Timeline of the War on Terrorism

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Timeline of the War on Terrorism:

[edit] 2001

• September 11 - September 11, 2001 attacks take place in New York City, Washington D.C., and Shanksville, United States and kill 2,993 people.
• September 12 - Operation Yellow Ribbon begins throughout Canada as over 200 flights arriving to the United States are rerouted to Canada following the attacks.
• 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.

[edit] 2002

• 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 29 - 1st Bali bombing takes place in Bali, Indonesia kills 202 people.

[edit] 2003

• March 20 - Iraq War begins.
• May 12 - Insurgency in Saudi Arabia begins.
• May 16 - Casablanca bombings take place in Casablanca, Morocco kills 45 people.
• August 5 - Marriott Hotel bombing takes place in Setiabudi, Indonesia kills 12 people.
• November 15 and November 20 - Istanbul bombings take place in Istanbul, Turkey kill 57 civilians.

[edit] 2004

• 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 Pakistan's Tribal areas 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.

[edit] 2005

• July 7 - 1st London bombings kill 52 people.
• 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 - Delhi bombings in Delhi, India kill 61 people.
• November 9 - Amman bombings in Amman, Jordan kill 60 people.

[edit] 2006

• 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 disrupt New Year's Eve celebrations in Bangkok, Thailand.

[edit] 2007

• 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 - The Eilat 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 in Songkhla Province in Thailand.
• 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 into Glasgow International Airport, resulting in an explosion and fire that injured 5 people.
• July 3 - Lal Masjid siege begins.
• July 11 - Lal Masjid siege ends.
• August 25 - Hyderabad bombings kill 42 people in Hyderabad, India.
• September 4 - Bomb plot in Copenhagen is attempted in Copenhagen, Denmark.
• September 5 - Bomb plot in Germany is attempted in western Germany.
• September 6 - Batna bombing kills 20 people in Batna, Algeria. Israel conducts Operation 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 in Rawalpindi, Pakistan kills 22 including opposition leader Benazir Bhutto.

[edit] 2008

• May 7 - 2008 fighting in Lebanon begins.
• May 13 - Jaipur bombings kill 63 people in Jaipur, India.
• May 14 - 2008 fighting in Lebanon ends.
• May 21 - War in North-West Pakistan ends.
• June 2 - Danish embassy bombing in Islamabad, Pakistan kills 6 people.