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The following outline is provided as an overview of, and topical guide to, the Iraq War . Iraq War – a protracted armed conflict in Iraq lasting from 2003 to 2011, which began with the invasion of Iraq by a United States-led coalition that overthrew the Iraqi government of Saddam Hussein.
The following is a timeline of major events during the Iraq War, following the 2003 invasion of Iraq . 2003. March 20: The United States begins the invasion of Iraq; coordinating a satellite-guided Tomahawk cruise missile strike on Baghdad. [1] .
Conquest of the Levant & Upper Iraq (634–638) Map detailing Rashidun Caliphate's invasion of the Levant. Muslim forces invaded the neighboring Eastern Roman Empire in 634 soon after the Conquest of Iraq in 633 during the reign of Caliph Abu Bakr . Damascus fell in September 634 and Emesa in March 635.
Apr 5, 2023 · The map below highlights where these violent conflicts occurred. ... 4,431 soldiers were killed in action and non-hostile events and 31,994 were wounded in combat during the Iraq War.
Mar 8, 2023 · A timeline of the Iraq War. World Mar 7, 2023 8:09 PM EDT. In March 2003, U.S. forces invaded Iraq vowing to destroy Iraqi weapons of mass destruction (WMD) and end the dictatorial rule of Saddam...
Mar 20, 2023 · 20 Mar 2023. Twenty years ago, the US and the UK announced that Saddam Hussein, the president of Iraq, was stockpiling weapons of mass destruction and supporting "terrorist groups". On March 19...
Aug 31, 2010 · March 20, 2003. An explosion in Baghdad, shortly before President Bush's announcement from the Oval Office of the "opening stages of what will be a broad and concerted campaign" to remove Saddam Hussein from power. Patrick Baz/Agence France-Presse. President Bush announces the start of a war against Iraq.
