Iraq War

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The Iraq War was a major armed conflict that began in 2003 with a U.S.-led invasion to topple Saddam Hussein’s regime, followed by years of insurgency, sectarian violence, and international military involvement.

Aliases (19)

Operation Iraqi Freedom ×28
Iraq War (2003–2011) ×9
2003 invasion of Iraq ×8
Iraq War (2003) ×4
Iraq 2003 ×1
Iraq War (2003 invasion and aftermath) ×1
Iraq War (by Polish forces) ×1
Iraq War (post-2003 operations) ×1
Iraq War (post-2003) ×1
Iraq War (through 11th Marine Regiment) ×1
Iraq War and post-invasion reconstruction ×1
Iraq War occupation phase ×1
Iraq insurgency ×1
Iraq theater of operations ×1
Iraq war ×1
Iraqi insurgency ×1
Iraqi insurgency (2003–2011) ×1
Second Gulf War ×1
War in Iraq (2003–2011) ×1

Statements (65)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	armed conflict → international conflict → war →
aftermath	continued instability and violence in Iraq after 2011 → power vacuum contributing to rise of ISIS →
alsoKnownAs	2003 invasion of Iraq → Second Gulf War →
belligerent	Australia → Iraq under Saddam Hussein → Iraqi insurgent groups → Islamic State of Iraq (precursor to ISIS) → Kurdish Peshmerga forces → Poland → Shia militias in Iraq → United Kingdom → United States → al-Qaeda in Iraq →
casualties	hundreds of thousands of Iraqis killed → over four thousand U.S. military personnel killed →
cause	U.S. allegations of links between Saddam Hussein and terrorism → U.S. allegations of weapons of mass destruction in Iraq → policy of regime change in Iraq by the United States →
commander	David Petraeus → George W. Bush → Saddam Hussein → Tommy Franks → Tony Blair →
controversy	civilian casualties and human rights abuses → legality of the invasion under international law →
displacedPersons	millions of Iraqi refugees and internally displaced persons →
economicImpact	high financial cost to the United States → severe damage to Iraqi infrastructure →
endDate	2011-12-18 →
justificationClaimedBy	United States government →
keyEvent	2003 invasion of Iraq → 2007 U.S. troop surge in Iraq → Battle of Baghdad (2003) → First Battle of Fallujah → Iraqi civil conflict and sectarian violence (mid-2000s) → Iraqi insurgency (2003–2011) → Second Battle of Fallujah → Status of Forces Agreement between U.S. and Iraq (2008) → capture of Saddam Hussein →
location	Iraq →
mainTheater	Iraq →
mediaCoverage	extensive global news coverage and embedded journalism →
opponentOf	Saddam Hussein government →
opposedBy	France → Germany → Russia → many anti-war movements worldwide →
partOf	War on Terror →
politicalImpact	debate over intelligence failures regarding WMD → long-term U.S. domestic political controversy →
relatedTo	Gulf War → Syrian Civil War →
result	establishment of a new Iraqi government → occupation of Iraq by coalition forces → overthrow of Saddam Hussein → prolonged insurgency in Iraq → regional destabilization in the Middle East → rise of sectarian violence in Iraq →
startDate	2003-03-20 →
supportedBy	coalition of the willing →
UNResolutionInvoked	United Nations Security Council Resolution 1441 →

Referenced by (380)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
11th Armored Cavalry Regiment ("Operation Iraqi Freedom") → 11th Marine Regiment → 16th Combat Aviation Brigade → 1st Battalion, 1st Marines → 1st Battalion, 7th Marines → 1st Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division → 1st Combat Engineer Battalion → 1st Division (Australia) → 1st Marine Division → 1st Marine Division (United States) → 1st Ranger Battalion → 1st Reconnaissance Battalion → 1st Tank Battalion → 28th Infantry Division → 2nd Battalion, 1st Marines → 2nd Battalion, 4th Marines → 2nd Battalion, 5th Marines → 2nd Battalion, 7th Marines → 2nd Battalion, Parachute Regiment → 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division → 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing → 