The following are events related to the Global War On Terrorism (GWOT) that took place on this day.
2004
- End of Battle of Najaf in Iraq. After three weeks of fighting in An Najaf, Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani brokers an agreement between the Iraqi government and Mahdi militia that disarms al-Sadr’s forces in the city, allowing coalition forces to refocus on the growing Sunni insurgency.
2007
- Start of Battle of Karbala in Iraq
- Operation Church in Iraq
2008
2021
- End of Operation Miracle in Afghanistan
Casualties on August 27:
- BELANGER, GREGORY ALLEN – August 27, 2003
- NAVEA, RAFAEL LUIS – August 27, 2003
- SHERMAN, ANTHONY LEE – August 27, 2003
- ALDRICH, NICKALOUS NEIL – August 27, 2004
- PEREZ, LUIS ALBERTO – August 27, 2004
- RAZANI, OMEAD HOSSEIN – August 27, 2004
- MARTINEZ, JOSEPH LARRY – August 27, 2005
- ALMAZAN, DAVID JIMENEZ – August 27, 2006
- BENSON, DARRY – August 27, 2006
- CROSS, KENNETH MICHAEL – August 27, 2006
- DOLAN, DANIEL GEORGE – August 27, 2006
- HANSEN, JEFFREY JOHN – August 27, 2006
- HILDRETH, SETH AARON – August 27, 2006
- JAZMIN, MOISES – August 27, 2006
- JONES, JOSHUA DARRELL – August 27, 2006
- LEE, QIXING – August 27, 2006
- NOVAK, SHAUN ALLEN – August 27, 2006
- SMITH, TRISTAN CALEB – August 27, 2006
- ARGONISH, JAN MICHAEL – August 27, 2007
- BALL, SCOTT ROWEN – August 27, 2007
- OFECIAR, HENRY SAN NICOLAS – August 27, 2007
- WILSON, THOMAS RANDOLPH – August 27, 2007
- NGO, TAN QUOC – August 27, 2008
- COOPER, DAVID KEITH – August 27, 2008
- WILDES, MATTHEW EVERETT – August 27, 2009
- COLEMAN, CHAD DEREK – August 27, 2010
- FEDDER, DANIEL LOUIS – August 27, 2010
- NOVAK, ADAM JACOB – August 27, 2010
- SWINK, JAMES MICHAEL II – August 27, 2010
- ROBERTS, MICHAEL CHRISTOPHER – August 27, 2011
- ANDERS, MABRY JAMES – August 27, 2012
- BIRDWELL, CHRISTOPHER JAMES – August 27, 2012
- WING, JESSICA MARIE – August 27, 2012