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

2004

• The JTJ became known as Tanzim Qaidat al-Jihad fi Bilad al-Rafidayn-commonly known as al-Qaeda in Iraq (AQI), when its leader, Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, allegiance to Osama bin Laden’s al-Qaeda network.

2007

• Operation Ohio II in Iraq

2014

• The commander of U.S. 3rd Army and Army Forces Central Command was designated the commander of the Combined Joint Task Force–Operation Inherent Resolve (CJTF-OIR).

Casualties on October 17:

• POPE, JERRY OREALL II – October 17, 2002
• WILLIAMS, MICHAEL LEON – October 17, 2003
• BUBB, DANIEL SCOTT RESNER – October 17, 2005
• HILDEBRANDT, CHAD ROBERT – October 17, 2005
• POSTON, CHRISTOPHER MICHEAL – October 17, 2005
• BOOTH, JOSHUA LOREN – October 17, 2006
• CULBERTSON, RUSSELL GRANT III – October 17, 2006
• DUMAS, JOSEPH CLAUDE JR – October 17, 2006
• FRIGO, NATHAN JOSEPH – October 17, 2006
• HAUPT, RYAN EUGENE – October 17, 2006
• LOUDON, CHRISTOPHER EVERETT – October 17, 2006
• PAULSEN, RONALD LEE – October 17, 2006
• SIZEMORE, GARTH DOUGLAS – October 17, 2006
• TAYLOR, NORMAN ROBERT III – October 17, 2006
• UNGER, DAVID MICHAEL – October 17, 2006
• WINEGEART, DANIEL WESTON – October 17, 2006
• MADERO, VINCENT ALEXANDER – October 17, 2007
• DAHL, MICHAEL ANTHONY JR – October 17, 2009
• VILLARREAL, JORGE JR – October 17, 2010
• LEEP, JAMES RONALD JR – October 17, 2011