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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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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UCP usedDuring Iraq War
subject surface form: Universal Camouflage Pattern
ACUPAT usedInConflict Iraq War
northern Iraq wasConflictZoneIn Iraq War
subject surface form: Northern Iraq
RAMC notableTheatre Iraq War
subject surface form: Royal Army Medical Corps
Special Boat Service conflict Iraq War
Hard Choices topic Iraq War
this entity surface form: Iraq war
Operation al-Fajr conflict Iraq War
Operation al-Fajr partOf Iraq War
Freedom Next Time depicts Iraq War
Air Medal campaign Iraq War
Basra historicalEvent Iraq War
this entity surface form: Iraq War (2003)
SAS conflict Iraq War
subject surface form: Special Air Service
Military history of the Territorial Army includesEvent Iraq War
this entity surface form: Iraq War (2003–2011)
Obama's Wars mainSubject Iraq War
British expeditionary forces conflict Iraq War
subject surface form: British Expeditionary Forces
Fort Lewis usedDuring Iraq War
State of Denial subject Iraq War
RE engagedIn Iraq War