War on Terror: Definition of
Terrorism
Terrorism is the use of violence by violent, radical
groups against civilians to achieve their religious, political or
ideological goals by instilling fear in people in an attempt to
force their governments into changing their policies. There are two
types of terrorism - Domestic Terrorism and International Terrorism.
War on Terror: Definition of Domestic
Terrorism
Definition: Domestic Terrorism involves acts of
terror, such as the Oklahoma City Bombing and the Unabomber, that
are practiced by individuals in their own country against their own
people. Examples of Domestic Terrorism in the United States are the
Oklahoma City Bombing and the activities of the Unabomber.
War on Terror: Definition of
International Terrorism
Definition: International Terrorism involves acts of
terror in a foreign country by terrorists who are not native to that
country. Examples of International Terrorism in the United States
are the World Trade Center bombing, the 9/11 attacks. Acts of
International Terrorism also extend to targeting military serving
away from the homeland and innocent tourists visiting foreign
countries such as in the Bali bombing when 7 US citizens were
killed.
War on Terror: Middle Eastern
Terrorists
Conflict with countries in the Middle East began in
the 1920's when, responding to the rise of the automobile, the
United States invested heavily in the Middle East oil industry. The
US investments resulted in the families of the rulers of the
countries becoming fabulously rich but most of the ordinary people
remained extremely poor. The increased contact between the West and
the East emphasized the clash in culture and the religions of the
countries. Many Muslims became increasingly concerned that their
traditional values and beliefs were being weakened through western
influences and new movements, such as Al-Qaeda, began to emerge
demanding a return to traditional Muslim laws and conventions and
the strict interpretation of the Koran (Quaran), the Islamic sacred
book.
War on Terror: State-Sponsored
Terrorists
In the 1970's several countries in the Middle East
realized that they could intimidate and disrupt the United States
and their western allies by secretly providing terrorist
organizations with money, training and weapons.
'State-Sponsored terrorism' is the term that is used to describe a
government that secretly supports terrorist groups. The Middle
Eastern countries of Iraq, Iran, Libya and Syria have
all sponsored terrorist groups in 'State-Sponsored terrorism'.
War on Terror Timeline
The US War on
Terror
timeline provides
dates
and facts with
details of important events and terrorist attacks of
Domestic and International terrorism that charts the on-going War on
Terror
and its effects and repercussions in the United States
and other countries. The history timeline of
the War on Terror is told in a factual timeline sequence consisting
of a series of short facts providing a simple method of
relating the relevant, significant acts of terrorism in
the modern era.
War on
Terror
for kids: War on
Terror for kids: History Timeline
The main events and dates of the
War on Terror can be
seen in the short, history War on Terror Timeline for kids.
Terror
Attacks leading to the War on
Terror for kids: History Timeline
War on
Terror Timeline: 1970
- Dawson's Field
hijackings when terrorists hijacked four airplanes bound
for New York City to a remote desert airstrip called
Dawson's Field near Zarka, Jordan
War on
Terror Timeline: 1974
- The "Alphabet Bomber" Muharem
Kurbegovich bombed the Pan Am Terminal at Los Angeles International
Airport
War on
Terror Timeline: 1975
- LaGuardia Airport Bombing in East Elmhurst, New
York City killed 11 and injured 75 people
War on
Terror Timeline: 1978
- The
Unabomber, Ted Kaczynsk
begins a reign of terror sending mail bombs between 1978 to 1995
War on
Terror Timeline: 1979
- The Taliban, one of the
Mujahideen factions meaning "those engaged in jihad", was formed
during the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan
War on
Terror Timeline: 1979
-
Iran Hostage Crisis:
Militant Iranian students, stormed the United States
Embassy in Teheran and 52 Americans were held hostage
for more than a year
War on
Terror Timeline: 1980
- The Bombing of the
Statue of Liberty an explosive device was detonated
in the Story Room.
War on
Terror Timeline: 1983
- Beirut Barracks Bombings when U.S.
