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

2003

• Operation Tapeworm in Iraq
• Qusay Saddam Hussein (Husayn) is killed in standoff with the U.S. Army in Mosul. He is the Ace of Clubs in the Iraq’s Most Wanted Deck of Playing Cards.
• Uday Saddam Hussein (Husayn) is killed in standoff with the U.S. Army in Mosul. He is the Ace of Hearts in the Iraq’s Most Wanted Deck of Playing Cards.

2004

• Marines of the 22d MEU (SOC) pulled out of a Taliban stronghold in southern Afghanistan after completing one of the most successful offensive military missions since the start of Operation Enduring Freedom. The unit spent nearly four months in the militia-controlled provinces conducting both combat and civil military operations before beginning its retrograde out of the area. The Marines were expected to return to Camp Lejeune in mid-September.

2005

• The Marines of Marine Tactical Electronic Warfare Squadron 4 (VMAQ-4) started their journey home to North Carolina after a six-month deployment in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. The unit, referred to as the Seahawks, was the first EA-6B Prowler squadron to operate in Iraq. VMAQ-4 was replaced by VMAQ-1.

2007

• Operation Iraqi Home Protector in Iraq
• Operation Olympus in Iraq

2008

• Raid Report – July 22, 2008

Casualties on July 22:

• CLARK, JEFFERY LANE – July 22, 2003
• FETTIG, JON PAUL – July 22, 2003
• DANTZLER, TOREY JONTEAL – July 22, 2004
• REED, TATJANA – July 22, 2004
• FARGO, ADAM JOSEPH – July 22, 2006
• RUSSELL, BLAKE H – July 22, 2006
• SWANSON, CHRISTOPHER WILLIAM – July 22, 2006
• RESTREPO, JUAN SEBASTIAN – July 22, 2007
• ADAMS, SHAWN GALEN – July 22, 2007
• TWITTY, BOBBY LEE – July 22, 2007
• NEFF, RANDY LJ JR – July 22, 2009
• RIMER, JOSHUA JAMES – July 22, 2009
• CARAZO, MARIO DELOSANGELES – July 22, 2010
• WEIS, JAMES MATTHEW – July 22, 2010
• BERRY, RICHARD LIAM – July 22, 2012
• COLVIN, JULIAN LEE – July 22, 2012
• HORSLEY, JUSTIN LOUIS – July 22, 2012
• SALAZAR, BRENDEN NEAL – July 22, 2012
• MADDOX, ANTHONY RANEL – July 22, 2013