Outline of the Iraq War
{{Short description|Overview and topical guide}}
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.{{cite news |author=Patrick E. Tyler |date=21 March 2003 |title=A nation at war: The attack; U.S. and British troops push into Iraq as missiles strike Baghdad compound |page=B8 |newspaper=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2003/03/21/world/nation-war-attack-us-british-troops-push-into-iraq-missiles-strike-baghdad.html}}{{Cite web |last=Taddonio |first=Patrice |date=March 17, 2023 |title=The U.S.-led Invasion of Iraq, 20 Years Later |url=https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/frontline/article/iraq-war-invasion-anniversary-20-years-documentaries/ |website=PBS Frontline}} The conflict continued for much of the next decade as an insurgency emerged to oppose the coalition forces and the post-invasion Iraqi government. US troops were officially withdrawn in 2011.{{cite news |last=Denselow |first=James |date=25 October 2011 |title=The US departure from Iraq is an illusion |newspaper=The Guardian |location=London |url=https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/cifamerica/2011/oct/25/us-departure-iraq-illusion |access-date=10 February 2014}}{{cite news |last=Jaffe |first=Greg |date=18 December 2011 |title=Last U.S. troops cross Iraqi border into Kuwait |newspaper=The Washington Post |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/last-us-troops-cross-iraqi-border-into-kuwait/2011/12/17/gIQArEyX1O_story.html |access-date=19 December 2011}} The invasion occurred as part of the George W. Bush administration's war on terror following the September 11 attacks.{{cite news |last=Garamone |first=Jim |date=19 September 2002 |title=Iraq Part of Global War on Terrorism, Rumsfeld Says |publisher=American Forces Press Service |url=http://www.defenselink.mil/news/Sep2002/n09192002_200209194.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070929203848/http://www.defenselink.mil/news/Sep2002/n09192002_200209194.html |archive-date=29 September 2007}}{{Cite web |last=Marsi |first=Federica |date=March 19, 2023 |title=How the US and UK tried to justify the invasion of Iraq |url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/3/19/examining-justifications-us-invasion-iraq |website=Al Jazeera}}
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Overview of articles
= Top level overview articles =
= Major overview subdivisions =
- Prelude to the Iraq War
- Rationale for the Iraq War
- Occupation of Iraq (2003–2011)
- American occupation of Ramadi
- Iraqi insurgency (2003–2011)
- Anbar campaign (2003–2011)
- Fallujah during the Iraq War
- Execution of Saddam Hussein (2006)
- Iraqi civil war (2006–2008)
- Iraq War troop surge of 2007
- Withdrawal of United States troops from Iraq (2007–2011)
= Timelines =
= Years in Iraq =
Background to the Iraq War
{{Events leading to the Iraq War}}
= Historical background =
== Before 1990 ==
- 14 July Revolution
- Ramadan Revolution
- 17 July Revolution
- Iranian Revolution
- 1979 Ba'ath Party Purge
- Iran–Iraq War
- United States support for Iraq during the Iran–Iraq War
- British support for Iraq during the Iran–Iraq War
- Arms-to-Iraq affair (Scott Report)
- Iraqi chemical attacks against Iran
- Anfal campaign
- Iran–Contra affair
== 1990–2001 ==
- Gulf War (1990–1991)
- Iraqi invasion of Kuwait
- Nayirah testimony
- International sanctions against Iraq (1990–2003)
- Iraqi uprisings (1991)
- Iraqi no-fly zones conflict (1991–2003)
- Operation Provide Comfort
- United Nations Special Commission regarding Iraq's use of weapons of mass destruction (1991–1998)
- Oil-for-Food Programme (1995–2003)
- Oil-for-Food Program Hearings (2004–2005)
- Iraq Liberation Act (1998)
- 1998 bombing of Iraq
- September 11 attacks (2001)
- Motives for the September 11 attacks
- Aftermath of the September 11 attacks
- Authorization for Use of Military Force of 2001
- Patriot Act
- War on terror
- 2001 anthrax attacks
- War in Afghanistan (2001–2021)
- United States invasion of Afghanistan (2001)
Participants of the Iraq War
{{Main|Combatants of the Iraq War}}
= Multi-National Force – Iraq =
{{Main|Multi-National Force – Iraq}}
