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The Iraq War (Arabic: حرب العراق, romanized: ḥarb al-ʿirāq), also referred to as the Second Gulf War, [83] [84] 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 .
Sargat was the only facility of its type discovered in the Iraq war. The U.S. side was carried out by Paramilitary Officers from SAD and the Army's 10th Special Forces Group. [146] [147] [148] SAD teams also conducted high-risk special reconnaissance missions behind Iraqi lines to identify senior leadership targets.
The War Tapes is a 2006 American war documentary film directed by Deborah Scranton. The film is the first documentary account of the 2003 invasion of Iraq to be produced by the soldiers themselves. [1] The film follows three New Hampshire Army National Guard soldiers before, during, and after their deployment to Iraq about a year after the ...
Kenneth Jarecke (born 1963) is an American photojournalist, author, [1] editor, [2] and war correspondent. He has worked in more than 80 countries and has been featured in LIFE magazine, National Geographic, Sports Illustrated, and others. He is a founding member of Contact Press Images. [3]
Eyes Wide Open is an exhibit created by the American Friends Service Committee (AFSC) observing the American soldiers and marines who died in the Iraq War (2003–2011). It contains a pair of combat boots to represent every American soldier and marine who died in the war, as well as shoes representing Iraqi civilians who lost their lives during ...
President of Iraq: Executed on 30 December 2006: 2. Qusay Hussein: Director of the SSO: Killed on 22 July 2003 3. Uday Hussein: Commander of Fedayeen Saddam: Killed on 22 July 2003 4. Abid Hamid Mahmud: Presidential Secretary: Executed on 7 June 2012 5. Ali Hassan al-Majid: Director of IIS: Executed on 25 January 2010 6. Izzat al-Douri: Vice ...
The Battle of Basra lasted from 21 March to 6 April 2003 and was one of the first battles of the 2003 invasion of Iraq.The British 7 Armoured Brigade fought their way into Iraq's second-largest city, Basra, on 6 April coming under constant attack by the Iraqi Army 51st Division and Fedayeen Saddam, [3] while elements of the Parachute Regiment cleared the 'old quarter' of the city that was ...
The war on terror, also known as the Global War on Terrorism, is an international military campaign launched by the United States government after the September 11 attacks. [14] U.S. President George W. Bush first used the phrase "war on terrorism" on September 16, 2001, [ 15 ] [ 16 ] and then used the phrase "war on terror" a few days later in ...