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

2003

• Hikmat Mizban Ibrahim captured. He was the 8 of Diamonds in Iraq’s Most Wanted Deck of Playing Cards.

2007

• Operation School Supplies in Iraq

Casualties on April 18:

• GRADY, KATRINA RENEE – April 18, 2002
• CLAUNCH, HERBERT RONALD – April 18, 2004
• GANNON, RICHARD JOHN II – April 18, 2004
• SMITH, MICHAEL JAMES JR – April 18, 2004
• VALDEZ, RUBEN JR – April 18, 2004
• HUFF, SAM WILLIAMS – April 18, 2005
• THORNTON, STEVEN WILLIAM – April 18, 2005
• WEIKEL, IAN PATRICK – April 18, 2006
• MORALES, JASON MATTHEW – April 18, 2007
• OGLESBY, WADE JAMES – April 18, 2007
• ROJAS, MICHAEL MATHEW – April 18, 2007
• BROSH, BENJAMIN KEITH – April 18, 2008
• EAKES, LANCE OLIVER – April 18, 2008
• SIGLEY, RANDOLPH ALONZO JR – April 18, 2010
• PATTON, JAMES RICHARD – April 18, 2010
• MOSES, SONNY JADE – April 18, 2011
• BRADEN, MICHAEL CEAN – April 18, 2012