The post-invasion period in Iraq followed the 2003 invasion of Iraq by a multinational coalition led by the United States, which overthrew the Ba'ath Party government of Saddam Hussein. This article covers the period starting 1 May 2003. Post-invasion Iraq, 2003–2005 - Military occupation. A military occupation was established and run by the Coalition Provisional Authority (CPA), which later appointed and granted limited powers to an Iraq Interim Governing Council. Troops for the occupation came primarily ...

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Post-invasion Iraq, 2003–2005 - Military occupation Post-invasion Iraq, 2003–2005 - Legal status of the coalition presence Post-invasion Iraq, 2003–2005 - 2003
Post-invasion Iraq, 2003–2005 - Insurgency begins Post-invasion Iraq, 2003–2005 - Saddam captured and Elections requests
Post-invasion Iraq, 2003–2005 - 2004
Post-invasion Iraq, 2003–2005 - Spring Uprisings Post-invasion Iraq, 2003–2005 - Transfer of sovereignty Post-invasion Iraq, 2003–2005 - Offensives and counteroffensives
Post-invasion Iraq, 2003–2005 - 2005
Post-invasion Iraq, 2003–2005 - Iraqi elections and aftermath Post-invasion Iraq, 2003–2005 - Announcements and renewed fighting
Post-invasion Iraq, 2003–2005 - Participating nations Post-invasion Iraq, 2003–2005 - Casualties Post-invasion Iraq, 2003–2005 - Iraqi councils and authorities
Post-invasion Iraq, 2003–2005 - Reconstruction
Post-invasion Iraq, 2003–2005 - Civilian government
Post-invasion Iraq, 2003–2005 - United Nations resolutions Post-invasion Iraq, 2003–2005 - Elections Post-invasion Iraq, 2003–2005 - Sovereignty for Iraq
Post-invasion Iraq, 2003–2005 - Iraqi insurgency
Post-invasion Iraq, 2003–2005 - Guerrilla war Post-invasion Iraq, 2003–2005 - Sabotage Post-invasion Iraq, 2003–2005 - Fallujah Post-invasion Iraq, 2003–2005 - Muqtada al-Sadr Post-invasion Iraq, 2003–2005 - Hostages Post-invasion Iraq, 2003–2005 - Fall-out
Post-invasion Iraq, 2003–2005 - Iraq Coalition members departures Post-invasion Iraq, 2003–2005 - U.S. military patrolling Post-invasion Iraq, 2003–2005 - External articles and further reading

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Gulf War - Name Gulf War - Causes Gulf War - Pre-war Iraqi-American relations Gulf War - Invasion of Kuwait Gulf War - Diplomacy Gulf War - Air campaign Gulf War - Ground campaign Gulf War - The end of hostilities Gulf War - Coalition involvement
Gulf War - Canada
Gulf War - Casualties
Gulf War - Casualties during the War Gulf War - The Post-War Effects of Depleted Uranium
Gulf War - Cost Gulf War - Media Gulf War - Consequences Gulf War - Technology
Gulf War - Films about the Gulf War Gulf War - Further reading
Gulf War - Notes

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The United States invasion of Afghanistan (Operation Enduring Freedom1) occurred in October 2001, in the wake of the September 11, 2001 attacks on the U.S., marking the beginning of its "War on Terrorism" campaign. Seeking to oust the Taliban and find Al-Qaeda mastermind Osama bin Laden, the Afghan Northern Alliance provided the majority of forces, and the United Kingdom, Canada, A ...

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U.S. invasion of Afghanistan - Background U.S. invasion of Afghanistan - Military operations
U.S. invasion of Afghanistan - Initial attack U.S. invasion of Afghanistan - Taliban retreat U.S. invasion of Afghanistan - Operation Anaconda U.S. invasion of Afghanistan - Post-Anaconda operations U.S. invasion of Afghanistan - Renewed Taliban insurgency U.S. invasion of Afghanistan - Psychological Warfare
U.S. invasion of Afghanistan - Nature of the coalition U.S. invasion of Afghanistan - Casualties of the invasion U.S. invasion of Afghanistan - Diplomatic efforts U.S. invasion of Afghanistan - Humanitarian efforts U.S. invasion of Afghanistan - Allegations of human rights abuses U.S. invasion of Afghanistan - Protests demonstrations and rallies U.S. invasion of Afghanistan - Disputable information and rumors U.S. invasion of Afghanistan - Slogans and terms U.S. invasion of Afghanistan - 2001 U.S. Attack on Afghanistan -- Timeline U.S. invasion of Afghanistan - Footnotes U.S. invasion of Afghanistan - External link

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Berg's body was found decapitated on May 8, 2004 on a Baghdad overpass by a U.S. military patrol. Berg's family was informed of his death on May 10. Military sources stated publicly at that time that Berg's body showed "signs of trauma", but did not disclose that he had been decapitated. On May 11, 2004, the website of the militant Islamist group Muntada al-Ansar[4] allegedly broadcast a video with the opening title of "Abu Musa'b al-Zarqawi slaug ...