Marine barracks were bombed in Beirut, Lebanon, killing
241
War on
Terror Timeline: 1984
- Rajneeshee
bioterror attack in which 751 people in The Dalles,
Oregon were deliberately contaminated with salmonella
War on
Terror Timeline: 1985
- TWA flight 847 hijacked and hostages
were held for 17 days in Beirut, Lebanon
War on
Terror Timeline: 1986
- La Belle discotheque bombing in West
Berlin kills 3 and injures 150 people
War on
Terror Timeline: 1988
- Lockerbie Bombing: Bomb on Pan Am flight 103
kills 270 in Lockerbie, Scotland
War on
Terror Timeline: 1989
- Firebombing of the Riverdale
Press following the defense of Salman Rushdie author of The Satanic
Verses
War on
Terror Timeline: 1991
- The Taliban was established in
Pakistan.
War on
Terror Timeline: 1992
- Fatwahs were issued by Al Qaeda
against American Troops in Saudi Arabia and Yemen
War on
Terror Timeline: 1993
-
1993 World Trade Center Bombing
at World Trade Center kills 6 with
more than 1000 injured
War on
Terror Timeline: 1993
- Fatwahs were issued by Al Qaeda
against American Troops in Somalia
War on
Terror Timeline: 1993
-
Battle of Mogadishu (Black Hawk Down)
when the US fought forces of Somali warlord Aidid
War on
Terror Timeline: 1995
-
Oklahoma City Bombing
destroys a federal building kills 168, injures nearly
700
War on
Terror Timeline: 1996
- Khobar Towers bombing at U.S. complex
in Dharan, Saudi Arabia, killing 19 American soldiers
War on
Terror Timeline: 1998
- Bombing at U.S. embassies in Kenya
and Tanzania kills more than 200.
War on
Terror Timeline: 1998
- Osama Bin Laden
proclaimed that it was his Islamic duty to acquire
weapons of mass destruction (WDM's) to overthrow to
launch attacks on the United States and its western
allies
War on
Terror Timeline: 1998
- Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)
placed Osama bin Laden on its ten most-wanted fugitives
list
War on
Terror Timeline: 2000
- Bomb kills 17 American sailors and
injures 39 aboard USS Cole near the Yemeni port of Aden
War on
Terror Timeline: 2001
-
9/11 terrorist attacks: Hijacked
airliners crash into the World Trade Center, the Pentagon, and a
field in Pennsylvania, killing thousands of innocent people
War on
Terror Timeline: 2001
-
Following the attacks of
September 11, 2001,
President George H Bush used the
term 'War on
Terror'
to describe the threat of terrorism in the world.
Continued...
Terror
Attacks leading to the War on
Terror for kids: History Timeline
Facts
about the War on Terror for kids
Our interesting
War on Terror continues with more facts for kids that are
detailed below. The history is told in a
factual timeline sequence consisting of a series of short facts
providing a simple method of relating the
history and the important events
and people who feature in the History Timeline.
War on
Terror for kids: History Timeline
War on
Terror Timeline: 2001
- An International coalition of
countries who supported the United States was built to support
America's. War on Terror and begins to target the radical Islamic
group
Al-Qaeda, led by Osama bin Laden who was being sheltered by
the Taliban.
War on
Terror Timeline: 2001
-
Anthrax attacks across
in Washington D.D., Florida and New York City
War on
Terror Timeline: 2001
- President Bush
signed the USA Patriot Act,
an antiterrorism law, on October 26, 2001,
allowing federal officials greater authority in tracking
and intercepting communications.
War on
Terror Timeline: 2001
- The
American War
in Afghanistan began on October 7, 2001 when the United States invaded
Afghanistan after the 9/11 attacks.
War on
Terror Timeline: 2002
- Bali Bombings: Bombing at nightclub
in Bali, Indonesia, kills 202 and injures 209
War on
Terror Timeline: 2002
- American troops deployed to the
Philippines to help combat Filipino Islamist groups
War on
Terror Timeline: 2002
-
Guantanamo Bay
detention camp established in Cuba on January 2002
War on
Terror Timeline: 2002
- The Bush
Administration sends about 100 Special Operations Forces
to Yemen, a power base for Al Qaeda.
