War on Terror

The War on Terror, cried the Global War on Terrorism (GWOT) an aa, is a term commonly applee'd tae an internaitional militar campaign which stairtit as a result o the 11 September 2001 terrorist attacks on the Unitit States. This resultit in an internaitional militar campaign tae eliminate al-Qaeda an ither militant organisations. The Unitit Kinrick an mony ither NATO an non-NATO naitions sic as Pakistan pairticipate in the conflict.

War on Terror
Clockwise frae tap left: Eftermath o the 11 September attacks; American infantry in Afghanistan; an American sauldier an Afghan interpreter in Zabul Province, Afghanistan; explosion o an Iraqi car bomb in Baghdad
Date 7 October 2001 – 30 August 2021 (23 years, 4 weeks and 1 day) Origins date tae the 1980s. Location Global (esp. Middle East, pairts o Asia an Africae, Europe an North Americae) Status War in Afghanistan (2001–present): Faw o the Taliban govrenment in Afghanistan Destruction o al-Qaeda camps Taliban insurgency War in North-Wast Pakistan Killin o Osama bin Laden Al-Qaeda insurgency in Yemen Ongangin insurgency Drone strikes bein conductit bi CIA Iraq War (2003–2011): Faw o the Ba'ath Pairty govrenment in Iraq Execution o Saddam Hussein Free elections Ongangin insurgency War in North-Wast Pakistan (2004–present): Ongangin insurgency Lairge pairt o FATA unner Taliban control Shiftin public support for the Pakistani govrenment Drone strikes bein conductit bi CIA Ither: OEF Horn o Africae OEF Philippines OEF Trans Sahara OEF Caribbean an Central Americae
Belligerents
NATO participants: NATO United States Unitit Kinrick full list Albanie Belgium Bulgarie Canadae Croatie Czech Republic Denmark Estonie Fraunce Germany Greece Hungary Iceland Italy Latvie Lithuanie Netherlands Luxembourg Norawa Poland Portugal Romanie Slovakie Slovenie Spain Turkey Non-NATO parteecipants: Afghanistan Pakistan Yemen Iraq full list Algerie Armenie Australie Austrick Azerbaijan Bahrain Bosnie an Herzegovinae Burkina Faso Burundi Cape Verde Chad Colombie Dominican Republic El Salvador Finland Georgie Ireland Japan Kazakhstan Kenyae Republic o Korea Macedonie Malaysie Mali Mauritanie Mongolie Montenegro Morocco Moldovae New Zealand Nicaragua Niger Nigerie Philippines Qatar Rwanda Russia Senegal Seychelles Singapore Solomon Islands Swaden Thailand Tonga Tunisie Turkmenistan Ukraine Unitit Arab Emirates Uruguay Internaitional missions *: NATO—ISAF Operation Enduring Freedom Allies Northern Alliance Multi-Naitional Force – Iraq Combined Jynt Task Force – Horn o Africae (* note: maist contreibutin naitions are includit in the internaitional operations)	Main targets: Al-Qaeda Taliban Ithers Islamic Movement o Uzbekistan East Turkestan Islamic Movement Al-Shabaab Islamic Courts Union (dis) Jundallah Lashkar-e-Taiba Jaish-e-Mohammed Jemaah Islamiyah Abu Sayyaf Moro Islamic Liberation Front (till 6 October 2012) Moro Naitional Liberation Front Iraqi insurgents Rajah Sulaiman movement Iraqi Baath Pairty lyalists Supreme Command for Jihad an Liberation
Commanders an leaders
Gen. Tommy Franks (CENTCOM commander 2001–2003), Gen. John Abizaid (CENTCOM commander 2003–2007), Adm. William J. Fallon (CENTCOM commander 2007–2008), Gen. David Petraeus (CENTCOM commander 2008–2010, ISAF commander 2010–2011), Gen. James Mattis (CENTCOM commander 2010–present), Gen. Dan K. McNeill (ISAF commander 2007–2008), Gen. David D. McKiernan (ISAF commander 2008–2009), Gen. Stanley A. McChrystal (ISAF commander 2009–2010) Gen. John R. Allen (ISAF commander 2011–present) Gen. Pervez Musharraf (umwhile airmy chief) Lt Gen. Ahmad Shuja Pasha (umwhile DG ISI) Gen. Ashfaq Parvez Kayani (current airmy chief) Lt Gen. Zaheerul Islam (DG ISI)	Mohammed Omar Baitullah Mehsud  † Mullah Dadullah  † Osama bin Laden  † Ayman al-Zawahiri Hakimullah Mehsud  † Abu Musab al-Zarqawi  † Abu Ayyub al-Masri  † Anwar al-Awlaki  † Moktar Ali Zubeyr Nasir al-Wuhayshi Abu Musab Abdel Wadoud