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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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4 days ago · 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.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Kirkuk. The United States -led invasion [b] of the Republic of Iraq was the first stage of the Iraq War. The invasion began on 19 March 2003 and lasted just over one month, [26] including 26 days of major combat operations, in which a combined force of troops from the United States, the United Kingdom, Australia and Poland invaded Iraq.
- 20 March 2003 – 1 May 2003, (1 month, 1 week and 4 days)
- Coalition victory
Iraq war 20 years on: How invasion plunged country into decades of chaos. The BBC's Jeremy Bowen explains why Iraqis are still living with the consequences 20 years on.
Mar 20, 2003 · A chronological overview of the U.S.-led invasion and occupation of Iraq from 2003 to 2011, with key events, photos, and sources. Learn about the war's origins, outcomes, and controversies.
- Zachary Laub
Iraqi conflict. The Iraqi conflict is a series of violent events that began with the 2003 American-led invasion of Iraq and deposition of Iraqi president Saddam Hussein, the most recent of which is the ISIS conflict, in which the Iraqi government declared victory in 2017.
Iraq War, or Second Persian Gulf War, (2003–11) War in Iraq that consisted of two phases: a brief conflict in 2003 between Iraq and a combined force of troops largely from the U.S. and Great Britain; and a subsequent U.S.-led occupation of Iraq and protracted Iraqi armed insurgency against it. The trade embargo and weapons-inspection process ...