2nd Marine Division → 2nd Marine Tank Battalion → 3rd Battalion, 1st Marines → 3rd Battalion, 5th Marines → 3rd Battalion, 7th Marines → 3rd Battalion, Parachute Regiment → 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division → 3rd Infantry Division → 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing → 3rd Marine Division → 42nd Infantry Division → 4th Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division → 4th Infantry Division (United States) → 51 Squadron RAF Regiment → 555th Engineer Brigade → 6th Marines → 7th Infantry Division (United States) → 7th Marine Regiment → 7th Marine Regiment ("Operation Iraqi Freedom") → Armed Forces of Colombia → Armed Forces of Turkey → Army Air Corps → Australian Army ("Iraq War (2003–2011)") → Australian Army Aviation Corps → Authorization for Use of Military Force Against Iraq Resolution of 2002 → Battle for Basra (2003) → Battle of Al Amarah → Battle of Baghdad (2003) → Beau Biden → Belgian Armed Forces → Brian Burridge → British Army Air Corps → British Expeditionary Forces → Challenger 2 → Challenger 2 ("War in Iraq (2003–2011)") → Coalition Provisional Authority → David Petraeus → Fallujah → First Battle of Fallujah → I Marine Expeditionary Force → I Marine Expeditionary Force ("Operation Iraqi Freedom") → Int Corps → Iraq → Iraq ("Iraq insurgency") → Iraqi Army → Iraqi Interim Government forces → Iraqi Republican Guard → Italian Navy → John F. Kelly → John F. Sattler → John Reith → John W. Raymond → Joint Helicopter Command → Legión Española → Light Dragoons → Lisa M. Franchetti → Mil Mi-24 → Multinational force in Iraq → No. 1 Group RAF → No. 1 Squadron RAF → No. 11 Squadron RAF → No. 2 Group RAF → No. 2 Squadron RAF → No. 3 Squadron RAF → No. 41 Squadron RAF → No. 6 Squadron RAF → Operation Charge of the Knights → Operation Phantom Fury → Operation Telic → Operation al-Fajr → Parachute Regiment → Polish Air Force → Polish Navy → Queen’s Royal Hussars → Qusay Hussein → RAF Police → RAF Regiment → Romanian Air Force → Romanian Armed Forces → Romanian Land Forces → Ron DeSantis → Royal Air Force → Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve → Royal Armoured Corps → Royal Army Medical Corps → Royal Australian Air Force → Royal Australian Artillery → Royal Australian Regiment → Royal Marines → Royal Military Police → Royal Netherlands Army → Royal Tank Regiment → Saddam Hussein ("Iraq War (2003)") → Scots Guards → Shaibah Logistics Base → Silver Star → Spanish Foreign Legion ("Iraq War (post-2003)") → Special Air Service → Special Air Service → Special Boat Service → The Old Breed → Thomas F. Metz → Tommy Franks → U.S. 101st Airborne Division → Uday Hussein → United States 2nd Infantry Division → United States Seventh Fleet → V Corps (United States) → Warrior infantry fighting vehicle → Welsh Guards →	conflict
.50 caliber M2 Browning machine gun → ACUPAT → AGM-114 Hellfire → AN/MPQ-53 radar → AV-8B Harrier II → Army Combat Uniform → B-1B Lancer → BLU-109 → Bell UH-1 Iroquois → Boeing AH-64 Apache → Boeing B-52 Stratofortress → Bushmaster Protected Mobility Vehicle → F-16 Fighting Falcon → F/A-18 Hornet → F88 Austeyr → Humvee → Interceptor Body Armor → L86 LSW → Lieutenant (Australian Army) ("Iraq War (2003–2011)") → Light Armored Vehicle-25 → M1 Abrams → M1025 → M1026 → M1151 → M198 howitzer → M998 → Marine expeditionary force → Mk 84 bomb → Modular Lightweight Load-carrying Equipment → Panavia Tornado → Panavia Tornado GR4 → Paveway series guided bombs → RAF Fairford ("Iraq War (2003)") → RAF Tristar → Royal Navy ratings → SA80 assault rifle → Scimitar reconnaissance vehicle → Tomahawk cruise missile → Universal Camouflage Pattern → Westland Lynx →	usedInConflict
