Iraq War
2003
Cause: Dictator Saddam Hussein’s alleged possession of
illegal weapons of mass destruction and Iraq’s suspected ties to
terrorism prompted the U.S. and Britain to invade and topple his
government.
Outcome: Iraq was defeated and Saddam Hussein removed from
power. American and some coalition troops remain in Iraq, fighting and
rebuilding. Shiites and Sunnis have started fighting each other, and many
observers consider the situation in Iraq to be a civil war.
- In December 2003, U.S. troops captured Saddam Hussein near his
hometown of Tikrit. He was found guilty of crimes against humanity and
executed in 2006.
See also Iraq War Primer and
Operation Iraqi Freedom.
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