# Call of Duty: Modern Warfare Story Recap > Modern Warfare 4's saga ends with Price's revenge on Shepherd after Makarov's escape. - Title: Call of Duty: Modern Warfare Story Recap · IGN | Shortify - Summary: Modern Warfare 4's saga ends with Price's revenge on Shepherd after Makarov's escape. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 concludes with Captain Price avenging… - Keywords: call of duty, modern warfare, task force 141, captain price, alex keller, farah karim, al qatala, military operations, nuclear weapons, modern warfare 4, gaming, entertainment - Source: IGN — https://ign.com/articles/call-of-duty-modern-warfare-story-recap - Author: Simon Cardy - Published: 2026-10-10T12:00:00+00:00 - Read time: 2 min - Topics: call of duty, modern warfare, task force 141, captain price, alex keller, farah karim, al qatala, military operations, nuclear weapons, modern warfare 4, gaming, entertainment ## Modern Warfare 1 recap Call of Duty 2019's campaign introduces Task Force 141 led by Captain Price and CIA agent Alex Keller. > The opening mission, in which you play as CIA agent Alex Keller, details the theft of the gas ## Al-Qatala attack on London Al-Qatala terrorists attack Piccadilly Circus, bringing Kyle 'Gaz' Garrick into the story. > An Urzik-connected terrorist group called Al-Qatala attacks London's Piccadilly Circus ## Alex and Farah team up Alex Keller teams with Farah Karim to target Russian general Roman Barkov in Urzikstan. > Alex makes it his mission to help, and in turn, Farah will aid in recovering the stolen gas ## The Wolf captured Alex and a Marine unit capture Omar 'The Wolf' Sulaman from his hospital hideout. > Alex and a crack Marine unit successfully capture 'The Wolf' from his hospital hideout ## The Wolf's lieutenant attacks Jamal 'The Butcher' Rahar attacks the embassy to free his boss, Omar 'The Wolf' Sulaman. > Sulaman's lieutenant, Jamal 'The Butcher' Rahar, isn't very happy about this, though, so he attacks the embassy ## Hadir's betrayal Hadir, Farah's brother, steals the stolen gas and causes a massive explosion killing Al-Qatala and Russian forces. > Hadir deploys them in a massive explosion, killing both the Al-Qatala and Russian forces ## Hadir's revenge motive Hadir seeks revenge after a Russian invasion left him and his sister without parents 20 years ago. > 20 years prior, a Russian invasion left both Hadir and his sister without parents ## Sulaman killed Alex, Farah, and Price kill Omar 'The Wolf' Sulaman after a joint operation. > The team locates and kills Sulaman, leaving the terrorist group without its leader ## Urzikstan Liberation Force declared terrorist CIA declares Urzikstan Liberation Force a terrorist threat after Hadir's actions. > The Urzikstan Liberation Force is declared a terrorist threat by the CIA ## Alex defects to Urzikstan Alex Keller defects to Farah's group after the CIA declares Urzikstan Liberation Force a terrorist. > Alex isn't best pleased, to say the least, and opts to leave his nation behind and defect to Farah's group ## Gaz and Price track Hadir Gaz and Price search for Hadir after Alex defects to Urzikstan. > Gaz and Price are hot on the trail of Hadir, but, again, they don't find him ## Rahar captured Rahar, Sulaman's lieutenant, is captured after a questionable torture session. > Rahar, after a questionable spot of torture, reveals that Hadir's next target is Barkov ## Hadir's target: Barkov Hadir targets Russian general Roman Barkov after learning of his occupation of Urzikstan. > Hadir reveals where Barkov's chemical weapons operation can be found ## Barkov's factory Alex sacrifices himself to trigger explosives at Barkov's chemical factory. > Alex seemingly sacrifices himself to trigger the explosives that will bring the factory to the ground ## Barkov killed Farah kills Russian general Roman Barkov after Alex's sacrifice. > It's Barkov's turn to be not best pleased, but before he can complete a helicopter escape, Farah kills him ## Task Force 141 formed CIA creates Task Force 141 with first mission targeting Victor Zakhaev. > Laswell creates Task Force 141, with their first mission set to be hunting Victor Zakhaev ## Zakhaev in Warzone Victor Zakhaev is revealed to be using tunnels under Verdansk to hide from Task Force 141. > Zakhaev has been using tunnels under the city to stay hidden ## Zakhaev's nuclear threat Zakhaev threatens to launch a nuclear weapon before being shot by Price. > Zakhaev goes full Bond villain and threatens to launch a nuclear weapon, only for Price to shoot him ## Soap joins Task Force 141 John 'Soap' MacTavish joins Task Force 141 after completing his mission. > Another new member of Task Force 141, John 'Soap' MacTavish, then calls Price, completing the reboot's reassembling of the original trilogy's core cast ## Makarov's escape Makarov escapes from Warzone's gulag map after being rescued by Soap and Price. > Makarov is rescued from Warzone's gulag map. He's been serving a life sentence in the famous PvP arena ## Key takeaway Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 concludes with Captain Price avenging General Shepherd's betrayal by shooting him in the head.