Outline of the Iraq War
The following outline is provided as an overview of, and topical guide to, the Iraq War.
The Iraq War was a protracted armed conflict in Iraq lasting from 2003 to 2011, which began with the invasion of Iraq by a United States-led coalition that overthrew the Iraqi government of Saddam Hussein.[1][2] The conflict continued for much of the next decade as an insurgency emerged to oppose the coalition forces and the post-invasion Iraqi government. US troops were officially withdrawn in 2011.[3][4] The invasion occurred as part of the George W. Bush administration's war on terror following the September 11 attacks.[5][6]
Overview of articles
[edit]Top level overview articles
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Major overview subdivisions
[edit]- Prelude to the Iraq War
- Rationale for the Iraq War
- Occupation of Iraq (2003–2011)
- Iraqi insurgency (2003–2011)
- Anbar campaign (2003–2011)
- Fallujah during the Iraq War
- Execution of Saddam Hussein (2006)
- Iraqi civil war (2006–2008)
- Iraq War troop surge of 2007
- Withdrawal of United States troops from Iraq (2007–2011)
Timelines
[edit]Years in Iraq
[edit]Background to the Iraq War
[edit]Historical background
[edit]- Cold War
- Iraqi–Kurdish conflict
- British foreign policy in the Middle East
- United States foreign policy in the Middle East
Before 1990
[edit]1990–2001
[edit]- Gulf War (1990–1991)
- International sanctions against Iraq (1990–2003)
- Iraqi uprisings (1991)
- Iraqi no-fly zones conflict (1991–2003)
- United Nations Special Commission regarding Iraq's use of weapons of mass destruction (1991–1998)
- Oil-for-Food Programme (1995–2003)
- Oil-for-Food Program Hearings (2004–2005)
- Iraq Liberation Act (1998)
- 1998 bombing of Iraq
- September 11 attacks (2001)
- War on terror
- 2001 anthrax attacks
- War in Afghanistan (2001–2021)
Participants of the Iraq War
[edit]Multi-National Force – Iraq
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- Balad Air Base
- Multi-National Division – Baghdad
- Multinational Division Central-South
- Multi-National Division (South-East)
- Multi-National Force West
- Multi-National Security Transition Command – Iraq
March 2003 invasion forces
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United States
United Kingdom (until May 2011)
Australia (until July 2009)
Poland (until October 2008)
Other contributors
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Denmark (April 2003–2008)
South Korea (May 2003–2008)
Italy (July 2003–2006)- Plus Ultra Brigade (July 2003–2004)[a]
Georgia (August 2003–2008)
Ukraine (August 2003–2008)
Thailand (September 2003–2004)
Japan (2004–2006)
Iraq
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Ba'athist Iraq (until April 2003)- Coalition Provisional Authority (2003–2004)
Republic of Iraq[b]
Insurgent groups
[edit]Ba'athist insurgents
[edit]Sunni insurgents
[edit]- Islamic Army in Iraq
- 1920 Revolution Brigades
- Jaish al-Rashideen
- Islamic Front for the Iraqi Resistance
- Hamas of Iraq
- Jaysh Muhammad al-Fatih
- Mujahideen Shura Council (Iraq)
- Islamic State of Iraq
- Jama'at al-Tawhid wal-Jihad
- Jamaat Ansar al-Sunna
- Ansar al-Islam in Kurdistan
- Black Banner Organization
- Wakefulness and Holy War
- Abu Theeb's group
- Salafi Army of Abu Bakr Al-Siddiq
- Mujahideen Army (Iraq)
- Jamaat Jaysh Ahl al-Sunnah wa-l-Jamaah
Shi'a insurgents
[edit]Private militaries
[edit]Others
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Prelude
[edit]- Failed Iraqi peace initiatives
- United Nations Security Council Resolution 1441
- 2003 United States–British–Spanish Draft Resolution on Iraq
Rationale for invasion
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Media and communications of the Iraq War
[edit]Documents
[edit]Articles are sorted chronologically.
