Iraq War

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armed conflict international conflict war

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.

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All labels observed (32)

Label	Occurrences
Iraq War canonical	989
Operation Iraqi Freedom	28
Iraq War (2003–2011)	20
2003 invasion of Iraq	11
Iraq War (2003)	7
Iraq War (post-2003 operations)	5
Iraq 2003	2
Iraq War (post-2003)	2
Iraq 2003–2011	1
Iraq War (2003 invasion and aftermath)	1
Iraq War (as individual and formed unit deployments)	1
Iraq War (as source of deployed units)	1
Iraq War (by Polish forces)	1
Iraq War (initial invasion phase)	1
Iraq War (through 11th Marine Regiment)	1
Iraq War 2003	1
Iraq War after 2003	1
Iraq War and post-invasion reconstruction	1
Iraq War occupation phase	1
Iraq campaign	1
Iraq campaigns	1
Iraq conflict	1
Iraq insurgency	1
Iraq theater of operations	1
Iraq war	1
Iraqi conflict (2003–present)	1
Iraqi insurgency	1
Iraqi insurgency (2003–2011)	1
Second Gulf War	1
U.S. occupation of Iraq	1
United States invasion of Iraq	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	Iraq War ⓘ surface form: 2003 invasion of Iraq Iraq War ⓘ surface form: Second Gulf War
belligerent	Australia ⓘ Iraq ⓘ surface form: Iraq under Saddam Hussein Iraqi insurgent groups ⓘ al-Qaeda in Iraq ⓘ surface form: Islamic State of Iraq (precursor to ISIS) Kurds ⓘ surface form: Kurdish Peshmerga forces Poland ⓘ Shia militias in Iraq ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ United States of America ⓘ surface form: 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	Iraq War self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: 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) ⓘ Iraq War self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: 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 ⓘ surface form: Saddam Hussein government
opposedBy	France ⓘ Germany ⓘ Russia ⓘ many anti-war movements worldwide ⓘ
partOf	Global War on Terrorism ⓘ surface form: 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 ⓘ

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Military history of the United Kingdom → significantEvent → Iraq War ⓘ

Special Air Service → conflict → Iraq War ⓘ

II Marine Expeditionary Force → engagement → Iraq War ⓘ

this entity surface form: Operation Iraqi Freedom

Special Reconnaissance Regiment → engagement → Iraq War ⓘ

United States Navy Reserve → conflictInvolvement → Iraq War ⓘ

Royal Engineers → engagement → Iraq War ⓘ

I Marine Expeditionary Force → conflict → Iraq War ⓘ

this entity surface form: Operation Iraqi Freedom

Army Combat Uniform → usedInConflict → Iraq War ⓘ

Saddam Hussein → conflict → Iraq War ⓘ

this entity surface form: Iraq War (2003)

Iraq disarmament crisis of the 1990s → preceded → Iraq War ⓘ

this entity surface form: 2003 invasion of Iraq

Rangers → notableConflict → Iraq War ⓘ

Royal Corps of Signals → conflictInvolved → Iraq War ⓘ

5th Marine Regiment → conflictParticipated → Iraq War ⓘ

5th Marine Regiment → battleHonors → Iraq War ⓘ

this entity surface form: Operation Iraqi Freedom

7th Marine Regiment → conflict → Iraq War ⓘ

this entity surface form: Operation Iraqi Freedom

11th Marine Regiment → conflict → Iraq War ⓘ

11th Marine Regiment → notableOperation → Iraq War ⓘ

this entity surface form: Operation Iraqi Freedom

1st Combat Engineer Battalion → conflict → Iraq War ⓘ

3rd Marine Division → conflict → Iraq War ⓘ

Parachute Regiment → conflict → Iraq War ⓘ

Paveway series guided bombs → usedInConflict → Iraq War ⓘ

1st Tank Battalion → conflict → Iraq War ⓘ

George W. Bush → notableEventDuringTerm → Iraq War ⓘ

this entity surface form: Iraq War (2003–2011)

Army Air Corps → conflict → Iraq War ⓘ

Operation Telic → conflict → Iraq War ⓘ

Operation Telic → partOf → Iraq War ⓘ

this entity surface form: 2003 invasion of Iraq

1st Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion → conflictParticipatedIn → Iraq War ⓘ

Armed Forces of the Republic of Poland → participatedIn → Iraq War ⓘ

RAF Regiment → conflict → Iraq War ⓘ

RAF Police → conflict → Iraq War ⓘ

Italian Navy → conflict → Iraq War ⓘ

1st Marine Regiment → conflictParticipated → Iraq War ⓘ

1st Marine Regiment → notableOperation → Iraq War ⓘ

this entity surface form: Operation Iraqi Freedom

M1 Abrams tanks → usedInConflict → Iraq War ⓘ

subject surface form: M1 Abrams

Lockheed C-130 Hercules → conflictInvolvement → Iraq War ⓘ

Storm Shadow cruise missile → combatUse → Iraq War ⓘ

subject surface form: Storm Shadow

Beryl assault rifle → usedIn → Iraq War ⓘ

this entity surface form: Iraq War (by Polish forces)

1st Reconnaissance Battalion → conflict → Iraq War ⓘ

1st Reconnaissance Battalion → notableOperation → Iraq War ⓘ

this entity surface form: Operation Iraqi Freedom

U.S. Central Command → conflictInvolved → Iraq War ⓘ

Baghdad → sufferedEvent → Iraq War ⓘ

this entity surface form: Iraq War (2003 invasion and aftermath)

Polish Navy → conflict → Iraq War ⓘ

2008 United States presidential election → majorIssue → Iraq War ⓘ

Australian Army → conflict → Iraq War ⓘ

this entity surface form: Iraq War (2003–2011)

11th Armored Cavalry Regiment → conflict → Iraq War ⓘ

this entity surface form: Operation Iraqi Freedom

Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve → conflict → Iraq War ⓘ

Medal of Honor → notableTheaterOfAwards → Iraq War ⓘ

U.S. Special Operations Command → participatedIn → Iraq War ⓘ

subject surface form: United States Special Operations Command

this entity surface form: Operation Iraqi Freedom