacks kill 5 and infect 17 others by anthrax spores in New York City, New York, Boca Raton, Florida, andWashington D.C. in theUnited States .
*October 5 -Operation Yellow Ribbon officially ends after the United States reopened its airspace on September 17.
*October 7 - War in Afghanistan begins.
*October 16 -Operation Active Endeavour officially begins.
*December 13 - Indian parliament attack by Jihadis kill 7 civilians.2002
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January 15 -Operation Enduring Freedom - Philippines begins.
*February 27 -Operation Enduring Freedom - Pankisi Gorge begins.
*October 7 -Operation Enduring Freedom - Horn of Africa begins.
*October 12 - 1st Bali bombing in Bali, Indonesia kills 202 people.2003
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March 20 -Iraq War begins.
*May 12 -Insurgency in Saudi Arabia begins.
*May 16 - Casablanca bombings inCasablanca, Morocco kills 45 people.
*August 5 - Marriott Hotel bombing inSetiabudi ,Indonesia kill 12 people.
*November 15 andNovember 20 - Istanbul bombings in Istanbul, Turkey kill 57 civilians.2004
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February 27 - SuperFerry 14 bombing kills 116 people near Manila, Philippines and is the worst terrorist attack at sea in history.
*March 10 -War in North-West Pakistan begins.
*March 11 - Madrid train bombings occur, killing 191 people and wounding over 2,000 people.
*September 1 -September 3 -Beslan school hostage crisis occurs, resulting in the deaths of 344 civilians.
*September 9 - Jakarta Australian embassy bombing in Jakarta, Indonesia kills 9 people and wounds about 150 people.
*November 7 -South Thailand insurgency officially begins.2005
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July 7 - 1st London bombings kill 52 people and leave over 700 wounded.
*July 21 - 2nd London bombings are attempted.
*July 23 - Sharm el-Sheikh attacks in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt kill 88 people.
*October 1 - 2nd Bali bombings kill 20 people.
*October 29 - 1st Delhi bombings in Delhi, India kill 61 people.
*November 9 - Amman bombings in Amman, Jordan kill 60 people.2006
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March 7 - Varanasi bombings in Varanasi, India kill 28 people.
*July 11 - Mumbai train bombings in Mumbai, India kill 209 people.
*July 12 -2006 Lebanon War begins.
*July 24 - Dahab bombings in Dahab, Egypt kill 23 people.
*August 9 - Transatlantic aircraft plot is attempted.
*August 14 -2006 Lebanon War ends. Hezbollah and the Israeli government agreed to the terms of a ceasefire agreement created by the UN.
*September 16 - Hat Yai bombings in Hat Yai, Thaliand kill 4 people.
*December 15 -Fatah-Hamas conflict begins.
*December 20 - War in Somalia begins.
*December 31 - Bangkok bombings kill 3 and disruptNew Year's Eve celebrations in Bangkok, Thailand.2007
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January 1 - Bangkok bombings continue during the first 5 seconds of the day.
*January 5 - China conducts, an anti-terrorism raid, Xinjiang raid.
*January 29 - TheEilat bakery bombing in Eilat, Israel kills 3 civilians.
*February 6 -Operation Enduring Freedom - Trans Sahara begins.
*February 13 - Bikfaya bombings in Bikfaya, Lebanon kill 3.
*February 19 - Samjhauta Express bombing in Panipat, India kills 68 people.
*April 11 - 1st Algiers bombings in Algiers, Algeria kill 33 people.
*May 7 - Fort Dix plot is attempted.
*May 15 -2007 Israel-Gaza conflict begins.
*May 20 - Lebanon-Fatah al-Islam conflict begins.
*May 27 -May 28 - Songkhla bombings kill 4 inSongkhla Province inThailand .
*June 3 - JFK Airport plot is attempted.
*June 29 - London car bomb plot is attempted as two unexploded bombs are found in London.
*June 30 - Glasgow Airport attack occurs as an SUV rams intoGlasgow International Airport , resulting in an explosion and fire that injured 5 people.
*August 25 - Hyderabad bombings kill 42 people in Hyderabad, India.
*September 4 - Bomb plot in Copenhagen is attempted inCopenhagen ,Denmark .
*September 5 - Bomb plot in Germany is attempted in westernGermany .
*September 6 - Batna bombing kills 20 people inBatna, Algeria . Israel conductsOperation Orchard , an air strike aimed at a perpetrated Syrian nuclear facility at which North Korean workers were working on a nuclear bomb.
*September 7 - Insurgency in Algeria is intensified by a pro-al-Qaeda group in Northern Africa since terrorist activity in the country since 2002. Lebanon-Fatah al-Islam conflict ends.
*September 8 - Dellys bombing kills 30 in Dellys, Algeria.
*September 9 - Operation Enduring Freedom - Pankisi Gorge ends.
*October 18 - Karachi bombing kills 136 people in Karachi, Pakistan.
*November 13 - Batasang Pambansa bombing kills 6 people in Quezon City, Philippines.
*December 11 - 2nd Algiers bombings kills 62 people in Algiers, Algeria.
*December 27 -Benazir Bhutto assassination inRawalpindi ,Pakistan kills 22 including opposition leaderBenazir Bhutto .2008
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May 7 -2008 conflict in Lebanon begins.
*May 13 - Jaipur bombings kill 63 people in Jaipur, India.
*May 14 -2008 conflict in Lebanon ends.
*June 2 - Danish embassy bombing in Islamabad, Pakistan kills 6 people.
*July 26 - Ahmedabad bombings in Ahmedabad, India kill 53 people.
*September 13 - 2nd Delhi bombings kill 30 people.
*September 17 - American Embassy attack in Yemen in San‘a’, Yemen kills 17 people.
*September 20 - Marriott Hotel bombing in Islamabad, Pakistan kills 53 people.
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