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| Aug.21 |
Washington |
Trump vows 'fight to win' in Afghanistan |
| Aug.11 |
Washington |
Trump warns N Korea that US military is 'locked and loaded' |
| Aug.8 |
North Korea |
North Korea says considering missile strike on Guam North Korea has said it is considering carrying out missile strikes on the US Pacific territory of Guam
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Washington |
Trump threatens N Korea after they have miniaturized a nuclear warhead |
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| Jul.26 |
Washington |
Trump's transgender military ban 'not worked out yet' |
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| Oct.30 |
Washington |
Obama to send special forces to fight IS |
| Oct.20 |
Canada |
Canada to withdraw fighter jets from Syria and Iraq |
| Oct.15 |
Afghanistan |
US troops to stay in Afghanistan in policy shift
| Oct.7 |
Syria |
Syria crisis: Nato to discuss Russia air campaign |
| Jun.23 |
Baltics |
US announces new tank and artillery deployment in Europe |
| Jun.10 |
Washington |
Obama 'to send 500 more troops to Iraq' |
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| Sep.1 |
NATO |
NATO to create 'high-readiness force,' secretary-general says
| Aug.12 |
Washington |
US sends more military advisors to Iraq |
| Aug.7 |
Washington |
Obama authorises US Iraq air strikes |
| Aug.3 |
Gaza |
Airstrike hits UN school in Gaza as Israeli troops start redeploying
| Jun.16 |
Baghdad |
US deploys 275 'military personnel'
| Jun.13 |
Iraq |
Iran sends forces to Iraq as militants press forward |
| Apr.23 |
Poland |
U.S. paratroopers in Poland amid crisis |
| Apr.1 |
Brussels |
NATO suspends Russia cooperation
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Brussels |
NATO chief Rasmussen says no Russian troop withdrawal seen |
| Mar.31 |
Russia |
Putin says he's pulling some troops back from Ukrainian border |
| Mar.24 |
Kiev |
Ukraine orders Crimea troop withdrawal |
| Mar.3 |
Ukraine |
Russia 'gives Crimea ultimatum' |
| Mar.2 |
Kiev |
Ukraine calls full army mobilisation
| Mar.1 |
Moscow |
Russia approves troops for Ukraine
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| Dec.26 |
Japan |
Japan agrees Okinawa US base move
| Nov.22 |
China |
China establishes 'air-defence zone' over East China Sea
China has demarcated an 'air-defence identification zone' over an area of the East China Sea, covering islands that are also claimed by Japa...
| Sep.10 |
Washington |
Obama: Military ready for attacking Syria if diplomacy fails |
| Aug.31 |
Washington |
Obama to seek Congress vote on Syria |
| Aug.30 |
Paris |
France backs US on Syria action |
| Aug.27 |
Washington |
US 'ready' to launch Syria strike |
| May.28 |
Moscow |
Russian arms 'to deter Syria intervention' |
| May.23 |
Washington |
Obama defends 'just' drones war |
| Apr.30 |
Washington |
U.S. military planning Syria options |
| Apr.9 |
North Korea |
North Korea: It will be 'all-out war'
The top U.S. commander in the Pacific called North Korean violations of Security Council resolutions 'a clear and direct threat to U.S. national...
