War on Terror

War on terror
Photographs, clockwise from top left: Aftermath of the September 11 attacks; U.S. servicemen boarding an aircraft at Bagram Air Base, Afghanistan; a U.S. soldier and Afghan interpreter in Zabul Province, Afghanistan; explosion of an Iraqi car bomb in Baghdad. Map: Countries with major military operations of the war on terror.
Date 12 September 2001 – present (25 years, 1 month, 4 weeks and 1 day) Location Global Status Ongoing
Belligerents
Main countries:  United States  United Kingdom  France  Canada  Australia  Germany  Italy  Spain  Poland  Turkey  Israel  Ba'athist Syria  Iraq (from 2005) Palestinian Authority	Main opponents: Al-Qaeda  Taliban Iraq (until 2003) Gaza Strip
Commanders and leaders
George W. Bush Barack Obama Donald Trump Joe Biden	Osama bin Laden X Ayman al-Zawahiri X Saddam Hussein  Mullah Omar  # Hassan Dahir Aweys Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi X
Casualties and losses
4.5–4.6 million+ people killed (937,000+ direct deaths, 3.6–3.7 million indirect deaths) At least 38 million people displaced

The Global War on Terrorism (GWOT), or War on Terror, is a global military campaign that the United States started in 2001 in response to September 11 attacks. Some claims it has replaced the Cold War. The main targets of the campaign were the al-Qaeda, the Taliban, the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, and its allies. U.S President George W. Bush alleged claim that the countries like Iran, Iraq, and North Korea (also known as the Axis of Evil) is a direct threat to the United States and its allies.

The Administration of former U.S. President Barack Obama used the term Overseas Contingency Operation.

List of conflicts in the War on Terror

• War in Afghanistan (2001–2021)
• Iraq War

References

1. ↑
   • "Human Cost of Post-9/11 Wars: Direct War Deaths in Major War Zones, Afghanistan & Pakistan (Oct. 2001 – Aug. 2021); Iraq (March 2003 – Aug. 2021); Syria (Sept. 2014 – May 2021); Yemen (Oct. 2002–Aug. 2021) and Other Post-9/11 War Zones". The Costs of War. Retrieved 10 September 2021.
   • Berger, Miriam (15 May 2023). "Post-9/11 wars have contributed to some 4.5 million deaths, report suggests". The Washington Post. Archived from the original on 29 May 2023.
   • Savell, Stephanie (15 May 2023). "How Death Outlives War: The Reverberating Impact of the Post-9/11 Wars on Human Health" (PDF). Costs of War. Watson Institute of International & Public Affairs. Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 June 2023.
2. ↑
   • "Human Cost of Post-9/11 Wars: Direct War Deaths in Major War Zones, Afghanistan & Pakistan (Oct. 2001 – Aug. 2021); Iraq (March 2003 – Aug. 2021); Syria (Sept. 2014 – May 2021); Yemen (Oct. 2002–Aug. 2021) and Other Post-9/11 War Zones". The Costs of War. Retrieved 10 September 2021.
   • Berger, Miriam (15 May 2023). "Post-9/11 wars have contributed to some 4.5 million deaths, report suggests". The Washington Post. Archived from the original on 29 May 2023.
   • Savell, Stephanie (15 May 2023). "How Death Outlives War: The Reverberating Impact of the Post-9/11 Wars on Human Health" (PDF). Costs of War. Watson Institute of International & Public Affairs. Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 June 2023.
3. ↑
   • "Human Cost of Post-9/11 Wars: Direct War Deaths in Major War Zones, Afghanistan & Pakistan (Oct. 2001 – Aug. 2021); Iraq (March 2003 – Aug. 2021); Syria (Sept. 2014 – May 2021); Yemen (Oct. 2002–Aug. 2021) and Other Post-9/11 War Zones". The Costs of War. Retrieved 10 September 2021.
   • Berger, Miriam (15 May 2023). "Post-9/11 wars have contributed to some 4.5 million deaths, report suggests". The Washington Post. Archived from the original on 29 May 2023.
   • Savell, Stephanie (15 May 2023). "How Death Outlives War: The Reverberating Impact of the Post-9/11 Wars on Human Health" (PDF). Costs of War. Watson Institute of International & Public Affairs. Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 June 2023.

Other websites

• Media related to War on terror at Wikimedia Commons