United States Central Command
The United States Central Command is one of the eleven unified combatant commands of the U.S. Department of Defense. It was established in 1983, taking over the previous responsibilities of the Rapid Deployment Joint Task Force (RDJTF).
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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