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The Battle of Baghdad began in February 2006 and continued until May 2008, for control of the capital city of Iraq. A combined force of Iraqi security forces and the allies including the U.S. Army fought against insurgents to retain control of the city during the sectarian civil war that engulfed the country in 2006. [6] [7] [8]
A poll of over 5,000 Iraqi nationals found that 27% of polled Iraqi residents agreed that Iraq was in a civil war, while 61% thought Iraq was not. [68] Two similar polls of Americans conducted in 2006 found that between 65% and 85% believed Iraq was in a civil war. [69] [70] In the United States, the term has been politicized.
The war led to an estimated 150,000 to over a million deaths, including more than 100,000 civilians, with most deaths occurring during the post-invasion insurgency and subsequent civil war. The war had lasting geopolitical effects, including the emergence of the extremist Islamic State , whose rise led to the 2013–2017 War in Iraq , which ...
Alex Garland, whose most recent film “Civil War” hit theaters in April, is back with another heavy drama with his new film “Warfare,” set during the U.S. invasion of Iraq. The intense film ...
War depictions in film and television include documentaries, TV mini-series, and drama serials depicting aspects of historical wars. The films included here are films set in the time period from 2001 to present day, or from the moment the world woke up to a new reality one September morning at the dawn of a new century, the 9/11 attacks were followed by the War on Terrorism, which has now ...
My Country, My Country has an approval rating of 86% on review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, based on 36 reviews, and an average rating of 7.09/10.The website's critical consensus states, "This war documentary offers a valuable look at Iraqi life under the U.S. occupation, and finds a compelling central subject in Dr. Riyadh". [6]
Off to War: From Rural Arkansas to Iraq (2005) Why We Fight (2005) Baghdad ER (2006) The Corporal's Boots (2006) The Ground Truth (2006) Iraq for Sale: The War Profiteers (2006) Iraq in Fragments (2006) My Country, My Country (2006) Nice Bombs (2006) No Substitute / Victory: Vietnam to Iraq (2006) Shadow Company (2006) The War Tapes (2006) When ...
Occupation of Iraq (2003–2011) Iraqi civil war (2006–2008), a civil war between Sunni and Shia militias including the Iraqi government and Al-Qaeda in Iraq (now known as ISIL) Islamic Army–Al-Qaeda conflict; Iraqi insurgency (2011–2013), an escalation of insurgent and sectarian violence after the U.S. withdrew; War in Iraq (2013–2017 ...