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

2003

• Start of Operation Iron Force in Iraq
• Start of Operation Iron Grip in Iraq

Casualties on December 25:

• BISKIE, BENJAMIN WALTER – December 24, 2003
• COOKE, ERIC FRANCIS – December 24, 2003
• SOELZER, CHRISTOPHER FRANK – December 24, 2003
• SPLINTER, CHRISTOPHER JON – December 24, 2003
• YASHINSKI, MICHAEL EMERSON – December 24, 2003
• ANDRES, JOSEPH JOHN JR – December 24, 2005
• MARAVILLOSA, MYLA LUMAYAG – December 24, 2005
• BIXLER, EVAN ABRAHAM – December 24, 2006
• MORRIS, STEPHEN LLOYD – December 24, 2006
• GAFFNEY, CHARLES PATRICK JR – December 24, 2008
• OKRAY, STEPHEN MICHAEL – December 24, 2008
• SMITH, CHRISTOPHER GLENN – December 24, 2008
• ZAPASNIK, STEPHEN GAGE – December 24, 2008
• CORZINE, KENNETH A – December 24, 2010
• MONDRAGON, ENRIQUE – December 24, 2012