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"26 August 2021: Abbey Gate Disaster - 13 American Service Members Killed at Kabul Airport, Afghanistan" by Scott Lyons

The 2021 Kabul airport attack is recorded as one of the most lethal suicide bombings in Afghanistan's history. The assault resulted in the death of at least 183 individuals, comprising 170 Afghan civilians and 13 U.S. military personnel. The Islamic State – Khorasan Province (ISIS-K) claimed responsibility for the attack. It marked the first U.S. military fatalities in the War in Afghanistan since February 2020 and significantly hindered the evacuation operations underway in the nation.  Photo…

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"30 November 1947: The 'War of Independence' 1948 Arab-Israeli War Begins" by Scott Lyons

The 1948 Arab-Israeli War, also known as the War of Independence, was a deadly conflict that followed the civil war in Mandatory Palestine. Israel marks 30 November 1947 as the beginning of the War when 7 Israeli Jews as bus passengers were killed in an attack by Arabs. This marked the beginning of a long-standing conflict between the Arab states and the newly formed state of Israel. The war started as a six-month civil conflict between Jewish and Arab militias, which eventually turned into a…

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Abbottabad, Pakistan, 2 May 2011: Osama bin Laden eliminated by U.S. Navy SEAL Team 6 and Robert O'Neill

Left: The compound in Pakistan where Osama bin Laden was found and eliminated by U.S. Navy SEAL Team 6. On May 2, 2011, a decisive moment in the global war on terrorism took place when the infamous terrorist leader, Osama bin Laden, was hunted down and eliminated by the elite United States Navy SEAL Team Six. Osama bin Laden, the diabolical mastermind behind the deadly September 11, 2001, attacks on American soil and destruction of New York City's Twin Towers, was the founder and first leader…

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Kunar Province, Afghanistan, June 2005. Operation Red Wings and the history behind Lone Survivor

Left: United States Navy file photo of Navy SEALs operating in Afghanistan in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. From left to right, Sonar Technician (Surface) 2nd Class Matthew G. Axelson, of Cupertino, Calif; Senior Chief Information Systems Technician Daniel R. Healy, of Exeter, N.H.; Quartermaster 2nd Class James Suh, of Deerfield Beach, Fla.; Hospital Corpsman 2nd Class Marcus Luttrell; Machinist’s Mate 2nd Class Shane Patton, of Boulder City, Nev.; and Lt. Michael P. Murphy, of…

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"3 October 1993: Black Hawk Down - The Battle of Mogadishu" by Scott Lyons

The Battle of Mogadishu, also known as the Black Hawk Down incident and in Somali as Maalintii Rangers ('Day of the Rangers'), was a significant conflict during Operation Gothic Serpent. It took place on 3-4 October 1993, in Mogadishu, Somalia, and saw United States forces, under the support of UNOSOM II, engage with the Somali National Alliance (SNA) and local militia from southern Mogadishu. In 1992, the U.S., in partnership with the U.N., launched a humanitarian mission to address the severe…

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U.S. Involved Armed Conflicts

Gulf War: Desert Shield ( August 1990 – 17 January 1991)

Gulf War: Desert Storm (17 January 1991 – 28 February 1991)

First Intervention in the Somali Civil War: 1992–1995

Bosnian War: 1992–1995

Kosovo War: 1998–1999

War in Afghanistan: 2001-2021

Iraq War: 2003–2011

American intervention in the War in North-West Pakistan: 2004–2018

Second U.S. Intervention in the Somali Civil War: 2007–present

Operation Ocean Shield: 2009–2016

International intervention in Libya: 2011

Operation Observant Compass: 2011–2017

American-led intervention in Iraq: 2014–2021

American-led intervention in Syria: 2014–present

American intervention in Libya: 2015–2019

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