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 ⓘ

Referenced by (356)

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4th Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division → conflict → Global War on Terrorism ⓘ
U.S. Pacific Air Forces → conflictInvolvement → Global War on Terrorism ⓘ
subject surface form: Pacific Air Forces
Operation Freedom’s Sentinel → partOf → Global War on Terrorism ⓘ
2001 fall of Kabul → relatedTo → Global War on Terrorism ⓘ
Fall of Kabul (2021) → partOf → Global War on Terrorism ⓘ
this entity surface form: Global war on terror
Battle of Tora Bora → partOf → Global War on Terrorism ⓘ
this entity surface form: War on Terror
Gitmo → usedDuring → Global War on Terrorism ⓘ
this entity surface form: War on Terror
PGUA → usedDuring → Global War on Terrorism ⓘ
USASOC → engagement → Global War on Terrorism ⓘ
Rota Naval Base → usedDuring → Global War on Terrorism ⓘ
this entity surface form: War on Terror
1st Canadian Division → conflict → Global War on Terrorism ⓘ
this entity surface form: War on Terror
Operation Enduring Freedom → conflict → Global War on Terrorism ⓘ
Operation Enduring Freedom → partOf → Global War on Terrorism ⓘ
Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry → conflict → Global War on Terrorism ⓘ
this entity surface form: War on Terror
Special Boat Service → conflict → Global War on Terrorism ⓘ
this entity surface form: War on Terror
3rd Infantry Division → conflict → Global War on Terrorism ⓘ
8th Marines → conflict → Global War on Terrorism ⓘ
Bush at War → mainSubject → Global War on Terrorism ⓘ
this entity surface form: War on terror
Pakistan Armed Forces → engagedInConflict → Global War on Terrorism ⓘ
this entity surface form: War on Terror in Pakistan
I Corps → conflictParticipatedIn → Global War on Terrorism ⓘ
USS Kitty Hawk (CV-63) → conflictParticipated → Global War on Terrorism ⓘ
7th Infantry Division (United States) → conflict → Global War on Terrorism ⓘ
Schofield Barracks → conflictAssociation → Global War on Terrorism ⓘ
555th Engineer Brigade → conflict → Global War on Terrorism ⓘ
17th Field Artillery Brigade → engagement → Global War on Terrorism ⓘ
First United States Army → conflict → Global War on Terrorism ⓘ
Improved Outer Tactical Vest → era → Global War on Terrorism ⓘ
Interceptor Body Armor → usedInConflict → Global War on Terrorism ⓘ
62nd Medical Brigade → notableDeployment → Global War on Terrorism ⓘ
3rd Marine Aircraft Wing → conflict → Global War on Terrorism ⓘ
United States military commission → usedInConflict → Global War on Terrorism ⓘ
this entity surface form: War on Terror
United States Marine Corps Reserve → notableParticipation → Global War on Terrorism ⓘ
6th Marines → conflict → Global War on Terrorism ⓘ
MARSOC Raiders → engagement → Global War on Terrorism ⓘ
U.S. 42nd Infantry Division → conflict → Global War on Terrorism ⓘ
subject surface form: 42nd Infantry Division
Afghan conflicts → relatedTo → Global War on Terrorism ⓘ
this entity surface form: Global War on Terror
2nd Battalion, 4th Marines (attached at times) → conflict → Global War on Terrorism ⓘ
subject surface form: 2nd Battalion, 4th Marines
Marine Raider Regiment → engagement → Global War on Terrorism ⓘ
Taxi to the Dark Side → subject → Global War on Terrorism ⓘ
this entity surface form: War on Terror
1st Marine Aircraft Wing → engagement → Global War on Terrorism ⓘ
2nd Battalion, 5th Marines → conflict → Global War on Terrorism ⓘ
3rd Battalion, 5th Marines → conflict → Global War on Terrorism ⓘ
1st Battalion, 7th Marines → conflict → Global War on Terrorism ⓘ
2nd Battalion, 7th Marines → conflict → Global War on Terrorism ⓘ
1st CEB → conflictParticipation → Global War on Terrorism ⓘ
General C. Robert Kehler → conflict → Global War on Terrorism ⓘ
subject surface form: C. Robert Kehler
Stellar Wind → partOf → Global War on Terrorism ⓘ
this entity surface form: War on Terror
50th Space Wing → conflictEraActivity → Global War on Terrorism ⓘ
Pakistan Army → engagedInConflict → Global War on Terrorism ⓘ
this entity surface form: War on Terror
Decision Points → topic → Global War on Terrorism ⓘ
this entity surface form: War on Terror