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When was the Iraq War? |
2003 - 2011 |
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What events led up to the Iraq War? |
1. Iraq’s invasion of Kuwait in 1990 ended in Iraq’s defeat by a U.S.-led coalition. 2. the Iraqi branch of the Baʿth Party, headed by Ṣaddām Ḥussein, managed to retain power by harshly suppressing uprisings of the country’s minority Kurds and its majority Shīʿite Arabs 3. the allies established a “safe haven” in northern Iraq’s predominantly Kurdish regions, and allied warplanes patrolled “no-fly” zones |
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Why did the UN implement economic sanctions against Iraq? |
To hinder the progress of its most lethal arms programs, including those for the development of nuclear, biological, and chemical weapons.
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What was "Operation Desert Fox"? |
U.S. Pres. Bill Clinton in 1998 to order the bombing of several Iraqi military installations (code-named Operation Desert Fox)
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Who was the US President during the Iraq War? |
George W Bush |
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Why did the 2003 conflict in Iraq start? |
Saddam Hussein refused to leave Iraq |
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What was the first attack in the 2003 Iraq conflict? |
U.S. aircraft dropped several precision-guided bombs on a bunker complex in which the Iraqi president was believed to be meeting with senior staff.
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What resistance was put up by the Iraqi army? |
The greatest resistance to U.S. forces as they advanced northward was from irregular groups of Baʿth Party supporters, known as Ṣaddām’s Fedayeen.
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Which countries were involved in the Iraq War? |
America, United Kingdom, Iraq |
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Why was the Iraq war considered to be contoversial? |
Butler Review of 2004 was critical of the prewar role of the British intelligence service, especially of unreliable information that was used as a pretext for British involvement.
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Who was the British Prime Minister during the Iraq War? |
Tony Blair |
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What is the estimate for Iraqi deaths, civilian and military during the Iraqi War? |
85000 |
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When did American troops withdraw from Iraq? |
December 15th 2011 |
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What happened to Saddam Hussein? |
He was captured by American led allies in 2003. He was tried for crimes against humanity and hung in 2006. |
