Timeline of the War on Terrorism

Timeline of the War on Terrorism:
2001
*September 11 - September 11, 2001 attacks in New York City, Washington D.C., and Shanksville, Pennsylvania, United States, killing 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.
*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 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 kills 7 civilians.
2002
*January 15 - Operation Enduring Freedom - Philippines begins.
*February 22 - Journalist Daniel Pearl kidnapped and beheaded in Islamabad
*February 27 - Operation Enduring Freedom - Pankisi Gorge begins.
*October 7 - Operation Enduring Freedom - Horn of Africa begins.
*October 12 - 1st Bali bombing in Bali, Indonesia kills 202 people.
2003
*May 12 - Insurgency in Saudi Arabia begins.
*May 16 - Casablanca bombings in Casablanca, Morocco kills 45 people.
*August 5 - Marriott Hotel bombing in Setiabudi, Indonesia kill 12 people.
*November 15 and November 20 - Istanbul bombings in Istanbul, Turkey kill 57 civilians.
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 North-West Pakistan 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, 10 special forces members and 31 terrorists.
*September 9 - Jakarta Australian embassy bombing in Jakarta, Indonesia kills 9 people and wounds about 150 people.
*November 2 - Theo van Gogh assassinated in Amsterdam.
*November 7 - South Thailand insurgency officially begins.
2005
*July 7 - 1st London bombings kill 52 people and leave over 700 wounded.
*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 - 1st Delhi bombings in Delhi, India kill 61 people.
*November 9 - Amman bombings in Amman, Jordan kill 60 people.
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, Thailand kill 4 people.
*December 15 - Fatah-Hamas conflict begins.
*December 20 - War in Somalia I begins.
*December 31 - Bangkok bombings kill 3 and disrupt New Year's Eve celebrations in Bangkok, Thailand.
2007
*January 1 - Bangkok bombings continue during the first 5 seconds of the day.
*January 5 - 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 - 2007-2008 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.
*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.
*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.
2008
*May 7 - 2008 conflict in Lebanon begins.
*May 13 - Jaipur bombings kill 80 people in Jaipur, India.
*May 14 - 2008 conflict in Lebanon ends.
*June 2 - Danish embassy bombing in Islamabad, Pakistan kills 6 people.
*June 25 - Insurgency in Saudi Arabia ends.
*July 26 - Ahmedabad bombings in Ahmedabad, India kill 56 people.
*September 13 - 2nd Delhi bombings kill 30 people.
*September 17 - American Embassy attack in Yemen in San‘a’, Yemen kills 17 people.
*September 20 - Marriott Hotel bombing in Islamabad, Pakistan kills 54 people.
*November 26 - November 28 - Mumbai attacks in the city of Mumbai, India, kill 164 people and result in heavy fights between the army and terrorists.
*December 27 - 2007-2008 Israel-Gaza conflict ends with air strikes on Gaza by Israel which leads to an Israeli invasion of the Gaza Strip.
2009
*January 31 - War in Somalia II begins.
*July 17 - Jakarta bombings kill 7.
*November 5 - Fort Hood shooting kills 13 and wounds 30.
*December 25 - Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab attempts to down airliner over Detroit
2010
*January 1 - Attempted assassination of Kurt Westergaard

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