{{Further|United States Forces – Iraq|Joint Special Operations Command Task Force in the Iraq War|Task Force Viking}}File:U.S. Marines with Iraqi POWs - March 21, 2003.jpg escorting Iraqi prisoners of war to a holding area in the desert, 21 March 2003.{{Cite web |title=Defense.gov News Photos |url=http://www.defense.gov/photos/newsphoto.aspx?newsphotoid=4335 |url-status=usurped |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141219175611/http://www.defense.gov/photos/newsphoto.aspx?newsphotoid=4335 |archive-date=December 19, 2014 |website=U.S. Department of Defense}}]]
== March 2003 invasion forces ==
- {{Flagdeco|United States|variant=2011}} United States
- Foreign policy of the George W. Bush administration
- {{Flagdeco|United Kingdom|variant=2011}} United Kingdom (until May 2011)
- {{Flagdeco|Australia|variant=2009}} Australia (until July 2009)
- Al Muthanna Task Group
- {{Flagdeco|Poland|variant=2008}} Poland (until October 2008)
- Polish zone in Iraq
== Other contributors ==
- {{Flagdeco|Denmark|variant=2007}} Denmark (April 2003–2008)
- {{Flagdeco|South Korea|variant=2008}} South Korea (May 2003–2008)
- {{Flagdeco|Italy|variant=2006}} Italy (July 2003–2006)
- Plus Ultra Brigade (July 2003–2004){{Efn|Spain, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Honduras, and Nicaragua}}
- {{Flagdeco|Georgia|variant=2008}} Georgia (August 2003–2008)
- {{Flagdeco|Ukraine|variant=2008}} Ukraine (August 2003–2008)
- {{Flagdeco|Thailand|variant=2004}} Thailand (September 2003–2004)
- {{Flagdeco|Japan|variant=2006}} Japan (2004–2006)
= Iraq =
- {{Flagdeco|Ba'athist Iraq|variant=1991}} Ba'athist Iraq (until April 2003)
- {{Flagdeco|Ba'athist Iraq|variant=1991}} Coalition Provisional Authority (2003–2004)
- {{Flagdeco|Iraq|2011}} Republic of Iraq{{Efn|See § Governments of Iraq for more details}}
= Insurgent groups =
{{See also|Tactics of the Iraqi insurgency}}
== Ba'athist insurgents ==
== Sunni insurgents ==
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- Islamic Army in Iraq
- 1920 Revolution Brigades
- Jaish al-Rashideen
- Islamic Front for the Iraqi Resistance
- Hamas of Iraq
- Jeish Muhammad
- Mujahideen Shura Council (Iraq)
- Islamic State of Iraq
- Al-Qaeda in Iraq
- Jaish al-Ta'ifa al-Mansurah
- Jama'at al-Tawhid wal-Jihad
- Jamaat Ansar al-Sunna
- Ansar al-Islam in Kurdistan
- Black Banner Organization
- Wakefulness and Holy War
- Abu Theeb's group
- Salafi Army of Abu Bakr Al-Siddiq
- Mujahideen Army (Iraq)
- Jamaat Jaysh Ahl al-Sunnah wa-l-Jamaah
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== Shi'a insurgents ==
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- Special Groups (Iraq)
- Mahdi Army
- Abu Deraa's militia
- Badr Organization
- Islamic Supreme Council of Iraq
- Sheibani Network
- Soldiers of Heaven
- Asa'ib Ahl al-Haq
- Promised Day Brigade
- Kata'ib Hezbollah
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= Private militaries =
= Others =
Prelude
{{Main|Prelude to the Iraq War}}
= Rationale for invasion =
{{Main|Rationale for the Iraq War}}
File:Colin Powell anthrax vial. 5 Feb 2003 at the UN.jpg, holding up a model vial of alleged weaponized anthrax during a February 2003 presentation at the United Nations.{{Cite web |date=February 5, 2003 |title=U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell Addresses the U.N. Security Council |url=https://georgewbush-whitehouse.archives.gov/news/releases/2003/02/20030205-1.html |url-status=deviated |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030411134510/http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2003/02/20030205-1.html |archive-date=April 11, 2003 |website=The White House}}]]
- Colin Powell's presentation to the United Nations Security Council
- Human rights in Ba'athist Iraq
- Iraq and weapons of mass destruction
- Allegations of Iraqi mobile weapons laboratories
- Curveball (informant)
- Iraq disarmament crisis
- Iraqi aluminum tubes
- Iraqi biological weapons program
- Niger uranium forgeries
- Iraq War and the war on terror
- Mohamed Atta's alleged Prague connection
- Saddam–al-Qaeda conspiracy theory
- Wood Green ricin plot
Media and communications of the Iraq War
= Documents =
Articles are sorted chronologically.