17th Field Artillery Brigade → 1st Commando Regiment → 2nd Commando Regiment → 2nd Marine Logistics Group → 3rd Ranger Battalion ("Operation Iraqi Freedom") → Australian Defence Force ("Iraq War (2003–2011)") → Commando Helicopter Force → Household Cavalry → II Marine Expeditionary Force ("Operation Iraqi Freedom") → Irish Guards → King’s Royal Hussars → MARSOC Raiders → Marine Raider Regiment → Navy SEALs → Royal Engineers → Royal Lancers → Royal Marines Commandos → Royal Regiment of Artillery → Royal Regiment of Artillery → Special Air Service Regiment → Special Reconnaissance Regiment → The Royal Regiment of Fusiliers → XVIII Airborne Corps ("Operation Iraqi Freedom") →	engagement
British Army → Fleet Air Arm → Gurkha units ("Iraq War (2003–2011)") → Polish Army → RE → Republic of Korea Army → Royal Australian Navy → Special Operations Command (Australia) → U.S. Army Special Operations Command ("Operation Iraqi Freedom") → United States Armed Forces → United States Army → United States Marine Corps →	engagedIn
All American Division → Armed Forces of the Netherlands → Armed Forces of the Republic of Poland → Hungarian Defence Forces → Kuwait Air Force → Paul M. Nakasone → Qusay Hussein → Territorial Army ("Iraq War (2003–2011)") → Tommy Franks ("Operation Iraqi Freedom") → U.S. Transportation Command ("Operation Iraqi Freedom") → USAR → United States Special Operations Command ("Operation Iraqi Freedom") →	participatedIn
160th SOAR ("Operation Iraqi Freedom") → 1st CEB → Air Force Reserve → British Armed Forces → Danish Army → Illinois National Guard → LAV-AT → Royal Air Force personnel ("Iraq War (2003–2011)") → The Cannon Cockers ("Iraq War (through 11th Marine Regiment)") →	conflictParticipation
Battle of Al Amarah → Coalition Provisional Authority ("Iraq War occupation phase") → First Battle of Fallujah → Operation Charge of the Knights → Operation Phantom Fury → Operation Telic ("2003 invasion of Iraq") → Operation al-Fajr → Second Battle of Fallujah → al-Qaeda in Iraq ("Iraqi insurgency") →	partOf
AMRAAM ("Operation Iraqi Freedom") → Beryl assault rifle ("Iraq War (by Polish forces)") → Mk 83 bomb → National Defense Reserve Fleet ("Operation Iraqi Freedom") → Nimitz-class aircraft carrier → SUSAT sight → United States Ready Reserve Force ("Operation Iraqi Freedom") →	usedIn
Camp Justice → Fort Lewis → Lockheed P-3 Orion → Lockheed U-2 → Nimrod MR2 → Universal Camouflage Pattern →	usedDuring
Royal Corps of Signals → U.S. Central Command → USASC → United States Army Signal Corps →	conflictInvolved
Lockheed C-130 Hercules → Royal Air Force units → Royal Australian Armoured Corps → United States Navy Reserve →	conflictInvolvement
1st Marine Regiment → 5th Marine Regiment → U.S. 82nd Airborne Division → U.S. 82nd Airborne Division ("Operation Iraqi Freedom") →	conflictParticipated
B-2 Spirit → General Atomics MQ-9 Reaper → M777 howitzer ("Iraq War (post-2003 operations)") → SCALP EG →	conflictUsedIn
Memorial Day → Overseas Contingency Operations ("Operation Iraqi Freedom") → Roll of Honour →	associatedWith
Air Medal → Distinguished Flying Cross → Military Cross →	campaign
1st Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion → Night Stalkers ("Operation Iraqi Freedom") → Raytheon Sentinel R1 →	conflictParticipatedIn
LAV-L → LAV-M → LAV-R →	conflictUse
Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party – Iraq Region ("2003 invasion of Iraq") → Iraq War ("2003 invasion of Iraq") → Iraq War ("Iraqi insurgency (2003–2011)") →	keyEvent
Disarming Iraq → Obama's Wars → The War You Don't See →	mainSubject
Patriot missile system → Rangers → United States Navy →	notableConflict
16 Air Assault Brigade Combat Team → Blues and Royals → Special Forces Support Group →	notableDeployment
11th Marine Regiment ("Operation Iraqi Freedom") → 1st Marine Regiment ("Operation Iraqi Freedom") → 1st Reconnaissance Battalion ("Operation Iraqi Freedom") →	notableOperation
Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad Zoo → In My Time: A Personal and Political Memoir → State of Denial →	subject
Royal Australian Army Medical Corps → al-Qaeda in Iraq →	activeIn
Iraq War ("Second Gulf War") → Iraq War ("2003 invasion of Iraq") →	alsoKnownAs
