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Bookmark or Share- Timeline of events: 20 years since U.S.-led invasion of IraqBAGHDAD (AP) — It’s been 20 years since the U.S.-led invasion of Iraq began. Here are some key dates from the invasion and following developments.
- Why did the US and allies invade Iraq, 20 years ago? - BBCAt 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 fought...
- Timeline: The Iraq War - Council on Foreign RelationsIn 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 illusory and a...
- Timeline of the Iraq War - WikipediaThe following is a timeline of major events during the Iraq War, following the 2003 invasion of Iraq. March 20: The United States begins the invasion of Iraq; coordinating a satellite-guided Tomahawk cruise missile strike on Baghdad. [1] . American, British, Australian, Polish, and Danish military operations begin; ground troops move into Iraq. [2]
- Iraq War - WikipediaThe Iraq War (Arabic: حرب العراق, romanized: ḥarb al-ʿirāq), also referred to as the Second Gulf War, [84][85] was a prolonged conflict in Iraq lasting from 2003 to 2011. It began with the invasion by a United States-led coalition, which resulted in the overthrow of the Ba'athist government of Saddam Hussein.
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