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Nick Berg, Nick Berg - Early life, Nick Berg - Travels and detention, Nick Berg - Disappearance, Nick Berg - Death, Nick Berg - Video details, Nick Berg - Reaction, Nick Berg - Family activism and claimed link to Zacarias Moussaoui, Nick Berg - Arrests & Confessions, Nick Berg - Interview with Michael Moore

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Around the 2003 Invasion of Iraq and subsequent occupation of Iraq, polling data indicated that opposition to military action against Iraq was widespread in Europe [1]. 'Anti-Bush' and anti-war sentiments were reflected in many western European countries, generally with the populace less sympathetic to the U.S. stance even when politicians in a given country (e.g. the UK and Spain) aligned themselves with the U.S. position. Opinion polls showed the population was against the war, with numbers as high as 90% in Spain and Italy, and als ...

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Opposition to the 2003 Iraq War, Opposition to the 2003 Iraq War - Opposition in European countries, Opposition to the 2003 Iraq War - Opposition throughout the world, Opposition to the 2003 Iraq War - Religious opposition, Opposition to the 2003 Iraq War - Protests against war on Iraq, Opposition to the 2003 Iraq War - Official Condemnation, Opposition to the 2003 Iraq War - Quotes

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The elder al-Sadr, a well-respected figure throughout the Shi'a world, was murdered along with two of his sons allegedly by the government of Saddam Hussein in February 1999 in Najaf, the power center of the al-Sadr clan. Muqtada's father-in-law was also killed by the same regime in 1980. As Muqtada al-Sadr lacks the religious education and degrees required by Shia doctrines, he does not claim the title of mujtahid (the equivalent of a senior religious scholar) or the authority to issue fatwas (religious edicts), consequently he bases his religious authority on his lineage alone. Muqtada al ...

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Muqtada al-Sadr, Muqtada al-Sadr - Honorific titles, Muqtada al-Sadr - History, Muqtada al-Sadr - Assassinations and violence, Muqtada al-Sadr - Opposition to the CPA, Muqtada al-Sadr - Al-Hawza and Rebellion, Muqtada al-Sadr - August 2004 hostilities, Muqtada al-Sadr - Opposition to the Proposed Iraqi Constitution, Muqtada al-Sadr - Positions, Muqtada al-Sadr - Relation with Shi'ites and Clerics, Muqtada al-Sadr - Relations with al-Sistani, Muqtada al-Sadr - 2005 election, Muqtada al-Sadr - Popularity

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U.S. invasion of Afghanistan - Initial attack. Prior to October 7, U.S. and British Special Forces clandestinely infiltrated Afghanistan to make contact with the Northern Alliance to organize those forces to over throw the Taliban. There were explosions in Kabul within a day of September 11, although these were minor rocket attacks by the Northern Alliance. At approximately 16:30 UTC (12:30 EDT, 21:00 local time) on Sunday October 7, 2001, US and British forces began an aerial bombing campaign targeting Ta ...

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U.S. invasion of Afghanistan, U.S. invasion of Afghanistan - Background, U.S. invasion of Afghanistan - Military operations, U.S. invasion of Afghanistan - Initial attack, U.S. invasion of Afghanistan - Taliban retreat, U.S. invasion of Afghanistan - Operation Anaconda, U.S. invasion of Afghanistan - Post-Anaconda operations, U.S. invasion of Afghanistan - Renewed Taliban insurgency, U.S. invasion of Afghanistan - Psychological Warfare, U.S. invasion of Afghanistan - Nature of the coalition, U.S. invasion of Afghanistan - Casualties of the invasion, U.S. invasion of Afghanistan - Diplomatic efforts, U.S. invasion of Afghanistan - Humanitarian efforts, U.S. invasion of Afghanistan - Allegations of human rights abuses, U.S. invasion of Afghanistan - Protests demonstrations and rallies, U.S. invasion of Afghanistan - Disputable information and rumors, U.S. invasion of Afghanistan - Slogans and terms, U.S. invasion of Afghanistan - Timelines of U.S. attacks on Afghanistan, U.S. invasion of Afghanistan - 2001, U.S. invasion of Afghanistan - 2002, U.S. invasion of Afghanistan - Footnotes, U.S. invasion of Afghanistan - External link

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Around the 2003 invasion of Iraq and subsequent occupation of Iraq, polling data indicated that opposition to military action against Iraq was widespread in Europe [1]. 'Anti-Bush' and anti-war sentiments were reflected in many western European countries, generally with the populace less sympathetic to the U.S. stance even when politicians in a given country (e.g. the UK and Spain) aligned themselves with the U.S. position. The general populations of France and Germany were opposed to the war and it would have been difficult for their ...

