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Outline of the Iraq War

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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.[1][2] 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 US troops were officially withdrawn in 2011.[3][4] The invasion occurred as part of the George W. Bush administration's war on terror following the September 11 attacks.[5][6]

Overview of articles

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Top level overview articles

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Changes in territorial control during the 2003 invasion of Iraq

Background to the Iraq War

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Historical background

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Before 1990

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1990–2001

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Major overview subdivisions

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Timelines

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Years in Iraq

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2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011

Participants of the Iraq War

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Main article: Combatants of the Iraq War

Multi-National Force – Iraq

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Main article: Multi-National Force – Iraq
Further information: United States Forces – Iraq, Joint Special Operations Command Task Force in the Iraq War, and Task Force Viking
 
United States Marines escorting Iraqi prisoners of war to a holding area in the desert, 21 March 2003.[7]

March 2003 invasion forces

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Other contributors

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Iraq

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Insurgent groups

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See also: Tactics of the Iraqi insurgency

Ba'athist insurgents

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Sunni insurgents

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Shi'a insurgents

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See also: Iranian involvement in the Iraq War

Private militaries

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Others

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Prelude

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Main article: Prelude to the Iraq War

Rationale for invasion

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Main article: Rationale for the Iraq War
 
US Secretary of State Colin Powell, holding up a model vial of alleged weaponized anthrax during a February 2003 presentation at the United Nations.[8]

Media and communications of the Iraq War

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Documents

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Articles are sorted chronologically.

Public relations, propaganda and disinformation

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Slogans, symbols and neologisms

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Battles of the Iraq War

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All battles are sorted in chronological order.

Invasion phase (2003)

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First insurgency phase (2003–2006)

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Main article: 2003–2006 phase of the Iraqi insurgency

2003 battles

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2004 battles

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Main article: 2004 Iraq spring fighting

2005 battles

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Civil war (2006–2008)

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Main article: Iraqi civil war (2006–2008)

2006 battles

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2007 battles

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2008 battles

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Main article: 2008 Iraq spring fighting

Second insurgency phase (2008–2011)

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Economics of the Iraq War

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Human rights and war crimes in the Iraq War

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Casualties

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Estimates of Iraqi casualties

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Further information: Casualties of the Iraq War § Total Iraqi casualties
 
White and red flags, representing Iraqi and American deaths respectively, sit in the grass quadrangle of The Valley Library on the campus of Oregon State University. (May 2008)

Chemical weapons

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Disease

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Ethnic and religious attacks

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Attacks are sorted in chronological order.

2003 attacks

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2004 attacks

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2005 attacks

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2006 attacks

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2007 attacks

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2008 attacks

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2009 attacks

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2010 attacks

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2011 attacks

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Hostages and kidnapping

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Hostage-taking and kidnapping by insurgents

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Hostage-taking and kidnapping by coalition forces

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Prisons and torture

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Infamous photo of Abdou Hussain Saad Faleh being tortured at Abu Ghraib prison, standing on a box with wires attached to his hands.[9]

Torture methods

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Refugees and internal displacement

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Violence

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War crimes by U.S.-led coalition forces

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War crimes are listed in roughly chronological order.

War crimes by the Iraqi Army

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Other human rights topics

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Law and the Iraq War

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Case law

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UK case law

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US case law

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Commissions, inquiries and reports

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Unofficial commissions

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Court-martials

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International law

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Resolutions, agreements and legislation

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De-Ba'athification

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Main article: De-Ba'athification

United Nations Security Council resolutions (2003–2011)

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Main article: List of United Nations Security Council resolutions concerning Iraq

Saddam Hussein

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Governments, elections and referendums of the Iraq War

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Governments

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Governments of Iraq

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Further information: Transitional Administrative Law (Iraq)
 
Parliament of Iraq holding a meeting in the Baghdad Convention Center, December 2008

Governments of the United Kingdom

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Governments of the United States

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Elections and referendums

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In Iraq

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Further information: Democracy in Iraq

In the United Kingdom

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In the United States

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Protests against the Iraq War

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Main article: Protests against the Iraq War
Further information: Criticism of the Iraq War
 
 
 
(1) Iraqi citizens protesting coalition forces in downtown Baghdad, April 2003; (2) anti-war protest in Seattle, USA, March 2007; (3) anti-war protest in Sheffield, UK, February 2005

Protests are sorted in chronological order.

Anti-Iraq War groups

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Groups are sorted in alphabetical order.

Scandals and controversies of the Iraq War

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Scandals and controversies are sorted in roughly chronological order.

American scandals and controversies

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British scandals and controversies

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Other scandals and controversies

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Views on the Iraq War

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Main article: Views on the 2003 invasion of Iraq

Aftermath of the Iraq War

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Aftermath in Iraq

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See also: Iraqi conflict

Memorials

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Lists of the Iraq War

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See also

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Contemporaneous conflicts in Iraq

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References

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Notes

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  1. ^ Spain, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Honduras, and Nicaragua
  2. ^ See § Governments of Iraq for more details

Citations

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  1. ^ Patrick E. Tyler (21 March 2003). "A nation at war: The attack; U.S. and British troops push into Iraq as missiles strike Baghdad compound". The New York Times. p. B8.
  2. ^ Taddonio, Patrice (March 17, 2023). "The U.S.-led Invasion of Iraq, 20 Years Later". PBS Frontline.
  3. ^ Denselow, James (25 October 2011). "The US departure from Iraq is an illusion". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 10 February 2014.
  4. ^ Jaffe, Greg (18 December 2011). "Last U.S. troops cross Iraqi border into Kuwait". The Washington Post. Retrieved 19 December 2011.
  5. ^ Garamone, Jim (19 September 2002). "Iraq Part of Global War on Terrorism, Rumsfeld Says". American Forces Press Service. Archived from the original on 29 September 2007.
  6. ^ Marsi, Federica (March 19, 2023). "How the US and UK tried to justify the invasion of Iraq". Al Jazeera.
  7. ^ "Defense.gov News Photos". U.S. Department of Defense. Archived from the original on December 19, 2014.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  8. ^ "U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell Addresses the U.N. Security Council". The White House. February 5, 2003. Archived from the original on April 11, 2003.
  9. ^ "Torture scandal: the images that shamed America". The Guardian. May 2004. Archived from the original on 16 May 2018.
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