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.

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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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Delta Force notableRole Iraq War
Authorization for Use of Military Force Against Iraq Resolution of 2002 ledToEvent Iraq War
this entity surface form: 2003 invasion of Iraq
Navy SEALs engagement Iraq War
Night Stalkers conflictParticipatedIn Iraq War
this entity surface form: Operation Iraqi Freedom
160th SOAR conflictParticipation Iraq War
this entity surface form: Operation Iraqi Freedom
Lieutenant General John F. Sattler conflict Iraq War
subject surface form: John F. Sattler
Lockheed U-2 usedDuring Iraq War
Mi-24 conflict Iraq War
subject surface form: Mil Mi-24
National Defense Reserve Fleet usedIn Iraq War
this entity surface form: Operation Iraqi Freedom
David Petraeus conflict Iraq War
Lieutenant General Thomas F. Metz conflict Iraq War
subject surface form: Thomas F. Metz
Lieutenant General Thomas F. Metz participantIn Iraq War
subject surface form: Thomas F. Metz
this entity surface form: Operation Iraqi Freedom
United States Ready Reserve Force usedIn Iraq War
this entity surface form: Operation Iraqi Freedom
XVIII Airborne Corps engagement Iraq War
this entity surface form: Operation Iraqi Freedom
RAF Fairford usedInConflict Iraq War
this entity surface form: Iraq War (2003)
Operation Phantom Fury partOf Iraq War
The Shock Doctrine caseStudy Iraq War
this entity surface form: Iraq War and post-invasion reconstruction
Seventh Fleet conflict Iraq War
subject surface form: United States Seventh Fleet
RA engagement Iraq War
subject surface form: Royal Regiment of Artillery
L86 LSW usedInConflict Iraq War
SUSAT sight usedIn Iraq War
2nd Marine Division conflict Iraq War
Legión Española conflict Iraq War
Australian Defence Force engagement Iraq War
this entity surface form: Iraq War (2003–2011)
F/A-18 Hornet usedInConflict Iraq War
Admiral Lisa M. Franchetti conflict Iraq War
subject surface form: Lisa M. Franchetti
British Army Air Corps (for some rotary-wing support in Iraq) conflict Iraq War
subject surface form: British Army Air Corps