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Mar 20, 2003 · The Iraq War. In March 2003, U.S. forces invaded Iraq vowing to destroy Iraqi weapons of mass destruction (WMD) and end the dictatorial rule of Saddam Hussein. When WMD intelligence proved ...
Apr 18, 2024 · Iraq War, conflict in Iraq (2003–11) that consisted of two phases: a conventionally fought war in March–April 2003, in which a combined force of troops primarily from the United States and Great Britain invaded Iraq and defeated Iraqi military forces, and a second phase consisting of a U.S.-led occupation of Iraq.
Oct 29, 2009 · When Did the Vietnam War Start? The Vietnam War and active U.S. involvement in the war began in 1954, though ongoing conflict in the region had stretched back several decades.
Aug 31, 2021 · No American war lasted longer than the U.S. engagement in Afghanistan, which began two decades ago after the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. The final troops left this week, the closing chapter in a chaotic evacuation from Kabul. About 2,500 service members died in the war. Although U.S. forces ousted the Taliban when they invaded, the ...
The American-led invasion on October 7, 2001, marked the first phase of what would become the 20-year-long War in Afghanistan and was the technical start of the global war rather than the 9/11 attacks. After the September 11 attacks, American president George W. Bush demanded that the Taliban government extradite Osama bin Laden to the United ...
Two decades after the start of Operation Enduring Freedom, Americans view the war very differently. An Afghan flag flying in front of the White House on August 28, 2021. Tom Brenner/Reuters
Aug 17, 2023 · The Taliban, a Sunni Islamic fundamentalist and predominantly Pashtun movement, controlled most of Afghanistan from 1996 to 2001. In October 2001, U.S. and allied forces invaded the country and ...