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= Public relations, propaganda and disinformation =
{{columns-list|colwidth=20em|* 2003 State of the Union Address
- AFN Iraq (Freedom Radio)
- Azores Summit
- Committee for the Liberation of Iraq
- Embedded journalism
- Free speech zone
- Hearts and minds (Iraq)
- Mission Accomplished speech
- Office of Special Plans
- Operation Mass Appeal
- Pentagon military analyst program
- Pentagon rapid response operation
- Saddam Hussein's alleged shredder
- White House Iraq Group
- WMD conjecture after the 2003 invasion of Iraq
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= Slogans, symbols and neologisms =
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- Axis of evil
- "Baghdad Bob"
- "Chemical Ali"
- Coalition of the willing
- Freedom fries
- Friedman Unit
- Global arrogance
- Inverted totalitarianism
- Iraqi map pendant
- Khuy Voyne!
- Make Love Fuck War
- "Mrs. Anthrax"
- Old Europe and New Europe
- Photo Op (photomontage)
- Smoking gun / mushroom cloud
- Shock and awe
- Star Spangled Ice Cream
- "There are unknown unknowns"
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Battles of the Iraq War
{{Campaignbox Iraq War}}
All battles are sorted in chronological order.
= Invasion phase (2003) =
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- Battle of Umm Qasr
- Battle of Al Faw (2003)
- Battle of Basra (2003)
- Battle of Nasiriyah
- 2003 attack on Karbala
- Battle of Haditha Dam
- Battle of Kirkuk (2003)
- Battle of Najaf (2003)
- Battle of Samawah (2003)
- Battle of Karbala (2003)
- Battle of Al Kut (2003)
- Battle of Hillah (2003)
- Battle of the Karbala Gap (2003)
- Battle of Debecka Pass
- Battle of Baghdad (2003)
- Battle of Ain Sifni
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= First insurgency phase (2003–2006) =
{{Main|2003–2006 phase of the Iraqi insurgency}}
== 2003 battles ==
== 2004 battles ==
{{Main|2004 Iraq spring fighting}}
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- 2004 Fallujah ambush
- Defense of the Karbala City Hall
- First Battle of Fallujah
- Siege of Sadr City
- Battle of Ramadi (2004)
- 2004 Good Friday ambush
- Battle of Baghdad International Airport
- Battle of Husaybah (2004)
- Battle of Danny Boy
- Battle of Najaf (2004)
- Battle of the CIMIC House
- Battle of Samarra (2004)
- Second Battle of Fallujah
- Battle of Mosul (2004)}}
== 2005 battles ==
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- Lake Tharthar raid
- Battle of Abu Ghraib
- Battle of Al-Qa'im (2005)
- 2005 Hit convoy ambush
- Battle of Haditha
- Battle of Tal Afar (2005)
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= Civil war (2006–2008) =
{{Main|Iraqi civil war (2006–2008)}}
== 2006 battles ==
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- Battle of Baghdad (2006–2008)
- Battle of Ramadi (2006)
- Second Battle of Habbaniyah
- Battle of Diwaniya
- Battle of Al Rumaythah
- Battle of Amarah
- Battle of Turki
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== 2007 battles ==
== 2008 battles ==
{{Main|2008 Iraq spring fighting}}
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- 2008 Iraqi Day of Ashura fighting
- 2008 Nineveh campaign
- Battle of Basra (2008)
- 2008 al-Qaeda offensive in Iraq
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= Second insurgency phase (2008–2011) =
Economics of the Iraq War
Human rights and war crimes in the Iraq War
= Casualties =
== Estimates of Iraqi casualties ==
{{Further|Casualties of the Iraq War#Total Iraqi casualties}}File:Iraq Body Count project flags.png and American deaths respectively, sit in the grass quadrangle of The Valley Library on the campus of Oregon State University. (May 2008)]]
- Iraq Family Health Survey (2008)
- Lancet surveys of Iraq War casualties (2004, 2006)
- Iraq Body Count project (2003–2011)
- ORB survey of Iraq War casualties (2007, 2008)
= Chemical weapons =
= Disease =
= Ethnic and religious attacks =
Attacks are sorted in chronological order.
