1986 ⟶ U.S. Air Strikes Against Libya

April 15: U.S. planes bomb Libya in Operation El Dorado Cany...
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🇻🇳 Saigon Falls: End of the Vietnam War

April 30: The Fall of Saigon ends the Vietnam War.⟶
Saigon Falls: End of the Vietnam War (1975)
Vietnam WarCold WarCommunismAnti-War MovementMilitary InterventionGeopoliticsUnited States Foreign PolicyDecolonization
VietnamVietnamUnited StatesUnited States

✈️ U.S. Air Strikes Against Libya

April 15: U.S. planes bomb Libya in Operation El Dorado Canyon.⟶
U.S. Air Strikes Against Libya (1986)
Cold WarMilitary InterventionReagan AdministrationInternational RelationsTerrorismGeopolitics
LibyaLibyaUnited StatesUnited States

⚔️ U.S. Invasion of Afghanistan and Overthrow of the Taliban

October 7 – December 17: The United States invades Afghanistan and topples the Taliban regime, resulting in a long-term war.⟶
U.S. Invasion of Afghanistan and Overthrow of the Taliban (2001)
War on TerrorTalibanMilitary InterventionGeopoliticsTerrorism
AfghanistanAfghanistanUnited StatesUnited States

💥 Benghazi Attack and Death of US Ambassador Stevens

September 11 – 12: 2012 Benghazi attack leads to the death of US ambassador J. Christopher Stevens.⟶
Benghazi Attack and Death of US Ambassador Stevens (2012)
TerrorismDiplomacyPolitical ViolenceUnited States Foreign PolicyAl-QaedaInsurgency
LibyaLibyaUnited StatesUnited States

⚔️ Second Libyan Civil War Erupts

Second Libyan Civil War begins.⟶
Second Libyan Civil War Erupts (2014)
Civil WarPolitical InstabilityArmed ConflictFailed StateMuammar GaddafiMilitary Intervention
LibyaLibya

🪖 US Military Withdrawal from Afghanistan

US troops withdraw from Afghanistan after 15 years.⟶
War on TerrorMilitary WithdrawalUnited States ArmyTalibanPost-ConflictInternational RelationsGeopolitics
AfghanistanAfghanistanUnited StatesUnited States