Afghanistan: The War on Terror begins with Operation Enduring Freedom. OnOctober 7, 2001, U.S. Armed Forces invade Afghanistan in response to the 9/11attacks and "begin combat action in Afghanistan against Al Qaedaterrorists and their Taliban supporters."[RL30172]2002 Yemen: OnNovember 3, 2002, an American MQ-1 Predator fired a Hellfire missile at a carin Yemen killing Qaed Salim Sinan al-Harethi, an al-Qaeda leader thought to beresponsible for the USS Cole bombing.[RL30172]2002 Philippines:OEF-Philippines, As of January, U.S. "combat-equipped and combat supportforces" have been deployed to the Philippines to train with, assist andadvise the Philippines' Armed Forces in enhancing their "counterterroristcapabilities."[RL30172]2002Cote d'Ivoire: On September 25, 2002, in response to a rebellion in Coted'Ivoire, U.S. military personnel went into Cote d'Ivoire to assist in theevacuation of American citizens from Bouake.[11][RL30172]20032011 War in Iraq:Operation Iraqi Freedom, March 20, 2003, The United States leads a coalitionthat includes the United Kingdom, Australia and Poland to invade Iraq with thestated goal being "to disarm Iraq in pursuit of peace, stability, andsecurity both in the Gulf region and in the United States."[RL30172]2003 Liberia:Second Liberian Civil War, On June 9, 2003, President Bush reported that onJune 8 he had sent about 35 U.S. Marines into Monrovia, Liberia, to help securethe U.S. Embassy in Nouakchott, Mauritania, and to aid in any necessaryevacuation from either Liberia or Mauritania.[RL30172]2003 Georgia andDjibouti: "US combat equipped and support forces" had been deployedto Georgia and Djibouti to help in enhancing their "counterterroristcapabilities."[12]2004 Haiti: 2004Haitian coup d'etat occurs, The US first sent 55 combat equipped militarypersonnel to augment the U.S. Embassy security forces there and to protectAmerican citizens and property in light. Later 200 additional UScombat-equipped, military personnel were sent to prepare the way for a UNMultinational Interim Force, MINUSTAH.[RL30172]2004War on Terror: U.S. anti-terror related activities were underway in Georgia,Djibouti, Kenya, Ethiopia, Yemen, and Eritrea.[13]2004 present: TheU.S deploys drone strikes to aid in the War in North-West Pakistan200506 Pakistan:President Bush deploys troops from US Army Air Cav Brigades to provideHumanitarian relief to far remote villages in the Kashmir mountain ranges ofPakistan stricken by a massive earthquake.2006 Lebanon: partof the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit[14] begins evacuation of U.S. citizenswilling to leave the country in the face of a likely ground invasion by Israeland continued fighting between Hezbollah and the Israeli military.[15][14]2007 - The MogadishuEncounter, on November 4, 2007, Somali Pirate's boarded and attacked a NorthKorean merchant vessel. Passing U.S Navy Ships and a helicopter that werepatrolling at the time responded to the attack. Once the ship was freed fromthe pirates, the American forces were given permission to board and assist thewounded crew and handle surviving pirates.2007 Somalia:Battle of Ras Kamboni, On January 8, 2007, while the conflict between theIslamic Courts Union and the Transitional Federal Government continues, anAC-130 gunship conducts an aerial strike on a suspected al-Qaeda operative,along with other Islamist fighters, on Badmadow Island near Ras Kamboni insouthern Somalia.[16]2008 SouthOssetia, Georgia: Helped Georgia humanitarian aid,[17] helped to transportGeorgian forces from Iraq during the conflict. In the past, the US has providedtraining and weapons to Georgia.2010 present2010 present -al-Qaeda insurgency in Yemen: The U.S has been launching a series of dronestrikes on