== 2003 attacks ==
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- 2003 bombing of Jordanian embassy in Baghdad
- Canal Hotel bombing
- Imam Ali Shrine bombing
- 27 October 2003 Baghdad bombings
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== 2004 attacks ==
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- 2004 Erbil bombings
- 2004 Ashura massacre
- 21 April 2004 Basra bombings
- 2004 Mosul bombings
- 2004 attacks on churches in Iraq
- Baghdad bombings
- 14 September
- 30 September
- 2004 Karbala and Najaf bombings
- 2004 Baqubah bombing
- 2004 Kufa mosque bombing
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== 2005 attacks ==
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- 2005 Al Hillah bombing
- 2005 Erbil bombing
- 2005 Musayyib bombing
- Baghdad bombings
- August
- September
- 2005 Balad bombings
- 2005 Khanaqin bombings
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== 2006 attacks ==
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- 5 January 2006 Iraq bombings
- 2006 al-Askari mosque bombing
- Buratha mosque bombing
- Sadr City bombings
- July
- November
- Hayy Al-Jihad massacre
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== 2007 attacks ==
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- Mustansiriya University bombings
- Baghdad bombings
- 22 January
- 3 February
- 12 February
- 18 February
- 29 March
- 18 April
- 26 July
- 1 August
- 2007 Al Hillah bombings
- 2007 Tal Afar bombings and massacre
- 2007 Iraqi Parliament bombing
- 2007 Karbala mosque bombings
- Massacres of Yazidis
- April 2007 Yazidi massacre
- Qahtaniyah bombings
- 2007 Makhmour bombing
- Abu Sayda bombing
- 2007 al-Askari mosque bombing
- 2007 al-Khilani mosque bombing
- 2007 Amirli bombing
- 2007 Kirkuk bombings
- 2007 Al Amarah bombings
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== 2008 attacks ==
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- Bagdad bombings
- February
- March
- June
- 2008 Balad bombing
- 2008 Karbala bombing
- 2008 Karmah bombing
- 2008 Dujail bombing
- 2008 Balad Ruz bombing
- 2008 attacks on Christians in Mosul
- Abdullah restaurant bombing
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== 2009 attacks ==
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- Bagdad bombings
- March
- 6 April
- June
- August
- October
- December
- April 2009 Baghdad–Miqdadiyah suicide attacks
- 2009 Taza bombing
- 2009 Kirkuk bombing
- 2009 Tal Afar bombing
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== 2010 attacks ==
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- Bagdad bombings
- January
- February
- April
- August
- September
- November
- Nationwide attacks
- 10 May
- 25 August
- 2010 Baqubah bombings
- 2010 Baghdad church siege
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== 2011 attacks ==
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- Bagdad bombings
- August
- October
- 2011 Tikrit assault
- 2011 Al Hillah bombing
- 2011 Samarra bombing
- 2011 Al Diwaniyah bombing
- 2011 Taji bombings
- 2011 Karbala bombing
- 2011 Basra bombings
- Nationwide attacks
- January
- August
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= Hostages and kidnapping =
== Hostage-taking and kidnapping by insurgents ==
== Hostage-taking and kidnapping by coalition forces ==
= Prisons and torture =
File:AbuGhraibAbuse-standing-on-box.jpg, standing on a box with wires attached to his hands.{{Cite web |date=May 2004 |title=Torture scandal: the images that shamed America |url=https://www.theguardian.com/gall/0%2C8542%2C1211872%2C00.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180516053845/https://www.theguardian.com/gall/0,8542,1211872,00.html |archive-date=16 May 2018 |website=The Guardian}}]]
- Iraq prison abuse scandals
- Abu Ghraib torture and prisoner abuse
- Camp Bucca
- Camp Cropper
- Camp Nama
- Invasion of Iraq prisoner escapes
- Iraq War prisoners of war (category)
- United States prisoners of war in the 2003 invasion of Iraq
- United States prison operations in the Iraq War
- Ghost detainees
- Wolf Brigade (Iraq)
== Torture methods ==
= Refugees and internal displacement =
= Targeted violence =
= War crimes by U.S.-led coalition forces =
War crimes are listed in roughly chronological order.
