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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: | 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: | ||
* The ] in the Middle East, which began with the 2003 Invasion of Iraq and ended with the defeat of Saddam Hussein's government and the old Iraqi army. | * The ] in the Middle East, which began with the ] and ended with the defeat of ]'s government and the old ]. | ||
* The ], which is either part of the above "war" or else within the scope of ], which began with the post-invasion period, and continues to the present. | * The ], which is either part of the above "war" or else within the scope of ], which began with the ], and continues to the present. | ||
==Other contexts== | ==Other contexts== | ||
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The Iraq War 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:
- The war of Iraq in the Middle East, which began with the 2003 Invasion of Iraq and ended with the defeat of Saddam Hussein's government and the old Iraqi army.
- The Iraqi insurgency, which is either part of the above "war" or else within the scope of sectarian violence in Iraq, which began with the post-invasion period, and continues to the present.
Other contexts
Other conflicts that may be intended include:
- The Iraqi uprising of 1920-22 against the British Mandate.
- The Anglo-Iraqi War (1941)
- The Iran-Iraq War (1980–1988)
- The Gulf War (1990–1991), also known as the Persian Gulf War or the First Gulf War precipitated by the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait.
Other concepts
Other concepts include:
- The Iraq War, a book about the 2003 invasion of Iraq by British historian John Keegan, released in 2004.
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