
2003 invasion of Iraq - Wikipedia
The 2003 invasion of Iraq[b] was the first stage of the Iraq War. The invasion began on 20 March 2003 and lasted just over one month, [24] including 26 days of major combat operations, in …
Iraq War | Summary, Causes, Dates, Combatants, Casualties,
2025年2月25日 · Iraq War, conflict in Iraq (2003–11) that consisted of two phases: a conventionally fought war in March–April 2003, in which a combined force of troops primarily …
Why did the US and allies invade Iraq, 20 years ago? - BBC
At dawn on 20 March 2003, Operation Iraqi Freedom began with 295,000 US and allied troops invading Iraq across its border with Kuwait. 70,000 members of the Kurdish Peshmerga militia …
War in Iraq begins | March 19, 2003 - HISTORY
2009年11月24日 · President Bush and his advisors built much of their case for war on the specious claim that Iraq, under dictator Saddam Hussein, possessed or was in the process of …
Iraq War - Wikipedia
The war began on March 20, 2003, when the US, joined by the UK, Australia, and Poland, initiated a "shock and awe" bombing campaign. Following the bombings, coalition forces …
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 the 2003 invasion of Iraq - Wikipedia
This is a timeline of the events surrounding the United States-led invasion of Iraq in 2003. Coalition invasion route: The majority of US and British invasion forces approached Iraq from …
Iraqi Freedom, Operation (2003 War Against Iraq)
Iraqi Freedom, Operation (2003 War Against Iraq) K. LEE LERNER. After failed efforts to persuade the United Nations Security Council to endorse the use of force to disarm Iraq and …
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 …
War in Iraq, 2003 | National Museum of American History
2001年9月11日 · In 2003, America’s role as sole superpower was once again tested—in Iraq, the heart of the Middle East. Called “Operation Iraqi Freedom” an invasion was launched in March …