Iraq War developed in two phases. The first conflict began in 2003 with the invasion of the Iraq from American and English troops. The second conflict lasted until December 2011 with the withdrawal of American troops.
Before this war began, there were some signals that something was happening. In Iraq, gradually, a dangerous man was gaining acceptance and power. This man, Saddam Hussein, was suppressing the Kurds, an Iraqi minority, that was revolting against him and was fighting for its freedom and independence. The United Nations (UN) thanks to some inspections, discovered that Iraq was producing lethal weapons of all kinds: nuclear, biological and chemical. In order to avoid any types of conflict, the United Nations imposed heavy sanctions …show more content…
President George W. Bush, was to disarm Iraq. Meanwhile, Iraq still owns banned weapons. Important world leaders such as the Presidents of France and Germany, Chirac and Schröder proposed to give more time to the Iraqi government to respect the UN inspections. However, seeing that there was no solution, Bush gave an ultimatum to Saddam Hussein: he had 48 hours to leave the country.
After Saddam Hussein’s refusal to leave the country, the Iraq War of 2003 began. A bunker complex, in which was thought that there was the Iraqi president, was bombed. In the following days, there were several air strikes to destroy military installations and government. A few days later, U.S. troops moved from Kuwait into Iraq and they helped Kurdish people to fight the terrorists.
The resistance to U.S Special Forces was not equal to all areas of Iraq. Many Iraqi troops had decided “not to resist the advance of coalition forces” (In Encyclopædia Britannica online). The biggest resistance to U.S troops was in Southern …show more content…
At first, U.S. soldiers took control of Baghdad, secondly, with the help of Kurdish Peshmerga fighters, they seized Kirkuk and Mosul. The last stronghold of Saddam Hussein was Tikrit that fell with few gunfights. On December 13, 2003, Saddam Hussein was captured by U.S. forces. Then, he was accused “of crimes against humanity and was executed on December 30, 2006” (In Encyclopædia Britannica online).
In January 2007, a military operation called the surge increased the troops in Iraq. Despite this effort, 2007 is believed the worst and saddest year for U.S.A, because it has had the largest number of victims of war since 2004. The success of the surge remains unclear because the decline in the violence is due thanks to other factors such as new military tactics and new alliances with the Sunni Awakening (a Sunni movement that before fought against U.S. forces). The contribution the voluntary peace had also been crucial to reducing violence in
Before this war began, there were some signals that something was happening. In Iraq, gradually, a dangerous man was gaining acceptance and power. This man, Saddam Hussein, was suppressing the Kurds, an Iraqi minority, that was revolting against him and was fighting for its freedom and independence. The United Nations (UN) thanks to some inspections, discovered that Iraq was producing lethal weapons of all kinds: nuclear, biological and chemical. In order to avoid any types of conflict, the United Nations imposed heavy sanctions …show more content…
President George W. Bush, was to disarm Iraq. Meanwhile, Iraq still owns banned weapons. Important world leaders such as the Presidents of France and Germany, Chirac and Schröder proposed to give more time to the Iraqi government to respect the UN inspections. However, seeing that there was no solution, Bush gave an ultimatum to Saddam Hussein: he had 48 hours to leave the country.
After Saddam Hussein’s refusal to leave the country, the Iraq War of 2003 began. A bunker complex, in which was thought that there was the Iraqi president, was bombed. In the following days, there were several air strikes to destroy military installations and government. A few days later, U.S. troops moved from Kuwait into Iraq and they helped Kurdish people to fight the terrorists.
The resistance to U.S Special Forces was not equal to all areas of Iraq. Many Iraqi troops had decided “not to resist the advance of coalition forces” (In Encyclopædia Britannica online). The biggest resistance to U.S troops was in Southern …show more content…
At first, U.S. soldiers took control of Baghdad, secondly, with the help of Kurdish Peshmerga fighters, they seized Kirkuk and Mosul. The last stronghold of Saddam Hussein was Tikrit that fell with few gunfights. On December 13, 2003, Saddam Hussein was captured by U.S. forces. Then, he was accused “of crimes against humanity and was executed on December 30, 2006” (In Encyclopædia Britannica online).
In January 2007, a military operation called the surge increased the troops in Iraq. Despite this effort, 2007 is believed the worst and saddest year for U.S.A, because it has had the largest number of victims of war since 2004. The success of the surge remains unclear because the decline in the violence is due thanks to other factors such as new military tactics and new alliances with the Sunni Awakening (a Sunni movement that before fought against U.S. forces). The contribution the voluntary peace had also been crucial to reducing violence in