War On Terrorism Events

2001 Sep 11 United Airlines Flight 93 Crashes in Pennsylvania Field
United Airlines Flight 93 was a United States domestic passenger flight from Newark International Airport in Newark, NJ, to San Francisco International Airport in San Francisco, CA, that ...
2002 Jan 11 First group of detainees arrives at Guantanamo Bay's Camp X-Ray
In 2001, President George W. Bush signed an executive order that stipulated that US military could indefinitely detain any non-citizen who he believed was involved in international terror...
2003 Mar 11 Federal appeals court rules that Guantanamo Bay detainees have no legal rights in the US
In answer the Supreme Court rejected the proposition "that the Fifth Amendment confers rights upon all persons, whatever their nationality, wherever they are located and whatever their of...
2004 Nov 9 US District Judge James Robertson says trials of Guantanamo Bay detainees are unlawful
The special trials established to determine the guilt or innocence of prisoners at the U.S. military prison in Cuba are unlawful and cannot continue in their current form, a federal judge...
2005 May Riots break out across the Muslim World in response to allegations of Koran abuse at Guantanamo Bay detention camp
CAIRO, May 28 -- Muslims in several countries demonstrated Friday in resurgent anti-American anger over reported desecration of the Islamic holy book, the Koran, and some protesters calle...
2006 Jun 29 Supreme Court rejects Guantanamo Bay detainee tribunals
The Supreme Court yesterday struck down the military commissions President Bush established to try suspected members of al-Qaeda, emphatically rejecting a signature Bush anti-terrorism me...
2007 Jan 18 Department of Defense announces creation of manual outlining rules for military commissions dealing with Guantanamo Bay detainees
The Defense Department today presented to Congress its manual outlining rules for military commissions as they will be conducted under the Military Commissions Act of 2006. The manual in...
2007 Mar 26 Australian Guantanamo Bay detainee, David Hicks, pleads guilty to terrorist activity
GUANTANAMO BAY, Cuba, March 26 -- Australian David M. Hicks pleaded guilty to one charge of material support for terrorism during a brief military hearing Monday night, becoming the first...
2008 Jun 12 US Supreme Court rules that Guantanamo Bay detainees have the right to challenge their detention in court
Boumediene v. Bush, 553 U.S. ___ (2008), was a writ of habeas corpus submission made in a civilian court of the United States on behalf of Lakhdar Boumediene, a naturalized citizen of Bos...
2009 Jun 3 Obama visits Saudi Arabia ahead of Cairo speech
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AP) — Opening a mission to write a new chapter on Islam and the West, President Barack Obama consulted Wednesday with the Saudi king "in the place where Islam began,...
2009 Jun 4 Obama delivers speech to Muslim world in Cairo
It started with “assalaamu alaykum” and ended with “may God’s peace be upon you.” Inbetween, President Barack Obama dotted his speech to the Muslim world with Islamic terms and reference...
2009 Jun 7 Pro-West March 14 Coalition Wins in Surprise Victory over Hardline March 8 Coalition in Lebanese Parliamentary Elections
An American-backed alliance appeared to retain control of the Lebanese Parliament on Sunday in a hotly contested election that had been billed as a showdown between Tehran and Washington ...
2009 Jun 9 First Guantanamo Bay Detainee to Stand Trial in US
In a reversal of Bush administration policy, the first Guantanamo detainee was transferred Tuesday to U.S. soil for trial on capital terrorism charges. Ahmed Ghailani, a Tanzanian who ...
2009 Jun 10 Palau Agrees to Accept Chinese Muslim Detainees from Guantanamo Bay
After months of legal uncertainty, a group of Chinese Muslims who have been held for years at the detention camp for suspected terrorists in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba will be resettled in the ...
2011 Jan 7 Package Addressed to Janet Napolitano Ignites
A package that ignited today at a Washington post office was addressed to Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano, a U.S. official said. The official, who wasn’t authorized to spe...
2011 May 13 Conservative Group Sues for Release of bin Laden Death Photos
Judicial Watch is asking the Department of Defense to comply with a Freedom of Information request for the material, especially photos of the September 11 mastermind lying dead on the thi...
2011 Sep 8 Release of New Audio Recordings from September 11 Attacks
"Did you just say somethin' hit the World Trade Center?" an incredulous military official asked shortly after the beginning of America's terrorism nightmare on September 11, 2001. Minu...
2011 Sep 10 Dedication of Flight 93 Memorial
U.S. Vice President Joe Biden and former Presidents Bill Clinton and George W. Bush are helping dedicate a memorial Saturday near Shanksville, Pennsylvania, where United Flight 93 crashed...
2011 Sep 30 Anwar al-Awlaki Killed in Yemen
President Obama called Anwar al-Awlaki's death in Yemen today "a major blow to al Qaeda's most active operational affiliate."
2012 Feb 17 Amine El Khalifi Arrested on Charges of Attempted Terrorism
A 29-year-old man from Morocco was arrested Friday and charged with attempting to bomb the U.S. Capitol building in a suicide attack, authorities said. Suspect Amine El Khalifi made an...