Call of Duty: Modern Warfare Story Recap – What You Need To Know Ahead of MW4

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare, the reboot series, has presented a complex story across its three games, with key plot points occurring outside the main campaigns. This summary provides a succinct recap of the events leading up to Modern Warfare 4's release. The story begins with Task Force 141, an elite team led by Captain John Price (a separate individual from previous appearances).

The mission starts with Task Force 141, helmed by Captain Price, recovering a valuable gas used in chemical weapons creation. The mission begins with CIA agent Alex Keller stealing the gas, which leads to increased tensions between Russia and the West. The revelation of Al-Qatala's involvement in the theft and their attack on London brings CIA chief Kate Laswell into the mix.

Alex teams up with Price to locate and capture Omar "The Wolf" Sulaman, the leader of Al-Qatala. Instead, they capture Sulaman's lieutenant, Jamal "The Butcher" Rahar, who attacks the embassy. Alex and Farah team up to ambush Al-Qatala and return their captive. However, Hadir, Farah's brother and a former freedom fighter, steals the chemicals and detonates them, killing both Al-Qatala and Russian forces.

Hadir's motive is revenge for the Russian invasion that killed his parents 20 years prior. The story then shifts to the aftermath in the US, where Alex defects to Farah's group. In Saint Petersburg, Gaz and Price hunt for Hadir, capturing Sulaman's former right-hand man, Rahar. Hadir reveals Barkov's chemical weapons operation, leading the team to destroy the factory.

Alex sacrifices himself, but a later update reveals he only lost a leg. The story concludes with the creation of Task Force 141 and the introduction of Victor Zakhaev, a familiar character from the original Modern Warfare, as the next mission target.