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

2006

• Operation Dealer in Iraq

Casualties on October 12:

• POWELL, JAMES EDWARD – October 12, 2003
• MARTINEZ, OSCAR AMILCAR – October 12, 2004
• MERVILLE, CHRISTOPHER ANDREW – October 12, 2004
• PINTOR, DENNIS LLOYD – October 12, 2004
• WEGER, MICHAEL SPENCER – October 12, 2004
• WYATT, DANIEL RICHARD – October 12, 2004
• ZOOK, IAN THOMAS – October 12, 2004
• FURMAN, DONALD DEVON – October 12, 2005
• GRIJALVA, JAMES TRAVIS – October 12, 2005
• HUNT, KENNETH E JR – October 12, 2005
• PONCE RUIZ, LORENZO – October 12, 2005
• DYER, SCOTT WILLIAM – October 12, 2006
• HAWKINS, GENE ANTHONY – October 12, 2006
• THACKER, NATHAN ZIRIAX – October 12, 2007
• JOHNSON, GEOFFREY GOLDEN – October 12, 2008
• POWELL, MATTHEW CHRISTOPHER – October 12, 2010
• TATHAM, MICHAEL REX – October 12, 2011
• MACPHERSON, THOMAS RAYMOND – October 12, 2012
• TIU, JOEL DEL MUNDO – October 12, 2012