Iraq War - Wikipedia
The Iraq War (Arabic: حرب العراق, romanized: ḥarb al-ʿirāq), also referred to as the Second Gulf War, [84][85] was a prolonged conflict in Iraq lasting from 2003 to 2011. It began with the invasion …
Gulf War - Wikipedia
On 2 August 1990, Iraq, governed by Saddam Hussein, invaded neighboring Kuwait and fully occupied the country within two days. The invasion was primarily over disputes regarding …
Iraq War | Summary, Causes, Dates, Combatants, Casualties,
2024年11月23日 · Iraq War, (2003–11), conflict in Iraq that consisted of two phases. The first of these was a brief, conventionally fought war in March–April 2003, in which a combined force of …
Timeline: The Iraq War - Council on Foreign Relations
In March 2003, U.S. forces invaded Iraq vowing to destroy Iraqi weapons of mass destruction (WMD) and end the dictatorial rule of Saddam Hussein. When WMD intelligence proved …
Timeline of events: 20 years since U.S.-led invasion of Iraq
2023年3月17日 · In Iraq, the Islamic State group takes over Mosul, Fallujah, Tikrit and Ramadi with lightning speed, ultimately controlling about 40 percent of the country. A U.S. bombing …
The First Gulf War - Short History - Office of the Historian
Although Russia did not commit troops, it joined the United States in condemning Iraq, its long-time client state. The Department of State orchestrated the diplomacy for this grand coalition’s …
What happened when Iraq was invaded 20 years ago?
2023年3月20日 · 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 …
Iraq war: the U.S. invasion of Iraq | Britannica - Encyclopedia Britannica
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 …
Timeline: Iraq War - BBC News
2016年7月5日 · War on Iraq begins. The government of Saddam Hussein loses control over Iraq's capital Baghdad, with the advance of US forces into the centre of the city. Baghdad falls to US …
Twenty Years Later, First Iraq War Still Resonates : NPR
2011年2月24日 · The first Persian Gulf War ended on Feb. 28, 1991 — just five days after U.S.-led ground forces first confronted Iraqi troops on Kuwaiti soil, and just over a month after the …