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Jun 11, 2024 · Iraq War, conflict in Iraq (2003–11) that consisted of two phases: a conventionally fought war in March–April 2003, in which a combined force of troops primarily from the United States and Great Britain invaded Iraq and defeated Iraqi military forces, and a second phase consisting of a U.S.-led occupation of Iraq.
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The Iraq War ( Arabic: حرب العراق, romanized : ḥarb al-ʿirāq ), sometimes called the Second Persian Gulf War, [82] was a protracted armed conflict in Iraq from 2003 to 2011. It began with the invasion of Iraq by the United States-led coalition that overthrew the Ba'athist government of Saddam Hussein.
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Apr 5, 2023 · Iraq’s dictator was toppled, but no weapons of mass destruction were ever found. Instead of the promised democracy, the US war and its destruction scarred the country, its people and culture ...
Feb 13, 2024 · Learn about the political instability in Iraq, where it began, and the latest developments with the Center for Preventive Action's Global Conflict Tracker.
The UN ranked Iraq as the fifth most vulnerable country to global warming and climate change, and the environmental crisis in Iraq was steadily increasing in scope and severity.
Mar 20, 2023 · It has been 20 years since the US-led invasion of Iraq, Al Jazeera breaks down some of the war’s defining moments.