Timeline of the War on Terrorism: - September 11 - On September 11 2001 four commercial airliner jets (flight 11, flight 175, flight 77 and flight 93) get hijacked and are used to crash in American iconic buildings or American political or military bases. Flight 11 and flight 175 crash into the World Trade Center, causing the World Trade Center to collapse and cause a huge cloud of dust to surround lower Manhattan killing thousands. Flight 77 crashed into the west portion of he Pentagon causing a huge fire and causing the west portion of the Pentagon to collapse. Flight 93 the last plane to get hijacked on 9/11 was meant to crash into the United States Capitol building but due to the passengers of the plane fighting back against the hijackers the hijackers decide to crash the plane in a field in Pennsylvania.
*September 12 - Operation Yellow Ribbon begins throughout Canada as over 200 flights arriving to the United States are rerouted to Canada following the attacks. - January 1 - Bangkok bombings continue during the first 5 seconds of the day.
- January 5 - China conducts an anti-terrorism raid, Xinjiang raid.
- January 29 - The Eilat bakery bombing in Eilat, Israel kills 3 civilians.
- February 6 - Operation Enduring Freedom - Trans Sahara begins.
- February 13 - Bikfaya bombings in Bikfaya, Lebanon kill 3.
- February 19 - Samjhauta Express bombing in Panipat, India kills 68 people.
- April 11 - 1st Algiers bombings in Algiers, Algeria kill 33 people.
- May 7 - Fort Dix plot is attempted.
- May 15 - 2007–2008 Israel-Gaza conflict begins.
- May 20 - Lebanon-Fatah al-Islam conflict begins.
- May 27 - May 28 - Songkhla bombings kill 4 in Songkhla Province in Thailand.
- June 3 - JFK Airport plot is attempted.
- June 29 - London car bomb plot is attempted as two unexploded bombs are found in London.
- June 30 - Glasgow Airport attack occurs as an SUV rams into Glasgow International Airport, resulting in an explosion and fire that injured 5 people.
- August 25 - Hyderabad bombings kill 42 people in Hyderabad, India.
- September 4 - Bomb plot in Copenhagen is attempted in Copenhagen, Denmark.
- September 5 - Bomb plot in Germany is attempted in western Germany.
- September 6 - Batna bombing kills 20 people in Batna, Algeria. Israel conducts Operation Orchard, an air strike aimed at a perpetrated Syrian nuclear facility at which North Korean workers were working.
- September 7 - Insurgency in Algeria is intensified by a pro-al-Qaeda group in Northern Africa since terrorist activity in the country since 2002. Lebanon-Fatah al-Islam conflict ends.
- September 8 - Dellys bombing kills 30 in Dellys, Algeria.
- September 9 - Operation Enduring Freedom - Pankisi Gorge ends.
- October 18 - Karachi bombing kills 136 people in Karachi, Pakistan.
- November 13 - Batasang Pambansa bombing kills 6 people in Quezon City, Philippines.
- December 11 - 2nd Algiers bombings kills 62 people in Algiers, Algeria.
- December 27 - Benazir Bhutto assassination in Rawalpindi, Pakistan kills 22 including opposition leader Benazir Bhutto.
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