The following are events related to the Global War On Terrorism (GWOT) that took place on this day.
2003
- Muzahim Sa’b Hassan al-Tikriti captured. He was the Queen of Diamonds in Iraq’s Most Wanted Deck of Playing Cards.
- Huda Salih Mahdi Ammash (also known as Mrs. Anthrax) captured. She was the 5 of Hearts in Iraq’s Most Wanted Deck of Playing Cards.
- Zuhayr Talib Abd Al-Sattar captured. He was the 7 of Hearts in Iraq’s Most Wanted Deck of Playing Cards.
- Muhammad Mahdi Salih captured. He was the 6 of Hearts in Iraq’s Most Wanted Deck of Playing Cards.
2004
- Operation Yellow Stone in Iraq
2007
- Operation Chalons in Iraq
- Start of Battle of Bismarck in Iraq
Casualties on April 23:
- EDWARDS, SHAWN CHRISTOPHER – April 23, 2004
- KRAUSE, ELMER CHARLES – April 23, 2004
- WHITE, ROBERT CHARLES III – April 23, 2005
- DAVIS, ANTHONY JEROME JR – April 23, 2005
- KENT, AARON ANTRIM – April 23, 2005
- PRINCE, KEVIN WILLIAM – April 23, 2005
- DANIEL, JASON BRENT – April 23, 2006
- EHNEY, ROBERT WILLIAM – April 23, 2006
- LASSWELL, SHAWN THOMAS JR – April 23, 2006
- AVERY, JEFFREY ALAN – April 23, 2007
- GASPERS, KEVIN JOHN – April 23, 2007
- KING, JERRY RYEN – April 23, 2007
- KNOLL, GARRETT CHARLES – April 23, 2007
- LOCKER, KENNETH EDWARD JR – April 23, 2007
- MARSHALL, RANDELL TONY – April 23, 2007
- MOORE, WILLIAM CLINT – April 23, 2007
- PEARSON, BRICE ALLAN – April 23, 2007
- PETERSON, DALE GREGORY – April 23, 2007
- RODRIGUEZ, MICHAEL JOEL – April 23, 2007
- VAUGHAN, MICHAEL LOUIS – April 23, 2007
- BISHOP, JOHN THOMAS – April 23, 2008
- BLYSTONE, RONALD CARL – April 23, 2008
- CERVANTES RAMIREZ, GUADALUPE – April 23, 2008
- CUNNINGHAM, TIMOTHY WAYNE – April 23, 2008
- KUBIK, RONALD ALAN – April 23, 2010
- SANTORA, JASON ANTHONY – April 23, 2010
- BITNER, BENJAMIN FRANKLIN – April 23, 2011
- CALLAHAN, SEAN TIMOTHY – April 23, 2011
- CIARAMITARO, DOMINIC JOHN – April 23, 2011
- JUSTICE, JAMES ALAN – April 23, 2011
- VARNADORE, TERRY LEE II – April 23, 2011
- BLANCHARD, AARON ROY – April 23, 2013
- HESS, ROBERT JOSEPH – April 23, 2013
- MAZON, CARLOS – April 23, 2017
- OSORIO, MICHAEL TRAVIS – April 23, 2019