Iraq War

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Iraq War

Iraq War: The United States Armed Forces transfers control of Anbar Province to the Iraqi Armed Forces.

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When
Monday, September 1 200818 years ago
Category
Historical eventA dated happening — a battle, treaty, launch, discovery, disaster or decision — recorded on this calendar day.
Era
21st century · 2000s
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At a glance

Dates: 2003-03-20 – 2011-12-15.

Place: Iraq, Iraq.

Key figures / parties: United Kingdom, Iraq, United States, Poland, Spain, Dominican Republic, Albania, and Armenia.

What came before

Background Main article: Prelude to the Iraq War See also: Gulf War , Iraq and weapons of mass destruction , Iraqi no-fly zones conflict , and International sanctions against Iraq Following the Gulf War , the United Nations passed 16 Security Council resolutions calling for the complete elimination of Iraqi weapons of mass destruction. Iraqi officials harassed inspectors and obstructed their work, [ 1 ] and in August 1998, the Iraqi government suspended cooperation with the inspectors completely,

Timeline

Course of the war 2003 - Invasion See also: List of coalition military operations of the Iraq War , Iraq War order of battle , and Anbar campaign (2003–2011) Map of the invasion routes and major operations/battles of the Iraq War through 2007 Main articles: 2003 invasion of Iraq , 2003 in Iraq , and Timeline of the 2003 invasion of Iraq The first CIA team entered Iraq on 10 July 2002. [ 1 ]

What happened

The Iraq War, also referred to as the Second Gulf War, was a protracted armed conflict in Iraq from 2003 to 2011. It began with the invasion by a United States–led coalition, which resulted in the overthrow of the Ba'athist government of Saddam Hussein. During the US occupation of Iraq, the conflict persisted as an insurgency that arose against coalition forces and the newly established Iraqi government. US forces were officially withdrawn in 2011. In 2014, the US became re-engaged in Iraq,

September 1 through the years

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  3. 1973Celtic Sea
  4. 1974Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird
  5. 1981David Dacko
  6. 1982United States Space Force Combat Forces Command
  7. 1983Cold War
  8. 1985Titanic
  9. 2000Speakers' Corner, Singapore
  10. 2004Beslan school siege
  11. 2008Iraq War

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