United States Central Command
Some of the key events about United States Central Command
- 1983Established as a unified combatant command to coordinate U.S. military operations in the Middle East, North Africa, and Central Asia
- 1983Failed to prevent the bombing of the U.S. embassy in Beirut, resulting in 63 deaths
- 1991Successfully led Operation Desert Storm to liberate Kuwait from Iraqi occupation
- 1991Oversaw controversial bombing campaign in Iraq that damaged civilian infrastructure
- 1992Coordinated humanitarian relief efforts in Somalia during Operation Restore Hope
- 1998Mistakenly bombed a pharmaceutical factory in Sudan, believing it to be a chemical weapons facility
- 1999Oversaw the enforcement of the no-fly zone over Iraq in Operation Southern Watch
- 2001Directed military operations in Afghanistan following the September 11 attacks
- 2001Unable to prevent the 9/11 terrorist attacks despite having jurisdiction over Afghanistan
- 2003Led the invasion of Iraq in Operation Iraqi Freedom
- 2003Participated in the invasion of Iraq based on faulty intelligence about weapons of mass destruction
- 2004Allegations of prisoner abuse and torture at Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq surfaced
- 2005Coordinated disaster relief efforts following the Pakistan earthquake
- 2006Failed to stabilize Iraq, leading to increased sectarian violence and insurgency
- 2010WikiLeaks released classified documents revealing potential war crimes in Iraq and Afghanistan
- 2011Supported NATO-led intervention in Libya during Operation Odyssey Dawn
- 2014Initiated airstrikes against ISIS in Iraq and Syria
- 2014Underestimated the threat of ISIS, leading to its rapid expansion in Iraq and Syria
- 2021Coordinated the evacuation of over 124,000 people from Afghanistan during Operation Allies Refuge
- 2021Oversaw chaotic withdrawal from Afghanistan, resulting in the rapid Taliban takeover
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