Interstate war

Iraq War

20 Mar 2003 – 18 Dec 2011 · 33.31° N, 44.36° E

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When
20 Mar 2003 – 18 Dec 2011
Kind
Interstate war
Deaths
190,000
Coordinates
33.31° N, 44.36° E
Type
Interstate war / civil war / insurgency
Region
Middle East
Cities
Baghdad, Fallujah, Mosul
Side a
US-led coalition
Side b
Iraqi government forces (deposed 2003) then insurgent/sectarian militias
Alliances
US-led coalition, Iraqi government forces (deposed 2003) then insurgent/sectarian militias

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Iraq War

2003–2011 conflict in Iraq

The Iraq War, also referred to as the Second Gulf War, was a protracted armed conflict in Iraq from 2003 to 2011. It began in March 2003 with the invasion by a United States–led coalition, which resulted in the overthrow of the Ba'athist government of Saddam Hussein.

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