Public relations, propaganda and disinformation
[edit]- 2003 State of the Union Address
- AFN Iraq (Freedom Radio)
- Azores Summit
- Committee for the Liberation of Iraq
- Embedded journalism
- Free speech zone
- Hearts and minds (Iraq)
- Mission Accomplished speech
- Office of Special Plans
- Operation Mass Appeal
- Pentagon military analyst program
- Pentagon rapid response operation
- Saddam Hussein's alleged shredder
- White House Iraq Group
- WMD conjecture after the 2003 invasion of Iraq
Slogans, symbols and neologisms
[edit]- Axis of evil
- "Baghdad Bob"
- "Chemical Ali"
- Coalition of the willing
- Freedom fries
- Friedman Unit
- Global arrogance
- Inverted totalitarianism
- Iraqi map pendant
- Khuy Voyne!
- Make Love Fuck War
- "Mrs. Anthrax"
- Old Europe and New Europe
- Photo Op (photomontage)
- Smoking gun / mushroom cloud
- Shock and awe
- Star Spangled Ice Cream
- "There are unknown unknowns"
Battles of the Iraq War
[edit]All battles are sorted in chronological order.
Invasion phase (2003)
[edit]- Battle of Umm Qasr
- Battle of Al Faw (2003)
- Battle of Basra (2003)
- Battle of Nasiriyah
- 2003 attack on Karbala
- Battle of Haditha Dam
- Battle of Najaf (2003)
- Battle of Samawah
- Battle of Karbala (2003)
- Battle of Kut (2003)
- Battle of Hillah (2003)
- Battle of the Karbala Gap (2003)
- Battle of Debecka Pass
- Battle of Baghdad (2003)
First insurgency phase (2003–2006)
[edit]2003 battles
[edit]2004 battles
[edit]- 2004 Fallujah ambush
- Defense of the Karbala City Hall
- First Battle of Fallujah
- Siege of Sadr City
- Battle of Ramadi (2004)
- 2004 Good Friday ambush
- Battle of Baghdad International Airport
- Battle of Husaybah (2004)
- Battle of Danny Boy
- Battle of Najaf (2004)
- Battle of the CIMIC House
- Battle of Samarra (2004)
- Second Battle of Fallujah
- Battle of Mosul (2004)
2005 battles
[edit]Civil war (2006–2008)
[edit]2006 battles
[edit]2007 battles
[edit]2008 battles
[edit]Second insurgency phase (2008–2011)
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Economics of the Iraq War
[edit]Human rights and war crimes in the Iraq War
[edit]Casualties
[edit]Estimates of Iraqi casualties
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- Iraq Family Health Survey (2008)
- Lancet surveys of Iraq War casualties (2004, 2006)
- Iraq Body Count project (2003–2011)
- ORB survey of Iraq War casualties (2007, 2008)
Chemical weapons
[edit]Disease
[edit]Ethnic and religious attacks
[edit]Attacks are sorted in chronological order.
2003 attacks
[edit]2004 attacks
[edit]2005 attacks
[edit]2006 attacks
[edit]2007 attacks
[edit]- Mustansiriya University bombings
- Baghdad bombings
- 2007 Al Hillah bombings
- 2007 Tal Afar bombings and massacre
- 2007 Iraqi Parliament bombing
- 2007 Karbala mosque bombings
- Massacres of Yazidis
- 2007 Makhmour bombing
- Abu Sayda chlorine bombing
- 2007 al-Askari mosque bombing
- 2007 al-Khilani mosque bombing
- 2007 Amirli bombing
- 2007 Kirkuk bombings
- 2007 Al Amarah bombings
2008 attacks
[edit]2009 attacks
[edit]2010 attacks
[edit]- Bagdad bombings
- Nationwide attacks
- 2010 Baqubah bombings
- 2010 Baghdad church siege
2011 attacks
[edit]- Bagdad bombings
- 2011 Tikrit assault
- 2011 Al Hillah bombing
- 2011 Samarra bombing
- 2011 Al Diwaniyah bombing
- 2011 Taji bombings
- 2011 Karbala bombing
- 2011 Basra bombings
- Nationwide attacks
Hostages and kidnapping
[edit]Hostage-taking and kidnapping by insurgents
[edit]Hostage-taking and kidnapping by coalition forces
[edit]Prisons and torture
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- Iraq prison abuse scandals
- Invasion of Iraq prisoner escapes
- Iraq War prisoners of war (category)
- United States prison operations in the Iraq War
- Wolf Brigade (Iraq)
Torture methods
[edit]Refugees and internal displacement
[edit]Targeted violence
[edit]War crimes by U.S.-led coalition forces
[edit]War crimes are listed in roughly chronological order.