| Mar.15 |
Washington |
U.S. to beef up missile defense against North Korea |
| Feb.5 |
Washington |
Drone strikes legal case revealed |
| Jan.23 |
Washington |
US to end ban on women in combat
| Jan.11 |
Washington |
Obama and Karzai discuss endgame |
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| Nov.15 |
Jerusalem |
Israel calls up army reservists
| Jul.3 |
Pakistan |
Pakistan reopens NATO supply routes to Afghanistan |
| May.21 |
Chicago |
NATO summit Oks Obama's Afghan timetable
NATO leaders signed off on President Obama's exit strategy from Afghanistan that calls for an end to combat operations next year
| Apr.26 |
Japan |
US and Japan reach Okinawa deal |
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| Dec.17 |
Iraq |
Last US troops withdraw from Iraq 
The last convoy of US troops to leave Iraq has entered Kuwait, nearly nine years after the invasion that toppled Saddam Hussein
The column of about 100 armoured vehicles carrying 500 soldiers crossed the Iraqi desert. At the peak of the operation there were 170,000 US troops
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| Dec.15 |
Baghdad |
US flag ceremony ends war in Iraq
| Oct.27 |
UN Security Council |
U.N. ends NATO mission in Libya
| Oct.21 |
Washington |
Obama: Iraq war will be over by year's end |
| Jun.22 |
Washington |
Obama orders cut in Afghan force
| May.6 |
Kentucky |
Obama meets Bin Laden raid team |
| Apr.19 |
London |
Britain sending military team to Libya |
| Mar.27 |
NATO |
NATO approves expanded role in Libya |
| Mar.24 |
NATO |
NATO to enforce Libyan no-fly zone |
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| Dec.22 |
Washington |
Obama signs law ending military gay ban
| Nov.19 |
Portugal |
NATO agrees on missile defense
| Oct.22 |
USA |
WikiLeaks releases 400,000 Iraq papers
| Oct.12 |
USA |
US judge rejects gay military ban
| Sep.30 |
Pakistan |
Pakistan bans NATO supply convoys |
| Sep.19 |
Helmand |
UK troops leave Helmand's Sangin |
| Aug.31 |
Iraq |
U.S. combat mission in Iraq ends
At 5 p.m. ET -- at a cost of more than 4,400 U.S. military personnel killed and 30,000 wounded -- thes combat mission officially drew to a c...
| Aug.18 |
Southern Iraq |
Last US combat brigade quits Iraq |
| Jul.27 |
Uganda |
More AU troops to Somalia |
| Jul.25 |
USA |
Thousands of Afghan war docs go online A whistle-blower website has published more than 90,000 U.S. military and diplomatic reports about Afghanistan filed between 2004 and January...
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| Dec.1 |
Upstate New York |
Obama: 3-year plan to end Afghan war
| Sep.20 |
Afghanistan |
US in Afghanistan failure warning |
| Sep.16 |
Washington |
US cut missile defence plan
The US will abandon its plan to develop a missile system in Poland and the Czech Republic because Iran's missile program was less advanced
| Jul.1 |
Southern Afghanistan |
U.S. launches 'major operation'
| May.18 |
Sri Lanka |
Sri Lanka leader hails 'victory' |
| Apr.16 |
Chechnya |
Russia 'ends Chechnya operation' |
| Apr.4 |
France |
Extra NATO troops for Afghan poll |
| Mar.13 |
Washington |
US drops 'enemy combatant' term |
| Feb.26 |
Washington |
Obama to pull troops from Iraq in 2010 President Obama is planning to pull all combat troops out of Iraq by August 2010, which falls short of his campaign promise
| Feb.19 |
Kyrgyzstan |
Parliament votes to close key U.S. base
| Feb.6 |
Kyrgyzstan |
Kyrgyz closure of US base 'final' |
| Feb.3 |
Sri Lanka |
President predicts rapid win |
| Jan.29 |
North Korea |
North Korea tears up agreements |
| Jan.21 |
Gaza |
Israeli troops complete Gaza withdrawal Israeli troops have completed their withdrawal from Gaza after a 3-week military campaign against Hamas militants
| Jan.11 |
Gaza |
Israeli reservists sent to Gaza |
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| Dec.29 |
Jerusalem |
Barak: Israel in 'all-out war' with Hamas |
| Dec.26 |
Pakistan |
Pakistan moves troops to India border |
| Dec.19 |
Washington |
US to send 3,000 more troops to Afgh-an
| Nov.16 |
Baghdad |
Iraq cabinet backs US troops deal |
| Sep.9 |
Washington |
Bush reshuffles war-zone troops |
| Aug.18 |
Georgia |
Russia begins Georgia troop 'pull back' |
| Aug.7 |
Baghdad |
U.S. troops may leave by 2011 |
| Jul.8 |
Czech Republic |
US and Czechs sign defence deal |
| Jun.1 |
Australia |
Australia ends operations in Iraq |