War on
Terror Timeline: 2002
- Jihadi organizations and groups begin
promoting extremism in Pakistan
War on
Terror Timeline: 2002
- Mombasa attacks, an Al-Qaeda group bombs an
Israeli-owned hotel in Mombasa, Kenya
War on
Terror Timeline: 2002
- The Homeland
Security Act was enacted by Congress in November 25,
2002 and the
Department of Homeland Security
became operational on January 24, 2003
War on
Terror Timeline: 2003
- The
Iraq War (20 March
2003 – 18 December 2011) began with an air campaign,
immediately followed by a US-led ground invasion to capture Saddam
Hussein and investigate his threat of weapons of mass destruction (WDM's).
War on
Terror Timeline: 2003
- Riyadh compound bombings where at least 34 people
were killed in Riyadh, the capital of Saudi Arabia
War on
Terror Timeline: 2003
- Casablanca bombings in Casablanca, Morocco
killing 33 victims
War on
Terror Timeline: 2003
- Canal Hotel bombing, used as the
United Nations (UN) headquarters in Baghdad, Iraq killed
22 people
War on
Terror Timeline: 2003
- Istanbul bombings
killed 57 civilians and more than 300 injured on
synagogues in the city of Istanbul, Turkey
War on
Terror Timeline: 2004
- The Pakistan Army
launched a campaign in the Waziristan region to remove
the Al-Qaeda forces in the region and the US launches
Drone attacks in the region.
War on
Terror Timeline: 2004
- Madrid train bombings on commuter
trains in Spain killed 191 people and over 1800 people
injured
War on
Terror Timeline: 2004
- Khobar Massacre at the Oasis housing
compound in the city of Khobar, Saudi Arabia
War on
Terror Timeline: 2005
- London bombings on
7 July when 52 were killed and 700 were injured as bombs
exploded on 3 underground trains and a London bus
War on
Terror Timeline: 2006
- The War in Somalia
between Somalian troops against the Somali Islamist
umbrella group, the Islamic Court Union (ICU)
War on
Terror Timeline: 2006
-
Saddam Hussein is
executed for crimes against humanity on December 30,
2006 in Kadhimiya, Iraq
War on
Terror Timeline: 2007
- Algiers bombings in which fifty
people were killed
War on
Terror Timeline: 2008
- Islamabad Marriott Hotel bombing in Pakistan
killing 54 people and injuring 266 others
War on
Terror Timeline: 2009
- Pakistan emerged as a new global hub for
anti-West militancy
War on
Terror Timeline: 2011
- US air strikes and drone attacks in Yemen
War on
Terror Timeline: 2011
-
Death of Osama bin Laden in Pakistan
War on
Terror Timeline: 2012
- Islamic militants attacked the
American diplomatic compound in Benghazi, Libya, killing U.S.
Ambassador J. Christopher Stevens - refer to the
Benghazi attack
War on
Terror Timeline: 2012
- The conflict in northern Mali
with radical Islamists (affiliated to Al-Qaeda) advancing into the
West African country of Mali.
War on
Terror Timeline: 2013
- The
Boston Marathon bombing
on September 11, 2012 killed 6 people and
280 were injured
War on
Terror Timeline: 2013
- The Islamic State
of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) and the Islamic State of Iraq
and the Levant (ISIL) grew out of Al-Qaeda - refer to
ISIS and ISIL
War on
Terror Timeline: 2013
- August 2013: Kayla
Jean Mueller an American humanitarian aid worker was
taken captive by ISIL in Aleppo, Syria. Kayla Jean
Mueller was subsequently killed c. February 6, 2015
War on
Terror Timeline: 2013
- ISIS and ISIL consolidated its hold over
numerous towns and cities in
Iraq. Their takeover of the Iraqi city of Mosul the two
groups merged to
create a caliphate, renamed itself the
Islamic State (IS) and
claimed absolute authority over all of the world’s
Muslims.
War on
Terror Timeline: 2013
- In 2013,
President
Barack Obama announced that the United States was no
longer pursuing the 'War on Terror', stating that the
military focus should be on specific enemies rather than
a tactic.
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