Global War on Terrorism

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U.S.-led international campaign military campaign political campaign

The Global War on Terrorism is a broad, U.S.-led international military and political campaign launched after the September 11, 2001 attacks to combat terrorist organizations and the states that support them.

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Label Occurrences
Global War on Terrorism canonical 227
War on Terror 77
War on terror 13

Statements (55)

Predicate Object
instanceOf U.S.-led international campaign ⓘ
military campaign ⓘ
political campaign ⓘ
alsoKnownAs GWOT ⓘ
Global War on Terrorism ⓘ
surface form: Global War on Terror
announcedBy George W. Bush ⓘ
announcedIn address to a joint session of the U.S. Congress on September 20, 2001 ⓘ
associatedLegislation USA PATRIOT Act ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
criticizedFor civil liberties concerns ⓘ
civilian casualties ⓘ
extraordinary rendition ⓘ
indefinite military engagements ⓘ
use of enhanced interrogation techniques ⓘ
hasCause September 11 attacks ⓘ
hasComponent diplomatic initiatives ⓘ
economic sanctions ⓘ
homeland security measures ⓘ
intelligence operations ⓘ
law enforcement measures ⓘ
military operations ⓘ
hasLongTermEffect expansion of global counterterrorism cooperation ⓘ
restructuring of U.S. national security policy ⓘ
ideology counterterrorism ⓘ
includesConflict Iraq War ⓘ
War in Afghanistan (2001–2021) ⓘ
includesOperation War in Afghanistan (2001–2021) ⓘ
surface form: Operation Enduring Freedom

Operation Inherent Resolve ⓘ
Iraq War ⓘ
surface form: Operation Iraqi Freedom
includesTheater Afghanistan ⓘ
Horn of Africa ⓘ
Iraq ⓘ
Pakistan ⓘ
Philippines ⓘ
Syria ⓘ
initiatedBy George W. Bush ⓘ
surface form: George W. Bush administration
involvesOrganization NATO ⓘ
surface form: North Atlantic Treaty Organization

United Nations member states ⓘ
ledBy Department of Defense ⓘ
surface form: United States Department of Defense

United States Department of State ⓘ
United States Intelligence Community ⓘ
surface form: United States intelligence community
legalBasis Authorization for Use of Military Force Against Iraq Resolution of 2002 ⓘ
Authorization for Use of Military Force of 2001 ⓘ
mainObjective combat states that support terrorism ⓘ
combat terrorism ⓘ
combat terrorist organizations ⓘ
policyShift expansion of U.S. counterterrorism powers ⓘ
increased domestic surveillance in the United States ⓘ
primaryAdversary al-Qaeda in Iraq ⓘ
surface form: Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant

Taliban ⓘ
al-Qaeda ⓘ
rebrandedAs Overseas Contingency Operations ⓘ
rebrandedBy Barack Obama presidency ⓘ
surface form: Barack Obama administration
startDate 2001-09-11 ⓘ
startPeriod September 2001 ⓘ

