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Including those two makes no sense. Iraq had no proven connections to 9/11 or the Taliban, only alleged. Meanwhile, the Taliban signed a Peace Deal with the US under the First Trump Administration to no longer harbor terrorism and has recently expressed desire to work with the Second Trump Administration. Please remove them. 2601:589:517E:1DB0:7DBB:C708:B50A:7FBB (talk) 16:55, 12 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Wait hold on, I checked, and the Afghanistan shown isn't the same entity that's existed sine 2021. It's referring to the older entity that existed in the 90s - 2001. TheFloridaTyper (talk) 17:04, 14 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Including Iraq does make sense as it was later invaded by a coalition and had its regime overthrown, but including Taliban led Afghanistan (2021-Present) isn't right as the Taliban have signed a peace deal with the US. TheFloridaTyper (talk) 17:00, 14 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]
No mention of ISIS leaders or Presidents Donald Trump and Joe Biden
How come in the leaders section, only Bush and Obama are mentioned? It was the First Trump Administration that approved the US-Taliban Agreement and ISIS' territorial defeat along with Al Baghdadi's death. The Biden Administration completed the US withdrawal from Afghanistan and killed Ibrahim. Please add Trump, Biden, Baghdadi, and Ibarahim. 2601:589:517E:1DB0:7DBB:C708:B50A:7FBB (talk) 17:08, 12 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]
If you can find reliable sources that name Donald Trump as a leader in the war on terror, then just add it yourself. The problem has been sourcing. Yr Enw (talk) 09:11, 9 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]
LJF2019, you reinstated Trump to the infobox on the basis of Biden only having one mention. In this discussion I stated: I have no objection to removing Biden from the infobox. While his inclusion is supported (per WP:INFOBOXPURPOSE because he is mentioned in the body of the article, I am not convinced that the single mention rises to the threshold that he should be included - ie the article does support him as being a commander/leader but does not evidence that he was/is key or significant to the subject of the article. The addition of Trump has been discussed many times (including here) and MOS:INFOBOXPURPOSE has been acknowledged as the prevailing guidance representing the consensus of the broader community and that the body of the article must evidence that a commander has been key or significant to the subject of the article. Cinderella157 (talk) 02:12, 13 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]
I understand the argument that the infobox should only list commanders or leaders that the article’s body clearly supports, as per MOS:INFOBOXPURPOSE. However, even though Trump isn’t mentioned in the current text, his role as Commander-in-Chief during a critical part of the War on Terror is a well-established, verifiable fact. His leadership, especially during key events like the operation that resulted in al-Baghdadi’s death, is documented by reliable sources and is common knowledge.
If the article’s body doesn’t yet fully reflect Trump’s significance, that’s an issue we should fix by expanding and improving the text, not by removing him from the infobox. The infobox exists to provide a concise summary of important facts, and omitting Trump because the article is incomplete creates a circular problem: he isn’t mentioned because he’s not included, and he isn’t included because he isn’t mentioned.
We already have Bush, Obama, and even Biden (despite his single mention) listed as key figures. To maintain consistency and accurately reflect the historical record, Trump should be included as well. Let’s work on updating the article to better document his contributions rather than leaving the infobox skewed. LJF2019talk02:27, 13 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Write the article, then write the lead and infobox. As it stands, there is nothing in the article to tell us why Trump of al-Baghdadi would be there. Furthermore, a passing mention just to satisfy the letter of the guidance does not satisfy the spirit and intent. As for Biden, I have indicated my position. I don't think that he should be there because he has just a passing mention. Cinderella157 (talk) 02:40, 13 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]
LJF2019, there has been some discussion for not retaining Biden in the infobox here. You yourself refer to there being only a passing mention to support Biden's inclusion yet you would reinstate him here with the edit summary: Biden should be in the info box as he oversaw operations leading to the assassination of al-Zawahiri and was CIC during the war. While Biden was CIC by virtue of being the president, the article does not indicate that, as president, he was key or significant to the subject of the article. The only mention is that: After Joe Biden became president, he moved back the target withdrawal date to 31 August 2021. The article does no mention that he had any leading role in the assassination of al-Zawahiri. Per MOS:INFOBOXPURPOSE, the article does not evidence that that he was key or significant to the subject of the article. Cinderella157 (talk) 08:49, 14 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Even if the article doesn’t fully detail Biden’s or Trump’s specific actions as President, it’s an undeniable fact that both served as Commander-in-Chief during the War on Terror (2001–2021). Omitting them because the body lacks comprehensive detail ignores that basic historical record. For example, the Assassination of Ayman al-Zawahiri article clearly notes that “after receiving authorization from U.S. President Joe Biden… the CIA fired two Hellfire missiles,” which shows Biden’s active role. It’s not about whether they had any role—the fact is they did, and that’s well-documented.
I believe the infobox should reflect these indisputable facts, providing a concise snapshot of key figures. If the article doesn’t yet cover their contributions in full, that’s an article issue rather than a reason to leave them off the infobox. Frankly, I have little time these days to address every detail, and keeping both Biden and Trump in the infobox will help signal their significance until an editor with more time can expand and refine the article’s coverage. LJF2019talk09:13, 14 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Opening sentence states "a global military campaign initiated by the United States", but it appears that the offensives have mostly been performed by the United States. Kenneth Kho (talk) 11:25, 17 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]
I agree, it appears upon closer look the lede does not adequately provide a summary of the body for a worldwide view, such as the current insurgency in trans sahara, and many others. Kenneth Kho (talk) 18:21, 17 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]