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

2003

• Operation Ivy Needle Iraq

2005

• Start of Operation Restoring Rights Iraq

2008

• Iraqi leaders signed the Command and Control Memorandum of Understanding in a ceremony at the Anbar Governance Center in the Al Anbar Province, a step towards taking full control and responsibility for security from Coalition forces.
• Raid Report – August 26, 2008

Casualties on August 26:

• DENT, DARRYL THOMAS – August 26, 2003
• HUMLHANZ, BARTON RUSSELL – August 26, 2004
• SKINNER, NICHOLAS MALOY – August 26, 2004
• CAMPBELL, DAMION GARLAND – August 26, 2005
• DIESING, TREVOR JOHN – August 26, 2005
• JERAK, IVICA – August 26, 2005
• SHEA, TIMOTHY MAGNUS – August 26, 2005
• WEIMORTZ, DAVID GARDNER – August 26, 2006
• ZAYAS, EDGARDO – August 26, 2006
• CARNES, NICHOLAS RAY – August 26, 2007
• MORLEY, JOSHUA LYLE – August 26, 2007
• RAMIREZ, ROGELIO ANTONIO – August 26, 2007
• WILLIS, TRACY CLINT – August 26, 2007
• ALFONSO, CARLO ESCOTO – August 26, 2008
• CURTISS, KURT ROBERT – August 26, 2009
• HOGAN, DONALD JAMES – August 26, 2009
• DANIELS, DEVIN JAMES– August 26, 2011
• RICHMOND, COLBY LEE – August 26, 2011
• TOGI, JASON – August 26, 2013
• ROLAND, MATTHEW DAVID – August 26, 2015
• SIBLEY, FORREST BRENT – August 26, 2015
• ESPINOZA, DAVID LEE – August 26, 2021
• GEE, NICOLE LEEANN – August 26, 2021
• HOOVER, DARIN TAYLOR – August 26, 2021
• KNAUSS, RYAN CHRISTIAN – August 26, 2021
• LOPEZ, HUNTER – August 26, 2021
• MCCOLLUM, RYLEE JAMES – August 26, 2021
• MEROLA, DYLAN RYAN – August 26, 2021
• NIKOUI, KAREEM MAELEE GRANT – August 26, 2021
• PAGE, DAEGAN WILLIAM-TYELER – August 26, 2021
• ROSARIO PICHARDO, JOHANNY – August 26, 2021
• SANCHEZ, HUMBERTO ABIEL – August 26, 2021
• SCHMITZ, JARED MARCUS – August 26, 2021
• SOVIAK, MAXTON WILLIAM – August 26, 2021