The following are events related to the Global War On Terrorism (GWOT) that took place on this day.

2003

• Barzan Ibrahim Hasan captured. He was the 5 of Clubs in Iraq’s Most Wanted Deck of Playing Cards.
• Samir Abd Al-Aziz captured. He was the 4 of Clubs in Iraq’s Most Wanted Deck of Playing Cards.

2004

• Battle of Husaybah in Iraq
• End of Operation Danger Fortitude in Iraq

2006

• Marines repelled an attack by Sunni Arab insurgents in Ramadi, Iraq, when the insurgents launched a coordinated assault against the city’s main government building and two U.S. observation posts. There were no U.S. casualties resulting from the 90-minute attack.

Casualties on April 17:

• RIVERO, JOHN TRAVIS – April 17, 2003
• CAMPO-SILES, MARVIN ANTONIO – April 17, 2004
• CARMAN, EDWARD WILLIAM – April 17, 2004
• GIBSON, CHRISTOPHER ALAN – April 17, 2004
• HARTMAN, JONATHAN NICHOLAS – April 17, 2004
• HENDERSON, ROBERT LEWIS II – April 17, 2004
• HENSON, CLAYTON WELCH – April 17, 2004
• MCGLOTHIN, MICHAEL ANTHONY – April 17, 2004
• MORGAN, DENNIS BRYAN – April 17, 2004
• VANLEUVEN, GARY FRANCIS – April 17, 2004
• KNOTT, JOSEPH LABIAN – April 17, 2005
• SIRKO, STEVEN FREDERICK – April 17, 2005
• LANGENBRUNNER, RICHARD PETER – April 17, 2007
• BROWN, JASON LOGAN – April 17, 2008
• INGRAM, MICHAEL KEITH JR – April 17, 2010
• ATIM, PAUL JED – April 17, 2011