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.^[1]

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, 9 months, 3 weeks and 6 days) 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