Terrorism

The War on Terror is an international military campaign led by the United States and the United Kingdom with the support of other NATO and non-NATO countries. It was originally waged against the al-Qaeda and other terrorist organizations. The objective of the war on terrorism is to take out terrorist leaders such as Osama Bin Laden and destroy their organizations and to secure the safety of all U.S. citizens

The terrorist strike to America that took the lives of many innocent men and women was the attack on the twin towers on September 11th, 2001 where 19 al-Qaeda terrorists hijacked four commercial airplanes killing nearly 3,000 people. You can see the complete list of the victims of the 9/11 attack on the World Trade Center and Pentagon here - []. __**9/11 Tribute Video**__ media type="youtube" key="lHstQv8C2zQ" height="390" width="480" align="center"

__Military Operations against Terrorism__ Operation Active Endeavor - this was a naval operation in response to the 9/11 attacks. It was designed to make shipping safer and to stop movement of WMDs. Operation Enduring Freedom - this was the name given to the war in Afghanistan which is intended to seek out and destroy al-Qaeda fighters. It expanded to the Philippines in January 2002 to assist the armed forces of the Philippines in combating Filipino Islamic groups. Then extended to the Horn of Africa and the primary goal of the coalition forces deployed there is to monitor, inspect, board and stop suspected shipments from entering the Horn of Africa region and affecting the US Operation Iraqi Freedom. Operation Enduring Freedom - Trans Sahara was a military operation in the Sahara region of Africa counter-terrorism efforts and policing of arms and drug trafficking across central Africa.