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The war on terror, officially the Global War on Terrorism (GWOT), is a global military campaign initiated by the United States in response to the September 11 attacks in 2001. A global conflict spanning multiple wars, some researchers and political scientists have argued that it replaced the Cold War.
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| Subject | Predicate | Object | Confidence | Src |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| War on terror | Date | DateMain phase: 14 September 2001 – 30 August 2021[note 1] (19 years, 11 months, 2 weeks and 2 days)[note 2]LocationGlobalStatus Major wars ended, ongoing in small operations | 1.00 | infobox |
| War on terror | Date | Main phase: 14 September 2001 – 30 August 2021[note 1] (19 years, 11 months, 2 weeks and 2 days)[note 2] | 1.00 | infobox |
| War on terror | Location | Global | 1.00 | infobox |
| War on terror | Status | Major wars ended, ongoing in small operations | 1.00 | infobox |
| al-Qaeda | instance of | some researchers and political scientists have argued that it replaced the Cold War.The main targets of the campaign were militant Islamist movements | 0.80 | text |
| the Taliban | instance of | some researchers and political scientists have argued that it replaced the Cold War.The main targets of the campaign were militant Islamist movements | 0.80 | text |
| and their allies | instance of | some researchers and political scientists have argued that it replaced the Cold War.The main targets of the campaign were militant Islamist movements | 0.80 | text |
| those by Russia | instance of | and usually excludes other independent counter-terrorist operations and campaigns | 0.80 | text |
| India | instance of | and usually excludes other independent counter-terrorist operations and campaigns | 0.80 | text |
| Osama bin Laden | instance of | Defeat terrorists | 0.80 | text |
| Abu Musab al-Zarqawi | instance of | Defeat terrorists | 0.80 | text |
| destroy their organizationsIdentify | instance of | Defeat terrorists | 0.80 | text |
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