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The War on Terror

The War on Terror (or War on Terrorism) refers to the campaign waged by the United States of America and a coalition of willing allies with the stated goal of ending international terrorism, which is typically understood to refer particularly to radical Islamist terrorism. The war was launched in response to the 9/11 al-Qaeda attacks on the United States.

Overview

Campaigns

Afghanistan

In immediate response to the 9/11 attacks, the United States invaded Afghanistan to overthrow the Taliban and deny al-Qaeda a base of operations.

Iraq War

The Iraq War, also known as the Second Persian Gulf War, began in March 2003 when the United States and a "coalition of the willing" invaded Iraq to overthrow Saddam Hussein's Baathist regime. This war was and continues to be controversial, due faulty evidence regarding Iraq's weapons programs (no so called weapons of mass destruction have been found in Iraq to date) and the tenous links between Saddam Hussein's Baathist regime and Al-Qaeda. The war has resulted in somewhat over 3,000 American and coalition deaths and over 35,000 wounded. Different methods have estimated anywhere from 65,000 to 650,000 Iraqi deaths.

References

Second Lebanon War

The Second Lebanon War was fought between Israel and Hezbollah, primarily in northern Israel and southern Lebanon, in the summer of 2006.

Waziristan War

The Waziristan War (2004-2006) was fought between Pakistan and al-Qaeda, the Taliban, and sympathetic tribal militias in the Waziristan province of Pakistan, bordering Afghanistan.

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-The [[Iraq War]], also known as the Second Persian Gulf War, began in March 2003 when the United States and a "coalition of the willing" invaded [[Iraq ]]to overthrow [[Saddam Hussein]]'s Baathist regime.  The close links between Osama bin Laden and Saddam Hussein have been documented by CNN.<ref>[http://edition.cnn.com/WORLD/meast/9902/13/afghan.binladen/ Bin Laden reportedly leaves Afghanistan, ''[[CNN]]''</ref>
+The [[Iraq War]], also known as the Second Persian Gulf War, began in March 2003 when the United States and a "coalition of the willing" invaded [[Iraq ]]to overthrow [[Saddam Hussein]]'s Baathist regime. This war was and continues to be controversial, due faulty evidence regarding Iraq's weapons programs (no so called weapons of mass destruction have been found in Iraq to date) and the tenous links between Saddam Hussein's Baathist regime and Al-Qaeda. The war has resulted in somewhat over 3,000 American and coalition deaths and over 35,000 wounded. Different methods have estimated anywhere from 65,000 to 650,000 Iraqi deaths.
-Research using robust surveying techniques has estimated that over 650,000 Iraqis have died<ref>[http://www.nature.com/nature/journal/v443/n7113/full/443728a.html Iraqi death toll withstands scrutiny], ''[[Nature]]''</ref> since the fall of the [[Ba'athist]] regime.
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