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- 1—On September 11, 2001 terrorist from the group called Al Qaeda hijacked four planes. 2 crashed into the trade centre, 1 into the pentagon and 1 into a field in Pennsylvania most likely headed for the white house. • US launched ‘global war on terror”
• Invaded Afghanistan whose government hosted Al Qaeda
• Invaded Iraq due to suspicion it had produced nuclear weapons and could supply to terrorist
• Led to civil wars in both countries
• US forces found Al Qaeda’s leader Osama bin Laden in 2011
• Start of a new age of war – not against states but against transnational terrorist networks and rebel groups
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- International relations Flashcards on Untitled, created by Byron Dexter on 05/06/2017.
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- Byron Dexter · Jun 2017
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- Jun 5, 2017
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