Iraq War
Qaeda claims wave of Iraq attacks that killed 56
Mar 20, 2013 03:55 EDT
Al-Qaeda's Iraqi affiliate said it was behind a wave of attacks that killed 56 people and wounded more than 220, in a statement posted on jihadist Internet forums on Wednesday.
Obama hails troops in muted Iraq war anniversary
Mar 19, 2013 17:08 EDT
President Barack Obama marked the tenth anniversary of the Iraq invasion on Tuesday by paying tribute to the sacrifice of US troops, but steered clear of the debate over the war's aftermath.
52 killed on eve of Iraq war anniversary
Mar 19, 2013 16:12 EDT
Attacks killed 52 in Iraq on Tuesday as some ministers began a boycott of government and officials delayed provincial polls, heightening tensions on the eve of the 10th anniversary of the US-led invasion.
Obama hails US troops on Iraq war anniversary
Mar 19, 2013 14:05 EDT
US President Barack Obama marked the tenth anniversary of the Iraq invasion on Tuesday by paying tribute to the "sacrifice" of US troops, but had few words for the Iraqi people.
World's largest embassy to be slashed by two-thirds
Mar 19, 2013 12:01 EDT
The US mission in Iraq -- the biggest in the world -- will slash its numbers by two-thirds by the end of this year from its peak figure of over 16,000, the American ambassador to Baghdad said.
At least 50 dead, 171 wounded in Iraq violence
Mar 19, 2013 06:16 EDT
A spate of attacks in Baghdad and central Iraq on Tuesday killed at least 50 people and left 171 wounded, security and medical officials said, updating an earlier toll.
Iraq delays polls in two provinces for security reasons
Mar 19, 2013 06:04 EDT
Iraq's cabinet decided on Tuesday to postpone provincial elections in two provinces that were scheduled for April 20 by up to six months over security concerns, the Iraqi premier's spokesman said.
Attacks on Iraq Shiites kill 23 ahead of anniversary
Mar 19, 2013 05:16 EDT
Attacks in Iraq on Tuesday killed 23 people on the eve of the 10th anniversary of the US-led invasion, which aimed to build a democratic ally in the heart of the region but instead sparked brutal unrest.
Attacks in Shiite areas of Baghdad kill 12: officials
Mar 19, 2013 02:42 EDT
A spate of car bombs and shootings mostly in Shiite areas of Baghdad on the eve of the 10th anniversary of the US-led invasion of Iraq killed at least 12 people on Tuesday, officials said.
Attacks in Shiite areas of Baghdad kill 12
Mar 19, 2013 02:25 EDT
A spate of car bombs and shootings mostly in Shiite areas of Baghdad on the eve of the 10th anniversary of the US-led invasion of Iraq killed at least 12 people on Tuesday, officials said.
Baghdad 'war correspondent hotel' gets makeover
Mar 19, 2013 00:28 EDT
Famous the world over for housing masses of foreign journalists during the US-led invasion of Iraq, the Palestine Hotel has since undergone a makeover and looks brand new. Now all it needs is customers.
Mixed feelings for general who led Australia in Iraq war
Mar 18, 2013 21:10 EDT
The general who led Australian troops in the Iraq conflict said Tuesday big mistakes were made by the United States in the post-Saddam Hussein era as he voiced mixed feelings about the war.
Six killed in Iraq attacks ahead of anniversary
Mar 18, 2013 15:55 EDT
Attacks north of Baghdad on Monday, including a car bomb detonated by a suicide bomber, killed six people just days ahead of the 10-year anniversary of the US-led invasion of Iraq.
Ten years on, Iraq war planners discredited
Mar 17, 2013 10:14 EDT
They were the men who were to remake the Middle East, but 10 years on, the alliance of politicians and neo-conservative thinkers who launched the Iraq war are a discredited band.
Car bomb kills 10 in south Iraq
Mar 17, 2013 08:11 EDT
A car bomb exploded near the outskirts of the south Iraq city of Basra on Sunday, killing 10 people and wounding 16, the head of the Basra provincial council security committee said.