{{columns-list|colwidth=30em|* War crimes during the 2003 invasion
- April 2003 journalist killings by the United States
- Fallujah killings of April 2003
- Abu Ghraib torture and prisoner abuse (2003–2006)
- Killing of Manadel al-Jamadi (2003)
- Killing of Nadhem Abdullah (2003)
- Death of Nagem Hatab (2003)
- Killing of Baha Mousa (2003)
- Death of Abed Hamed Mowhoush (2003)
- Murder of Muhamad Husain Kadir (2004)
- Death of Fashad Mohamed (2004)
- Mukaradeeb wedding party massacre (2004)
- Haifa Street helicopter incident (2005)
- January 2005 Tal Afar shootings
- Basra prison incident (2005)
- Haditha massacre (2005)
- Mahmudiyah rape and killings (2006)
- Ishaqi massacre (2006)
- Hamdania incident (2006)
- Operation Iron Triangle (2006)
- July 12, 2007, Baghdad airstrike
- Nisour Square massacre (2007)
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== War crimes by the Iraqi Army ==
= Other human rights topics =
Law and the Iraq War
= Case law =
== UK case law ==
== US case law ==
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= Commissions, inquiries and reports =
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- Al-Sweady Inquiry
- Butler Review
- Church Report on detainee interrogation
- Graham/Talent WMD Commission
- Commission on Wartime Contracting in Iraq and Afghanistan
- Fay Report
- Hutton Inquiry
- Iraq Inquiry
- Iraq Study Group Report
- Iraq Intelligence Commission
- Iraq Historic Allegations Team
- Report to Congress on the Situation in Iraq
- Ryder Report (Detention and Corrections in Iraq)
- Senate Report on Iraqi WMD Intelligence
- Taguba Report
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== Unofficial commissions ==
= Courts-martial =
= International law =
= Resolutions, agreements and legislation =
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- Accountability and Justice Act (Iraq)
- American Service-Members' Protection Act (Hague Invasion Act)
- Authorization for Use of Military Force Against Iraq (US, 2002)
- Repeal of the 2002 AUMF
- British parliamentary approval for the invasion of Iraq (UK)
- Iraq oil law (2007)
- Iraq War De-Escalation Act of 2007
- Military Action Against Iraq (Parliamentary Approval) Bill (1999)
- Military Commissions Act of 2006
- U.S.–Iraq Status of Forces Agreement
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== De-Ba'athification ==
== United Nations Security Council resolutions (2003–2011) ==
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- S/RES/1472 (March 2003)
- S/RES/1476 (April 2003)
- S/RES/1483 (May 2003)
- S/RES/1490 (July 2003)
- S/RES/1500 (August 2003)
- S/RES/1511 (October 2003)
- S/RES/1518 (November 2003)
- S/RES/1538 (April 2004)
- S/RES/1546 (June 2004)
- S/RES/1557 (12 August 2004)
- S/RES/1618 (4 August 2004)
- S/RES/1619 (August 2005)
- S/RES/1637 (November 2005)
- S/RES/1700 (August 2006)
- S/RES/1723 (November 2006)
- S/RES/1762 (June 2007)
- S/RES/1770 (August 2007)
- S/RES/1790 (December 2007)
- S/RES/1830 (August 2008)
- S/RES/1859 (December 2008)
- S/RES/1883 (August 2009)
- S/RES/1905 (December 2009)
- S/RES/1936 (August 2010)
- S/RES/1956 (15 December 2010)
- S/RES/1957 (15 December 2010)
- S/RES/1958 (15 December 2010)
- S/RES/2001 (July 2011)
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= Saddam Hussein =
- Capture of Saddam Hussein (December 2003)
- Interrogation of Saddam Hussein (2003–2004)
- Trial of Saddam Hussein (2005–2006)
- Execution of Saddam Hussein (December 2006)
- Reactions to the execution of Saddam Hussein
Governments, elections and referendums of the Iraq War
= Governments =
== Governments of Iraq ==
{{Further|Transitional Administrative Law (Iraq)}}File:Baghdad Convention Center inside.jpg holding a meeting in the Baghdad Convention Center, December 2008]]
- Revolutionary Command Council (1968–2003)
- Coalition Provisional Authority (2003–2004)
- Iraqi Governing Council (2003–2004)
- Iraqi Interim Government (2004–2005)
