Iraq War - Encyc

Ongoing War in Iraq ?. The war consists of two parts: the removal of Saddam Hussein and his regime and the establishment of a peaceful democratic Iraq.

March 20, 2003 - present.

The war started with the invasion of Iraq by coalition forces ? after Saddam Hussein failed to comply with several United Nations resolutions ? imposed on it after the first Iraq War. However, the main impetus for the invasion was the September 11, 2001 terrorist attack ?. Although, Iraq had no involvement in the WTC attack, it drew attention to the destabilizing threat that Iraq posed particularly if it obtained weapons of mass destruction ?.

Known under the U.S. code name Operation Iraqi Freedom ?.

Part I The Road To War

UN Resolution
Weapons Inspection
No Fly Zone
Bombings
Oil for food
Sept 11
Return of Inspectors

Part II Invasion

Coalition
Protests

Part III Liberation

Battles
Search for WMD

Part IV Insurgence

Sectarian Violence
Al Qaeda

Part V Democracy

Constitution
Elections

Part VI Escalation

Hotbeds
Rise of Sectarian Violence

Part VII Troop Surge

Congressional Debates
Patreus Report
Current Situation

List of Pacification Operations

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