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United States Army Rangers → notableEngagement → Global War on Terrorism ⓘ
this entity surface form: Operation Enduring Freedom
United States Army Rangers → notableEngagement → Global War on Terrorism ⓘ
1st Marine Division (United States) → conflict → Global War on Terrorism ⓘ
USA PATRIOT Act → relatedTo → Global War on Terrorism ⓘ
this entity surface form: War on Terror
Iraq War → partOf → Global War on Terrorism ⓘ
this entity surface form: War on Terror
Global War on Terrorism → alsoKnownAs → Global War on Terrorism ⓘ
this entity surface form: Global War on Terror
Egyptian Armed Forces → participatedIn → Global War on Terrorism ⓘ
this entity surface form: War on Terror
Navy Unit Commendation → conflictUsage → Global War on Terrorism ⓘ
U.S. Pacific Fleet → conflictInvolvement → Global War on Terrorism ⓘ
this entity surface form: Global War on Terrorism support operations in the Pacific
War in Afghanistan (2001–2021) → partOf → Global War on Terrorism ⓘ
U.S. naval base at Guantánamo Bay → associatedWith → Global War on Terrorism ⓘ
this entity surface form: War on Terror
Andersen Air Force Base → usedDuring → Global War on Terrorism ⓘ
September 11 attacks → triggeredEvent → Global War on Terrorism ⓘ
this entity surface form: War on terror
U.S. 82nd Airborne Division → conflictParticipated → Global War on Terrorism ⓘ
U.S. Army Special Operations Command → engagedIn → Global War on Terrorism ⓘ
Anglo-American intelligence cooperation → continuedIn → Global War on Terrorism ⓘ
this entity surface form: War on Terror
II Marine Expeditionary Force → engagement → Global War on Terrorism ⓘ
United States Navy Reserve → conflictInvolvement → Global War on Terrorism ⓘ
7th Marine Regiment → conflict → Global War on Terrorism ⓘ
3rd Marine Division → conflict → Global War on Terrorism ⓘ
Navy Distinguished Service Medal → conflictUsage → Global War on Terrorism ⓘ
U.S. Central Command → conflictInvolved → Global War on Terrorism ⓘ
Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune → timePeriodSignificant → Global War on Terrorism ⓘ
U.S. Special Operations Command → participatedIn → Global War on Terrorism ⓘ
subject surface form: United States Special Operations Command
U.S. Transportation Command → participatedIn → Global War on Terrorism ⓘ
this entity surface form: Global War on Terrorism logistics operations
Illinois National Guard → conflictParticipation → Global War on Terrorism ⓘ
Jordanian Armed Forces → engagement → Global War on Terrorism ⓘ
this entity surface form: War on Terror
2nd Ranger Battalion → notableEngagement → Global War on Terrorism ⓘ
3rd Ranger Battalion → engagement → Global War on Terrorism ⓘ
21st Century Breakdown → mainTheme → Global War on Terrorism ⓘ
this entity surface form: post-9/11 America
Tom Engelhardt → writesAbout → Global War on Terrorism ⓘ
this entity surface form: war on terror
GWOT → fullName → Global War on Terrorism ⓘ
GWOT → alsoKnownAs → Global War on Terrorism ⓘ
this entity surface form: Global War on Terror
GWOT → alsoKnownAs → Global War on Terrorism ⓘ
this entity surface form: War on Terror
Overseas Contingency Operations → replaced → Global War on Terrorism ⓘ
this entity surface form: Global War on Terrorism (budget term)
Delta Force → notableRole → Global War on Terrorism ⓘ
Operation Barkhane → partOf → Global War on Terrorism ⓘ
this entity surface form: War on terror
USA PATRIOT Improvement and Reauthorization Act of 2005 → relatedTo → Global War on Terrorism ⓘ
this entity surface form: War on Terror
Navy SEALs → engagement → Global War on Terrorism ⓘ
Operation Neptune Spear → partOf → Global War on Terrorism ⓘ
this entity surface form: War on Terror
Alfred W. McCoy → hasWrittenAbout → Global War on Terrorism ⓘ
this entity surface form: War on Terror
Night Stalkers → conflictParticipatedIn → Global War on Terrorism ⓘ
160th SOAR → conflictParticipation → Global War on Terrorism ⓘ
Lieutenant General John F. Sattler → conflict → Global War on Terrorism ⓘ
subject surface form: John F. Sattler
this entity surface form: War on Terror
George W. Bush 2004 presidential campaign → theme → Global War on Terrorism ⓘ
this entity surface form: War on Terror
Operation Inherent Resolve → partOf → Global War on Terrorism ⓘ
this entity surface form: War on Terror
2004 United States presidential election → campaignMainIssue → Global War on Terrorism ⓘ
this entity surface form: War on terror
2004 United States presidential election → tookPlaceDuring → Global War on Terrorism ⓘ
this entity surface form: War on terror
2nd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division → conflict → Global War on Terrorism ⓘ
3rd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division → conflict → Global War on Terrorism ⓘ