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| The ''']''' began in 2003 and involved a two-phase conflict comprising an initial invasion of Iraq led by U.S. and UK forces and a longer, eight-year phase of occupation and fighting with insurgents. | |||
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| The ] that started with the 2003 to 2011 ] has seen several phases of insurgency and open conflict: | |||
| The ''']''' or ''War in Iraq'' (and ''conflict in Iraq'') is a colloquial reference to the overall series of different conflicts in Iraq, usually refering to one of the following: | |||
| * ], civil war mainly between sectarian militant groups and Iraqi forces and their respective allies | |||
| * ], the surge in violence involving the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) that occurred immediately following the end of the 2003 to 2011 Iraq War | |||
| * ], conflict with ISIL that began when the initial two-year-long insurgency escalated in December 2013 | |||
| * ], low-level ISIL insurgency following territorial defeat in Iraq in 2017 | |||
| Iraq War may also refer to: | |||
| * The ] in the Middle East, which began with the ] and ended with the defeat of ]'s government and the old ]. | |||
| * ] (1914–1918) | |||
| * The ], which is either part of the above "war" or else within the scope of ], which began with the ], and continues to the present. | |||
| ⚫ | * ] against the British | ||
| * ] (1941) | |||
| * ] (1990–1991) (referred to by some as the First Iraq War) | |||
| * ] (1991–2003) | |||
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== See also == | ||
| * ] | |||
| Other conflicts that may be intended include: | |||
| * ] | |||
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| * The '']'' (1980–1988) | |||
| * The ] (1990–1991), also known as the '''Persian Gulf War''' or the '''First Gulf War''' precipitated by the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait. | |||
| {{disambiguation}} | |||
| ==Other concepts== | |||
| Other concepts include: | |||
| * '']'', a book about the 2003 invasion of Iraq by British historian John Keegan, released in 2004. | |||
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Latest revision as of 23:42, 23 December 2024
The Iraq War began in 2003 and involved a two-phase conflict comprising an initial invasion of Iraq led by U.S. and UK forces and a longer, eight-year phase of occupation and fighting with insurgents.
The Iraqi conflict (2003–present) that started with the 2003 to 2011 Iraq War has seen several phases of insurgency and open conflict:
- Iraqi Civil War (2006–2008), civil war mainly between sectarian militant groups and Iraqi forces and their respective allies
- Iraqi insurgency (2011–2013), the surge in violence involving the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) that occurred immediately following the end of the 2003 to 2011 Iraq War
- War in Iraq (2013–2017), conflict with ISIL that began when the initial two-year-long insurgency escalated in December 2013
- ISIL insurgency in Iraq (2017–present), low-level ISIL insurgency following territorial defeat in Iraq in 2017
Iraq War may also refer to:
- Mesopotamian campaign (1914–1918)
- Iraqi revolt of 1920 against the British
- Anglo-Iraqi War (1941)
- Gulf War (1990–1991) (referred to by some as the First Iraq War)
- Iraqi no-fly zones conflict (1991–2003)
See also
- Battle of Baghdad (disambiguation)
- Gulf War (disambiguation)
- Iraqi Civil War (disambiguation)
- Military history of Iraq
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