| Jan.30 |
Jerusalem |
War report piles pressure on Olmert
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| Oct.17 |
Turkey |
MPs clear attacks in Iraq |
| Sep.16 |
Paris |
France warning of war with Iran |
| Sep.10 |
U.S. Congress |
Gen. Petraeus: 'Surge' is working
| Sep.2 |
Basra |
British leave Basra base |
| Apr.30 |
Jerusalem |
'Severe failure' over Lebanon war |
| Apr.27 |
Turkey |
Army 'concerned' by vote
| Apr.26 |
U.S. Senate |
Congress backs Iraq pull-out plan |
| Mar.27 |
U.S. Senate |
Senate votes for Iraq deadline |
| Jan.10 |
Washington |
Bush boosts troop numbers in Iraq
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| Oct.20 |
Washington |
Bush holds Iraq strategy talks |
| Sep.13 |
NATO |
NATO fails on Afghan troops plea |
| Aug.16 |
Southern Lebanon |
Lebanese troops deploy |
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| Nov.30 |
Washington |
Bush outlines Iraq 'victory plan' |
| Mar.11 |
Lebanon |
Syrian troops quit north Lebanon |
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| Aug.11 |
Iraq |
U.S. launches offensive in Najaf
| Jul.15 |
Baghdad |
Iraq to form new security force |
| Apr.18 |
Spain |
Spain PM orders Iraq troops home |
| Mar.29 |
Washington |
Bush welcomes NATO's new seven |
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| May.1 |
USA |
Bush calls end to 'major combat'
| Mar.19 |
Iraq |
U.S. Launches War Against Iraq 
After air raid sirens went off across Baghdad, anti-aircraft fire and explosions were heard
Blair ordered British forces to take part in the action to protect against a new threat of 'disorder and chaos'. Saddam that denounced the U.S.-led military campaign as 'criminal'. A convoy of U.S. tanks rolled unopposed through the desert toward the Iraqi capital. Dozens of Iraqi troops surrendered with white flags to British marines.
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| Sep.15 |
USA |
Bush says US is at war |
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| Jun. 27, 1950 |
South Korea |
U.S. intervenes in Korean War The Security Council recommending to provide military assistance to the Republic of Korea. Truman ordered U.S. forces to help South Korea | |
| Apr. 4, 1949 |
Washington |
North Atlantic Treaty (NATO) signed at Washington Talks for a new military alliance began resulting in the North Atlantic Treaty, which was signed in Washington, D.C. | |
| Sep. 2, 1945 |
Tokyo |
Japan surrender signed
Map of Tokyo Bay Japan The surrender of the Empire of Japan was announced by Imperial Japan, bringing the hostilities of World War II to a close | |
| Aug. 15, 1945 |
Tokyo |
Surrender of Japan By the end of July 1945, the Japanese Navy was incapable of conducting major operations and an Allied invasion of Japan was imminent
| Jun. 3, 1940 |
France |
Evacuation of Dunkirk completed
Map of Dunkirk France It was the evacuation of Allied soldiers when British, French, and Belgian troops were cut off and surrounded by the German army
| May. 10, 1940 |
London |
Winston Churchill becomes prime minister A meeting between Chamberlain, Halifax, Churchill and David Margesson, the government Chief Whip, led to the recommendation of Churchill
| Sep. 3, 1939 |
London |
Britain and France declare war on Germany No Western power committed to launching a significant offensive, notwithstanding the terms of the Anglo-Polish and Franco-Polish military alliances
| Apr. 6, 1917 |
Washington |
U.S. enters World War I After two and a half years of efforts by President Woodrow Wilson to keep the United States neutral during World War I
| Aug. 4, 1914 |
London |
Britain declares war on Germany It was a decision that is seen as the start of World War One. Britain had given Germany an ultimatum to get out of Belgium by midnight of August 3
| Jul. 28, 1914 |
Austria |
Austro-Hungarians declared war on Serbia
The Serbian Campaign of World War I was fought when Austria-Hungary invaded the Kingdom of Serbia at the outset of World War I
| May. 19, 1802 |
Paris |
Order of the Legion of Honor created A French order established by Napoleon Bonaparte. Is the highest decoration in France and is divided into five degrees of increasing distinc...
| Nov. 27, 1095 |
Southern France |
Pope Urban II preaches First Crusade
The First Crusade (1096–1099) was the first of a number of crusades that attempted to capture the Holy Lands called by Pope Urban II