- War crimes during the 2003 invasion
- Abu Ghraib torture and prisoner abuse (2003–2006)
- Killing of Manadel al-Jamadi (2003)
- Death of Nadhem Abdullah (2003)
- Death of Nagem Hatab (2003)
- Killing of Baha Mousa (2003)
- Death of Abed Hamed Mowhoush (2003)
- Killing of Muhamad Husain Kadir (2004)
- Death of Fashad Mohamed (2004)
- Mukaradeeb wedding party massacre (2004)
- Haifa Street helicopter incident (2005)
- January 2005 Tal Afar shootings
- Basra prison incident (2005)
- Haditha massacre (2005)
- Mahmudiyah rape and killings (2006)
- Ishaqi massacre (2006)
- Hamdania incident (2006)
- Operation Iron Triangle (2006)
- July 12, 2007, Baghdad airstrike
- Nisour Square massacre (2007)
War crimes by the Iraqi Army
[edit]Other human rights topics
[edit]Law and the Iraq War
[edit]Case law
[edit]UK case law
[edit]US case law
[edit]Commissions, inquiries and reports
[edit]- Al-Sweady Inquiry
- Butler Review
- Church Report on detainee interrogation
- Graham/Talent WMD Commission
- Commission on Wartime Contracting in Iraq and Afghanistan
- Fay Report
- Hutton Inquiry
- Iraq Inquiry
- Iraq Study Group Report
- Iraq Intelligence Commission
- Iraq Historic Allegations Team
- Report to Congress on the Situation in Iraq
- Ryder Report (Detention and Corrections in Iraq)
- Senate Report on Iraqi WMD Intelligence
- Taguba Report
Unofficial commissions
[edit]Courts-martial
[edit]International law
[edit]Resolutions, agreements and legislation
[edit]- Accountability and Justice Act (Iraq)
- American Service-Members' Protection Act (Hague Invasion Act)
- Authorization for Use of Military Force Against Iraq (US, 2002)
- British parliamentary approval for the invasion of Iraq (UK)
- Iraq Oil Law
- Iraq War De-Escalation Act of 2007
- Military Action Against Iraq (Parliamentary Approval) Bill (1999)
- Military Commissions Act of 2006
- U.S.–Iraq Status of Forces Agreement
De-Ba'athification
[edit]United Nations Security Council resolutions (2003–2011)
[edit]- S/RES/1472 (March 2003)
- S/RES/1476 (April 2003)
- S/RES/1483 (May 2003)
- S/RES/1490 (July 2003)
- S/RES/1500 (August 2003)
- S/RES/1511 (October 2003)
- S/RES/1518 (November 2003)
- S/RES/1538 (April 2004)
- S/RES/1546 (June 2004)
- S/RES/1557 (12 August 2004)
- S/RES/1618 (4 August 2004)
- S/RES/1619 (August 2005)
- S/RES/1637 (November 2005)
- S/RES/1700 (August 2006)
- S/RES/1723 (November 2006)
- S/RES/1762 (June 2007)
- S/RES/1770 (August 2007)
- S/RES/1790 (December 2007)
- S/RES/1830 (August 2008)
- S/RES/1859 (December 2008)
- S/RES/1883 (August 2009)
- S/RES/1905 (December 2009)
- S/RES/1936 (August 2010)
- S/RES/1956 (15 December 2010)
- S/RES/1957 (15 December 2010)
- S/RES/1958 (15 December 2010)
- S/RES/2001 (July 2011)
Saddam Hussein
[edit]- Capture of Saddam Hussein (December 2003)
- Interrogation of Saddam Hussein (2003–2004)
- Trial of Saddam Hussein (2005–2006)
- Execution of Saddam Hussein (December 2006)
Governments, elections and referendums of the Iraq War
[edit]Governments
[edit]Governments of Iraq
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- Revolutionary Command Council (1968–2003)
- Coalition Provisional Authority (2003–2004)
- Iraqi Governing Council (2003–2004)
- Iraqi Interim Government (2004–2005)
- Iraqi Transitional Government (2005–2006)
- Federal government of Iraq (since 2006)
Governments of the United Kingdom
[edit]- Premiership of Tony Blair (1997–2007)
- Premiership of Gordon Brown (2007–2010)
- Premiership of David Cameron (2010–2016)
Governments of the United States
[edit]- Presidency of George W. Bush (2001–2009)
- Presidency of Barack Obama (2009–2017)
Elections and referendums
[edit]In Iraq
[edit]In the United Kingdom
[edit]In the United States
[edit]Protests against the Iraq War
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Protests are sorted in chronological order.
