page_title: Timeline of the War on Terror
section_title: 2019
hierarchical_section_title: Timeline of the War on Terror / 2019
caption_attribution_description: English: U.S. special operations forces move toward an objective in the compound occupied by Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi in Syria, Oct. 26, 2019.
context_page_description: The War on Terror is the campaign launched by the United States of America in response to the September 11 attacks against organizations designated with terrorism. The campaign, whose stated objective was eliminating international terrorism, began in 2001. The following is a timeline of events linked to the War on Terror.
caption: US special operations personnel advancing on the target building during the Barisha raid in Idlib Governorate, Syria, 26 October 2019.
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