Timeline of the War on Terror

The War on Terror is the campaign launched by the United States of America in response to the September 11 attacks against organizations designated with terrorism. The campaign, whose stated objective was eliminating international terrorism, began in 2001. The following is a timeline of events linked to the War on Terror.

2001

 * September 11 - September 11, 2001 attacks in New York City, Washington D.C., and Shanksville, Pennsylvania, United States, killing 2,993 people.
 * September 18 and October 9 - 2001 anthrax attacks kill 5 and infect 17 others by anthrax spores in New York City, New York, Boca Raton, Florida, and Washington D.C. in the United States.
 * October 7 - the War in Afghanistan begins.
 * October 16 - Operation Active Endeavour officially begins.

2002

 * January 15 - Operation Enduring Freedom – Philippines begins as part of Operation Enduring Freedom in the Southern Philippines.
 * February 27 - the Georgia Train and Equip Program begins.
 * October 7 - Operation Enduring Freedom - Horn of Africa begins.

2003

 * January 3 to April 12 - anti-war groups across the world organized public protests against war with Iraq. About 36 million people across the globe took part in almost 3,000 protests.
 * March 20 - the Iraq War begins. President George W. Bush refers to it as "the central front in the War on Terror".

2004

 * April 24 - the Georgia Train and Equip Program ends, but is later proceeded by the Georgia Sustainment and Stability Operations Program in 2005.

2005

 * July 7 - the 1st London bombings kill 52 people and injure 700 more.