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Bookmark or Share- Why did the US and allies invade Iraq, 20 years ago? - BBCOn 20 March 2003, US and allied forces invaded Iraq and toppled Saddam Hussein's regime. The US said Iraq had weapons of mass destruction and was a threat to international peace, but most ...
- Iraq Hosts Both U.S. and Iranian-Backed Forces. It’s Getting Tense.Feb. 7, 2024. For years, Iraq has managed to pull off an unlikely balancing act, allowing armed forces tied to both the United States and Iran, an American nemesis, to operate on its soil. Now...
- Iraq - WikipediaIraq, [a] officially the Republic of Iraq, [b] is a country in West Asia and a core country in the geopolitical region known as the Middle East. With a population of over 46 million, it is the 35th-most populous country. A federal parliamentary republic, it consists of 18 governorates.
- Iraq - The World FactbookIntroduction. Background. Formerly part of the Ottoman Empire, Iraq was occupied by the United Kingdom during World War I and was declared a League of Nations mandate under UK administration in 1920. Iraq attained its independence as a kingdom in 1932.
- Iraq War | Summary, Causes, Dates, Combatants, Casualties, & FactsIraq 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 from the United States and Great Britain invaded Iraq and defeated Iraqi military forces, and a second phase consisting of a U.S.-led occupation of Iraq.
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