Question

Under which military operation did the United States launch cruise missile strikes against Al-Qaeda targets in Sudan and Afghanistan in \(1998\)?

• A. Operation Desert Storm
• B. Operation Allied Force
• C. Operation Infinite Reach
• D. Operation Enduring Freedom

Hint:

Remember:

• Operation Infinite Reach $\rightarrow$ 1998
• Targeted Al-Qaeda bases in: \[ \text{Sudan and Afghanistan} \]
• Conducted after U.S. embassy bombings in East Africa

Answer 1

The Correct Option is C

Concept: In response to the 1998 bombings of U.S. embassies in Kenya and Tanzania, the United States launched missile strikes against Al-Qaeda-linked targets.

Step 1: Identify the operation associated with the 1998 missile strikes. The U.S. military operation conducted in: \[ 1998 \] against Al-Qaeda targets in: \[ \text{Sudan and Afghanistan} \] was called: \[ Operation Infinite Reach \] Cruise missiles were launched against:

• Terrorist training camps in Afghanistan
• A pharmaceutical factory in Sudan suspected of links to chemical weapons production

Step 2: Eliminate the incorrect options.

• Operation Desert Storm was related to the Gulf War against Iraq in 1991.
• Operation Allied Force was NATO’s air campaign in Yugoslavia in 1999.
• Operation Enduring Freedom began after the September 11 attacks in 2001.

Therefore, the correct answer is: \[ \boxed{\text{Operation Infinite Reach}} \]