What happened when Iraq was invaded 20 years ago?
1 year, 9 months ago

What happened when Iraq was invaded 20 years ago?

Al Jazeera  

Twenty years ago, the US and the UK announced that Saddam Hussein, the president of Iraq, was stockpiling weapons of mass destruction and supporting "terrorist groups". On March 19, 2003, a US-led coalition began bombing Iraq, and one day later a ground invasion began. Building up to invasion After the September 11, 2001, attacks, US President George W Bush began claiming that Iraq had WMDs - a claim later proved false - and that it supported al-Qaeda, making disarming it a new priority. On September 24, UK Prime Minister Tony Blair told the House of Commons: "Of course there is no doubt that Iraq, the region and the whole world would be better off without Saddam."

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United Nations votes to end Iraq political mission established after 2003 U.S.-led invasion toppled Saddam Hussein
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United Nations votes to end Iraq political mission established after 2003 U.S.-led invasion toppled Saddam Hussein

The Hindu  

The United Nations Security Council voted unanimously on May 31 to end the United Nations political mission in Iraq established in 2003 following the United States-led invasion that toppled Saddam Hussein to coordinate post-conflict humanitarian and reconstruction efforts, and to help restore a representative government in the country. The Iraqi government asked the council in a May 8 letter to …

How the Iraq war unfolded – as reported by The Independent
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How the Iraq war unfolded – as reported by The Independent

The Independent  

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20 years on, was removing Saddam Hussein worth the war in Iraq?
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20 years on, was removing Saddam Hussein worth the war in Iraq?

Al Jazeera  

Twenty years after the US-led invasion of Iraq, the effects of war and occupation still reverberate through the region. Exactly 20 years ago, on March 20, 2003, the United States launched a ground invasion of Iraq, promising to end the rule of President Saddam Hussein and destroy alleged weapons of mass destruction in the oil-rich country. Air operations had begun …

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