AP Photo 1st Lt. Phillip Staten in the Air Assault School at Fort Campbell, Ky., rappels from a platform on Thursday, Sept. 20, 2001. Fort Campbell soldiers were among the first called to serve during the the Persian Gulf War in 1991. U.S. Weapons of War ï Special forces ï Fighter aircraft ï Bombers ï Cruise missiles ï Unmanned Aerial Vehicles ï U.S. military leaders Graphics: ï Potential U.S. partners • Military bases in the Middle East ï American troops mobilize ï Levels of mobilization

U.S. special forces lead the way
WASHINGTON — The disclosure that U.S. special operations forces have conducted missions inside Afghanistan in recent days suggests the Pentagon's attack plan is still evolving.

Allied warplanes strike at anti-aircraft sites in southern Iraq
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia – U.S. and British warplanes struck two artillery sites Thursday that were a threat to aircraft patrolling Iraq's southern "no-fly" zone, a U.S. Air Force spokesman said.

Taliban delivers message to bin Laden; rebel patrol pushes close to Kabul
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan – After days of saying it couldn't locate Osama bin Laden, Afghanistan's Taliban government said Thursday it had delivered a week-old message to America's prime suspect in the terror attacks on New York and Washington, asking him to leave the country voluntarily.

Wednesday, Sept. 26
ï U.S. hopes to avoid invasion by courting Afghan opposition
ï With war on the horizon, Afghan refugee crisis looms

Tuesday, Sept. 25
ï Pentagon renames campaign 'Enduring Freedom'
ï Pentagon calls another 1,940 reservists to active duty
ï Taliban increasingly isolated
ï Saudi Arabia severs ties to Taliban
ï British forces committed to aid U.S. strike
ï U.S. won't strike at Iraq

Monday, Sept. 24
ï Russia embraces U.S.-led effort
ï Bin Laden calls for defense of Pakistan | Text
ï America's tactics may mean partly secret war
ï Pakistan pulls diplomats from Afghanistan

Sunday, Sept. 23
ï Rumsfeld says unmanned aircraft missing
ï Fighting reported between Taliban, opposition
ï Saudis reject U.S. air base request

Saturday, Sept. 22
ï Unmanned plane shot down according to Taliban

Friday, Sept. 21
ï U.S. forces deploy for terrorism war
ï More warplanes headed to Gulf

Thursday, Sept. 20
ï U.S. Army ready for land combat
ï List of Air Force Reserve and Air Guard units mobilized

Wednesday, Sept. 19
ï Pentagon orders warplanes to Persian Gulf

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ï American troops mobilize