- Iraqi Transitional Government (2005–2006)
- Federal government of Iraq (since 2006)
- Governments of Nouri al-Maliki (2006–2010, 2010–2014)
- 2006 Iraqi government formation
- 2010 Iraqi government formation
== Governments of the United Kingdom ==
- Premiership of Tony Blair (1997–2007)
- Premiership of Gordon Brown (2007–2010)
- Premiership of David Cameron (2010–2016)
== Governments of the United States ==
- Presidency of George W. Bush (2001–2009)
- Presidency of Barack Obama (2009–2017)
= Elections and referendums =
== In Iraq ==
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- 2005 Iraqi governorate elections
- 2005 Iraqi constitutional referendum
- Constitution of Iraq
- January 2005 Iraqi parliamentary election
- December 2005 Iraqi parliamentary election
- 2009 Iraqi governorate elections
- 2010 Iraqi parliamentary election
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== In the United Kingdom ==
== In the United States ==
Protests against the Iraq War
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Protests are sorted in chronological order.
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- Turn Your Back on Bush, 2002; 2005
- Halloween 2002 anti-war protest
- 15 February 2003 anti-war protests
- 20 March 2003 anti-war protest
- 2003 Port of Oakland dock protest
- Protests against the 2004 Istanbul summit
- 2004 Republican National Convention protest activity
- Million Worker March, October 2004
- January 20, 2005 counter-inaugural protest
- Bring Them Home Now Tour, August–September 2005
- September 24, 2005 anti-war protest
- Protests at the 4th Summit of the Americas, November 2005
- Self-immolation of Malachi Ritscher, November 2006
- January 27, 2007 anti-war protest
- March 17, 2007 anti-war protest
- 2007 Port of Tacoma protests
- September 15, 2007, anti-war protest
- Berkeley Marine Corps Recruiting Center protests, 2007–2008
- Winter Soldier: Iraq & Afghanistan, March 13–16, 2008
- March 19, 2008 anti-war protest
- George W. Bush shoeing incident, December 2008
- 2011 Iraqi protests
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= Anti-Iraq War groups =
Groups are sorted in alphabetical order.
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- 1984 Network Liberty Alliance
- About Face: Veterans Against the War
- A.N.S.W.E.R.
- Anti-War Coalition (South Africa)
- Anti-War Committee (Minnesota, USA)
- Antiwar (website)
- Appeal for Redress
- Cairo Anti-war Conference
- Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament
- Campaign for Peace and Democracy
- Campus Antiwar Network
- Central Committee for Conscientious Objectors
- Chicago Coalition Against War & Racism
- Code Pink
- Coffee Strong
- Community Peacemaker Teams
- Courage to Resist
- Crawford Texas Peace House
- Democracy Rising
- Diplomats and Military Commanders for Change
- Direct Action to Stop the War
- Food Not Bombs
- Friends of South Asia
- Global Peace and Justice Auckland
- Gold Star Families for Peace
- Human shield action to Iraq
- International Campaign Against Aggression on Iraq
- Iraq Peace Action Coalition
- Iraq Solidarity Campaign
- MoveOn
- National Campaign for Nonviolent Resistance
- National Network to End the War Against Iraq
- Not in Our Name
- Pitstop Ploughshares
- Pittsburgh Organizing Group
- Port Militarization Resistance
- Rock Against Bush
- Scotland Against Criminalising Communities
- September Eleventh Families for Peaceful Tomorrows
- Stop the War Coalition (UK)
- Students for a Democratic Society (2006 organization)
- Tent State University
- Theaters Against War
- Troops Out Now Coalition
- TrueMajority
- United for Peace and Justice
- Veterans for Common Sense
- Veteran Intelligence Professionals for Sanity
- War Resisters Support Campaign
- Win Without War
- The World Can't Wait
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Scandals and controversies of the Iraq War
Scandals and controversies are sorted in roughly chronological order.