3rd U.S. Infantry Regiment (The Old Guard) → 5th Marine Regiment ("Operation Iraqi Freedom") →	battleHonors
2005 United Kingdom general election → New Hampshire Democratic primary 2004 →	campaignIssue
Conspicuous Gallantry Cross → Silver Star Medal →	campaigns
High Mobility Artillery Rocket System → Storm Shadow →	combatUse
CIA Special Activities Division → Coldstream Guards →	engagedInConflict
GWOT ("Iraq War (2003–2011)") → Global War on Terrorism →	includesConflict
GWOT ("Operation Iraqi Freedom") → Global War on Terrorism ("Operation Iraqi Freedom") →	includesOperation
2nd Ranger Battalion ("Operation Iraqi Freedom") → United States Army Rangers ("Operation Iraqi Freedom") →	notableEngagement
Democratic Party presidential primaries, 2008 → Republican Party presidential primaries, 2008 →	notableIssue
Decision Points → Hard Choices ("Iraq war") →	topic
RAF Akrotiri → RAF Waddington →	usedDuringConflict
110th United States Congress →	addressedIssue
Bush ("Iraq War (2003)") →	associatedWithEvent
Distinguished Service Cross →	awardedInConflict
Royal Scots Dragoon Guards ("Iraq 2003") →	battleHonour
2004 United States presidential election →	campaignMainIssue
Bronze Star Medal →	campaignOrService
The Shock Doctrine ("Iraq War and post-invasion reconstruction") →	caseStudy
National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific →	commemoratesConflict
Army Valorous Unit Award →	conflictApplicability
Combat Medical Badge →	conflicts
Presidential Unit Citation (United States) →	conflictUsage
Status of Forces Agreement between U.S. and Iraq (2008) →	context
Anderson Cooper →	coveredConflict
British press →	coveredMajorEvent
Freedom Next Time →	depicts
Iraqi Special Tribunal ("2003 invasion of Iraq") →	establishedAfter
Hegemony or Survival →	focusesOn
Chasing the Flame: Sergio Vieira de Mello and the Fight to Save the World →	focusesOnEvent
Third Balkenende cabinet →	foreignPolicyContext
Royal Dragoon Guards →	hasBattleHonoursFrom
Robert K. Brigham →	hasWrittenAbout
Arundhati Roy →	hasWrittenOn
The Paras →	historicalConflict
Basra ("Iraq War (2003)") →	historicalEvent
United States Infantry →	historicalInvolvement
Military history of the Territorial Army ("Iraq War (2003–2011)") →	includesEvent
Improved Outer Tactical Vest →	introducedInConflict
Operation Desert Fox →	isRelatedTo
George W. Bush 2004 presidential campaign →	issue
John Kerry 2004 presidential campaign →	keyIssue
Authorization for Use of Military Force Against Iraq Resolution of 2002 ("2003 invasion of Iraq") →	ledToEvent
2008 United States presidential election →	majorIssue
1st Marine Division ("2003 invasion of Iraq") →	notableBattle
George W. Bush ("Iraq War (2003–2011)") →	notableEventDuringTerm
Delta Force →	notableRole
Kathryn Bigelow →	notableSubject
Blackhorse insignia →	notableTheaterAssociation
Medal of Honor →	notableTheaterOfAwards
Royal Army Medical Corps →	notableTheatre
RGM-109 Tomahawk →	operationalUse
Wesley Clark 2004 presidential campaign →	opposedWar
Thomas F. Metz ("Operation Iraqi Freedom") →	participantIn
United States National Guard →	participatedInConflict
United States National Guard ("Operation Iraqi Freedom") →	participatedInOperation
Battle of Baghdad (2003) ("Operation Iraqi Freedom") →	partOfCampaign
Iraq disarmament crisis of the 1990s ("2003 invasion of Iraq") →	preceded
Taxi to the Dark Side →	setDuring
Megan Leavey →	setting
Royal Military College, Duntroon →	significantConflict
Military history of the United Kingdom →	significantEvent
Point Omega →	subjectMatter
Combat Infantryman Badge →	subsequentlyAwardedInConflict
Baghdad ("Iraq War (2003 invasion and aftermath)") →	sufferedEvent
U.S. 101st Airborne Division ("Iraq theater of operations") →	theater
2004 United States presidential election →	tookPlaceDuring
Megan Leavey →	warDepicted
Northern Iraq →	wasConflictZoneIn
Al Anbar Governorate →	wasMajorTheaterIn
U.S. Fifth Fleet →	worldWarInvolvement