- Turn Your Back on Bush, 2002; 2005
- Halloween 2002 anti-war protest
- 15 February 2003 Iraq War protests
- 20 March 2003 anti-war protest
- 2003 Port of Oakland dock protest
- Protests against the 2004 Istanbul NATO summit
- 2004 Republican National Convention protest activity
- Million Worker March, October 2004
- January 20, 2005, counter-inaugural protest
- Bring Them Home Now Tour, August–September 2005
- September 24, 2005, anti-war protest
- Protests at the 4th Summit of the Americas, November 2005
- Self-immolation of Malachi Ritscher, November 2006
- January 27, 2007, anti-war protest
- March 17, 2007, anti-war protest
- 2007 Port of Tacoma protests
- September 15, 2007, anti-war protest
- Berkeley Marine Corps Recruiting Center protests, 2007–2008
- Winter Soldier: Iraq & Afghanistan, March 13–16, 2008
- March 19, 2008, anti-war protest
- George W. Bush shoe-throwing incident, December 2008
- 2011 Iraqi protests
Anti-Iraq War groups
[edit]Groups are sorted in alphabetical order.
- 1984 Network Liberty Alliance
- About Face: Veterans Against the War
- A.N.S.W.E.R.
- Anti-War Coalition (South Africa)
- Anti-War Committee (Minnesota, USA)
- Antiwar (website)
- Appeal for Redress
- Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament
- Campaign for Peace and Democracy
- Campus Antiwar Network
- Central Committee for Conscientious Objectors
- Chicago Coalition Against War & Racism
- Code Pink
- Coffee Strong
- Community Peacemaker Teams
- Courage to Resist
- Crawford Texas Peace House
- Democracy Rising
- Diplomats and Military Commanders for Change
- Direct Action to Stop the War
- Food Not Bombs
- Friends of South Asia
- Global Peace and Justice Auckland
- Gold Star Families for Peace
- Human shield action to Iraq
- International Campaign Against Aggression on Iraq
- Iraq Peace Action Coalition
- Iraq Solidarity Campaign
- MoveOn
- National Campaign for Nonviolent Resistance
- National Network to End the War Against Iraq
- Not in Our Name
- Pitstop Ploughshares
- Pittsburgh Organizing Group
- Port Militarization Resistance
- Rock Against Bush
- Scotland Against Criminalising Communities
- September Eleventh Families for Peaceful Tomorrows
- Stop the War Coalition (UK)
- New Students for a Democratic Society
- Tent State University
- Theaters Against War
- Troops Out Now Coalition
- TrueMajority
- United for Peace and Justice
- Veterans for Common Sense
- Veteran Intelligence Professionals for Sanity
- War Resisters Support Campaign
- Win Without War
- The World Can't Wait
Scandals and controversies of the Iraq War
[edit]Scandals and controversies are sorted in roughly chronological order.