= American scandals and controversies =
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- Dixie Chicks comments on George W. Bush
- WMD conjecture in the aftermath of the 2003 invasion of Iraq
- Plame affair
- Iraq War resisters in Canada
- Al Qa'qaa high explosives controversy
- 2004 Iraq document leak
- 2004 Baghdad refusal of orders
- Scott Thomas Beauchamp controversy
- MoveOn.org ad controversy
- Bush Six
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= British scandals and controversies =
= Other scandals and controversies =
- Iraq leak, Finland
- Hood event, Turkey
Views on the Iraq War
{{Main|Views on the 2003 invasion of Iraq}}
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- Criticism of the Iraq War
- International figures' positions on the 2003 invasion of Iraq
- International reactions to the prelude to the Iraq War
- Opposition to the Iraq War
- Protests against the Iraq War
- Public opinion in the United States on the invasion of Iraq
- United Nations Security Council and the Iraq War
- List of Iraq War resisters
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Aftermath of the Iraq War
= Aftermath in Iraq =
{{See also|Iraqi conflict}}{{columns-list|colwidth=30em|
- Iraqi insurgency (2011–2013)
- War in Iraq (2013–2017)
- War against the Islamic State (2014–present)
- American-led intervention in Iraq (2014–2021)
- Islamic State insurgency in Iraq (2017–present)
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= Memorials =
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- Afghan–Iraqi Freedom Memorial in Salem, Oregon, USA
- Al-Shaheed Monument in Baghdad, Iraq
- Arlington West and Arlington Southwest, USA
- Iraq and Afghanistan Memorial in London, England
- Lafayette hillside memorial, California, USA
- Northwood Gratitude and Honor Memorial in Irvine, California, USA
- Old North Memorial Garden in Boston, Massachusetts, USA
- Saving Iraqi Culture in Al-Mansour, Baghdad, Iraq
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Lists of the Iraq War
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- List of assassinations of the Iraq War
- List of aviation shootdowns and accidents during the Iraq War
- List of bombings during the Iraq War
- List of British casualties during the Iraq War
- List of British gallantry awards for the Iraq War
- List of British military installations used during the Iraq War
- List of charges in United States v. Manning
- List of coalition military operations of the Iraq War
- List of Iraq War documentaries
- List of Iraqi security forces fatality reports in Iraq
- List of private contractor deaths in Iraq
- List of United Nations Security Council resolutions concerning Iraq
- List of United States military installations in Iraq
- Most-wanted Iraqi playing cards
- U.S. list of most-wanted Iraqis
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See also
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- 2005 Al-Aimmah Bridge disaster
- American imperialism
- Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty
- Blackwater (video game)
- Bush Doctrine
- Dead checking
- Efforts to impeach George W. Bush
- Eyes Wide Open (exhibit)
- Green Zone and Red Zone (Iraq)
- Guantanamo Bay detention camp
- The Iraq War: A Historiography of Wikipedia Changelogs
- Neoconservatism
- "Outposts of tyranny"
- Post-9/11
- A Responsible Plan to End the War in Iraq
- Six Days in Fallujah
- Strategic reset
- Triangle of Death (Iraq)
- United States militarism
- Wolfowitz Doctrine
- Yo, Blair
- Environmental impact of the Gulf wars
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= Contemporaneous conflicts in Iraq =
References
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= Citations =
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External links
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- [https://www.pbs.org/newshour/world/a-timeline-of-the-iraq-war A timeline of the Iraq War] – PBS NewsHour (March 7, 2023)
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20140304001108/https://govinfo.library.unt.edu/cpa-iraq/regulations/ CPA Official Documents] – official documents of the Coalition Provisional Authority (CPA), archived at the University of North Texas
- [https://www.iraqbodycount.org/ Iraq Body Count website]
- [https://www.iraqbodycount.org/database/ Iraq Body Count database]
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