Iraq War
2003–2011 war after an American-led invasion
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Summary
Iraq War is a military campaign[1]. It ranks in the top 0.22% of military campaign entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (45,358 views/month, #1 of 452).[2]
Key Facts
- Country: Iraq[3]
- Instance of: offensive[4], invasion[5], military operation[6], war[7]
- Named after: Iraq[8]
- Location: Iraq[9]
- Part of: Iraqi conflict[10], war on terror[11]
- Commons category: Iraq War[12]
- Start time: March 20, 2003[13]
- End time: December 15, 2011[14]
- Participant: United Kingdom[15], Iraq[16], United States[17], Poland[18], Spain[19], Dominican Republic[20], Albania[21], Armenia[22], Australia[23], Azerbaijan[24], Bosnia and Herzegovina[25], Bulgaria[26], Czech Republic[27], Denmark[28]
- Approved by: American Enterprise Institute[29], neoconservatism[30], coalition of the willing[31], George W. Bush[32], Authorization for Use of Military Force Against Iraq Resolution of 2002[33], United States Congress[34], United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit[35], Doe v. Bush[36]
- Significant event: Operation Red Dawn[37], First Battle of Fallujah[38], Second Battle of Fallujah[39]
- Has cause: neoconservatism[40], fossil fuel[41], human rights[42], lodgement[43], Iraq disarmament crisis[44]
Why It Matters
Iraq War has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[45] It is known by 76 alternative names across languages and contexts.[46]