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

2005

• Operation Able Warrior in Iraq

2007

• Start of Operation Hoplite in Iraq

Casualties on August 04:

• FONTECCHIO, ELIA PAIETTA – August 4, 2004
• NICE, JOSEPH LEE – August 4, 2004
• CLARK, THEODORE JR – August 4, 2005
• GARZA, DAMIAN JAMES – August 4, 2005
• HENDERSON, JOHN MCKENZIE JR – August 4, 2005
• SIMON, CHAD JEROME – August 4, 2005
• THOMPSON, NILS GEORGE – August 4, 2005
• BESTE, BRADLEY HARRY – August 4, 2006
• SEGURA, LEROY JR – August 4, 2006
• STOREY, CLINT JOSEPH – August 4, 2006
• HOLLIDAY, JARON DUVALL – August 4, 2007
• LAFLEUR, JASON KENNETH – August 4, 2007
• LONG, BRADEN JOSEPH – August 4, 2007
• MURCHISON, MATTHEW MICHAEL – August 4, 2007
• WAKEMAN, DUSTIN SCOTT – August 4, 2007
• JAMES, ERROL MELVIN – August 4, 2008
• LAWTON, GARRETT TUCKER – August 4, 2008
• HENRY, GARY MICHAEL – August 4, 2008
• HUTTON, TIMOTHY JOHN – August 4, 2008
• MENKE, JONATHAN D – August 4, 2008
• WILHELM, KEIFFER PRESCOT – August 4, 2009
• VAN AALST, JARED NEVILLE – August 4, 2010
• PETERSON, ANTHONY DEL MAR – August 4, 2011
• RAMSEY, WAID CHARLES – August 4, 2011
• BROWN, MILTON W – August 4, 2012
• JACKSON, FLANDO ELIX – August 4, 2016