Costly Iraq war left US no stronger in Middle East
Mar 16, 2013 23:48 EDT
The US-led invasion of Iraq overthrew a dictator, but 10 years on the war is seen to have destabilized the Middle East, exposed the limits of military power and left America no stronger than before.
Iraq a major arms buyer decade after invasion
Mar 16, 2013 15:24 EDT
Ten years after the invasion that toppled Saddam Hussein and smashed Iraq's military, the country has become a major buyer of military equipment, spending billions to rebuild its armed forces.
12 killed in Iraq ahead of invasion anniversary
Mar 15, 2013 15:27 EDT
Separate gun attacks north of Baghdad killed 12 security members -- eight soldiers and four militiamen -- Friday, a second deadly day in Iraq as it nears the 10th anniversary since the US-led invasion.
Gunmen kill eight Iraqi soldiers in north Iraq: officials
Mar 15, 2013 13:29 EDT
Gunmen shot dead eight Iraqi soldiers as they were on their way to report to their unit in a town north of Baghdad on Friday evening, security and medical officials said.
US spies learning lessons from Iraq WMD disaster
Mar 15, 2013 07:23 EDT
US spy agencies still live under the shadow of disastrous intelligence failures that paved the way for the Iraq war, and now face a crucial test as they track Iran's nuclear program.
Facts from the Wikipedia page:
| Iraq War (2003-present) | |||||||
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| Part of the War on Terrorism | |||||||
 Clockwise, starting at top left: a joint patrol in Samarra; the toppling of the Saddam Hussein statue in Firdos Square; an Iraqi Army soldier readies his rifle during an assault; an IED detonates in South Baghdad. | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
 Multinational Force - Iraq:
2003 Invasion Forces: | Insurgent groups:
For fighting between insurgent groups, see Civil war in Iraq. | ||||||
| Commanders | |||||||
 Jalal Talabani Nouri al-Maliki Massoud Barzani Abdul Sattar Abu Risha (K.I.A.) George W. Bush Barack Obama David Petraeus Tommy Franks Tony Blair Gordon Brown Sir Francis Richard Dannatt GCB KCB CBE MC
|  Saddam Hussein # ☠
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| Strength | |||||||
| Iraqi Security Forces 631,000 (Army: 254,000, Police: 227,000, FPS: 150,000) Coalition Forces ~300,000 invasion ~115,000 current [7] Peshmerga 50,000 invasion ~375,000 current Contractors* Turkish Armed Forces: ~3,000-10,000[11] | Iraqi Army: 375,000 (under Saddam Hussein)
Sunni Insurgents PKK: ~4,000[15] | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| Iraqi Security Forces (post-Saddam): 11,900 police/military killed 94 MIA/POW Coalition dead: 4,693[16][17] (4,375 US,[18] 179 UK,[19] 139 other) Coalition missing or captured (US): 1[17] Coalition wounded: 31,582 US, 315 UK[17][20][21][22] Coalition injured, deseased, or other medical:** 36,106 US, 3,283 UK[17][21][22] Contractors killed: 1,323[23][24][25] (US 244) Contractors missing or captured: 16 (US 5) Contractors wounded & injured: 10,569[23] Awakening Councils: Turkish Armed Forces: | Iraqi combatant dead (invasion period): 6,370-10,800[27][28]
Insurgents dead (post-Saddam): 22,180-23,693 Detainees: 8,300 (U.S.-held)[30] PKK: 537 killed (Turkish Claim) | ||||||
| Iraqi civilian deaths, Iraq Body Count project – December 2009: 94,349 – 102,949 [33] (lowest estimate)
Total deaths (all excess deaths), (Lancet) – December 2009: 1,366,350***[34][35][36] (highest estimate) For more information see: Casualties of the Iraq War | |||||||
| *Contractors (U.S. government) perform "highly dangerous duties almost identical to those performed by many U.S. troops."[9] ** "injured, diseased, or other medical" - required medical air transport. UK number includes wounded ("aeromed evacuations") ***Total deaths include all additional deaths due to increased lawlessness, degraded infrastructure, poorer healthcare, etc. | |||||||
| Date | March 20, 2003 – Present |
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| Location | Iraq |
| Status | Conflict ongoing
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