American scandals and controversies
[edit]British scandals and controversies
[edit]Other scandals and controversies
[edit]- Iraq leak, Finland
- Hood event, Turkey
Views on the Iraq War
[edit]- Criticism of the Iraq War
- International figures' positions on the 2003 invasion of Iraq
- International reactions to the prelude to the Iraq War
- Opposition to the Iraq War
- Protests against the Iraq War
- Public opinion in the United States on the invasion of Iraq
- United Nations Security Council and the Iraq War
- List of Iraq War resisters
Aftermath of the Iraq War
[edit]Aftermath in Iraq
[edit]Memorials
[edit]- Afghan–Iraqi Freedom Memorial in Salem, Oregon, USA
- Al-Shaheed Monument in Baghdad, Iraq
- Arlington West and Arlington Southwest, USA
- Iraq and Afghanistan Memorial in London, England
- Lafayette hillside memorial, California, USA
- Northwood Gratitude and Honor Memorial in Irvine, California, USA
- Old North Memorial Garden in Boston, Massachusetts, USA
- Saving Iraqi Culture in Al-Mansour, Baghdad, Iraq
Lists of the Iraq War
[edit]- List of assassinations during the Iraqi conflict
- List of aviation shootdowns and accidents during the Iraq War
- List of bombings during the Iraq War
- List of British casualties during the Iraq War
- List of British gallantry awards for the Iraq War
- List of British military installations used during the Iraq War
- List of charges in United States v. Manning
- List of coalition military operations of the Iraq War
- List of Iraq War documentaries
- List of private contractor deaths in Iraq
- List of United Nations Security Council resolutions concerning Iraq
- List of the United States military installations in Iraq
- Most-wanted Iraqi playing cards
- U.S. list of most-wanted Iraqis
See also
[edit]- 2005 Al-Aimmah Bridge disaster
- American imperialism
- Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty
- Blackwater (video game)
- Bush Doctrine
- Dead checking
- Efforts to impeach George W. Bush
- Eyes Wide Open (exhibit)
- Green Zone and Red Zone (Iraq)
- Guantanamo Bay detention camp
- The Iraq War: A Historiography of Wikipedia Changelogs
- Neoconservatism
- "Outposts of tyranny"
- Aftermath of the September 11 attacks
- A Responsible Plan to End the War in Iraq
- Six Days in Fallujah
- Strategic reset
- Triangle of Death (Iraq)
- United States militarism
- Wolfowitz Doctrine
- Yo, Blair
- Environmental impact of the Gulf wars
Contemporaneous conflicts in Iraq
[edit]References
[edit]Notes
[edit]- ↑ Spain, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Honduras, and Nicaragua
- ↑ See § Governments of Iraq for more details
Citations
[edit]- ↑ Patrick E. Tyler (21 March 2003). "A nation at war: The attack; U.S. and British troops push into Iraq as missiles strike Baghdad compound". The New York Times. p. B8.
- ↑ Taddonio, Patrice (March 17, 2023). "The U.S.-led Invasion of Iraq, 20 Years Later". PBS Frontline.
- ↑ Denselow, James (25 October 2011). "The US departure from Iraq is an illusion". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 10 February 2014.
- ↑ Jaffe, Greg (18 December 2011). "Last U.S. troops cross Iraqi border into Kuwait". The Washington Post. Retrieved 19 December 2011.
- ↑ Garamone, Jim (19 September 2002). "Iraq Part of Global War on Terrorism, Rumsfeld Says". American Forces Press Service. Archived from the original on 29 September 2007.
- ↑ Marsi, Federica (March 19, 2023). "How the US and UK tried to justify the invasion of Iraq". Al Jazeera.
- ↑ "Defense.gov News Photos". U.S. Department of Defense. Archived from the original on December 19, 2014.
- ↑ "U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell Addresses the U.N. Security Council". The White House. February 5, 2003. Archived from the original on April 11, 2003.
- ↑ "Torture scandal: the images that shamed America". The Guardian. May 2004. Archived from the original on 16 May 2018.
External links
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Iraq War at Wikipedia's sister projects
Media from Commons
Quotations from Wikiquote
Texts from Wikisource
Textbooks from Wikibooks
Resources from Wikiversity
- A timeline of the Iraq War – PBS News Hour (March 7, 2023)
- CPA Official Documents – official documents of the Coalition Provisional Authority (CPA), archived at the University of North Texas
- Iraq Body Count website
