Foreign Support of the U.S. War on Terrorism

Publication Date: July 2002

Publisher: Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service

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Research Area: International relations

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In response to the terrorist attacks against the United States on September 11, 2001, a number of countries and organizations pledged various forms of support to the United States in its campaign against the Al Qaeda network and the Taliban in Afghanistan. This report summarizes support for the U.S. war against terrorism from open source material. It will be updated as necessary. For additional information on the U.S. response to terrorism, as well as further country and regional information, see the CRS Terrorism Electronic Briefing Book at: [http://www.congress.gov/brbk/html/ebter1.html].