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Opposition to the 2003 Iraq War, Opposition to the 2003 Iraq War - Opposition in European countries, Opposition to the 2003 Iraq War - Religious opposition, Opposition to the 2003 Iraq War - Protests against war on Iraq, Opposition to the 2003 Iraq War - Official Condemnation, Opposition to the 2003 Iraq War - Quotes

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Berg's body was found decapitated on May 8, 2004 on a Baghdad overpass by a U.S. military patrol. Berg's family was informed of his death on May 10. Military sources stated publicly at that time that Berg's body showed "signs of trauma", but did not disclose that he had been decapitated. On May 11, 2004, the website of the militant Islamist group Muntada al-Ansar[5] allegedly broadcast a video with the opening title of "Abu Musa'b al-Zarqawi slaug ...

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Nick Berg, Nick Berg - Early life, Nick Berg - Travels and detention, Nick Berg - Disappearance, Nick Berg - Death, Nick Berg - Video details, Nick Berg - Reaction, Nick Berg - Family activism and claimed link to Zacarias Moussaoui, Nick Berg - Arrests & Confessions, Nick Berg - Interview with Michael Moore

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The "War on Terrorism" or "War on Terror" (in U.S. foreign policy circles, the global war on terrorism or GWOT1 ) is a campaign by the United States government and some of its allies with the stated goal of ending worldwide terrorism by stopping terrorist groups and ending state sponsorship of terrorism. The "War on Terrorism" was launched in response to the September 11, 2001 attacks on New York and Washington D.C., by Al Qaeda — an Islamic militan ...

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War on Terrorism - History War on Terrorism - Conceptual challenges War on Terrorism - Historical usage of the phrase War on Terrorism - Contemporary United States War on Terrorism - Objective and Strategies War on Terrorism - International support War on Terrorism - Military/diplomatic campaigns War on Terrorism - U.S. domestic initiatives
War on Terrorism - Opposition and Criticism
War on Terrorism - Critics' Opposition
War on Terrorism - Criticisms of the War on Terrorism: War on Terrorism - Support for the War on Terrorism: War on Terrorism - Interrogation methods War on Terrorism - Detentions at Guantanamo Bay
War on Terrorism - Military decorations War on Terrorism - Notes

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According to the Washington Post, the coalition forces regularly use "torture-like" methods during the interrogation of suspects. Such methods were reportedly applied to people to find the hiding place of Saddam Hussein in Operation Red Dawn. British troops have also tortured Iraqi prisoners of war. Such treatment violates article 17 of the Third Geneva Convention and the USA and Britain's official policies on combat and occupation. Despite numerous complaints by Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch, it took ...

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Human rights in post-Saddam Hussein Iraq, Human rights in post-Saddam Hussein Iraq - Human rights abuses by coalition forces, Human rights in post-Saddam Hussein Iraq - Unknown date, Human rights in post-Saddam Hussein Iraq - Spring 2003, Human rights in post-Saddam Hussein Iraq - April 2003, Human rights in post-Saddam Hussein Iraq - Before May 2003, Human rights in post-Saddam Hussein Iraq - May 8 2003, Human rights in post-Saddam Hussein Iraq - May 12 2003, Human rights in post-Saddam Hussein Iraq - May 24 2003, Human rights in post-Saddam Hussein Iraq - July 23 2003, Human rights in post-Saddam Hussein Iraq - July to December 2003, Human rights in post-Saddam Hussein Iraq - August 2003, Human rights in post-Saddam Hussein Iraq - August 4 2003, Human rights in post-Saddam Hussein Iraq - September 2003, Human rights in post-Saddam Hussein Iraq - November 7 2003, Human rights in post-Saddam Hussein Iraq - January 2004, Human rights in post-Saddam Hussein Iraq - April 2004, Human rights in post-Saddam Hussein Iraq - June 2004, Human rights in post-Saddam Hussein Iraq - July 2004, Human rights in post-Saddam Hussein Iraq - August 2004, Human rights in post-Saddam Hussein Iraq - December 2004, Human rights in post-Saddam Hussein Iraq - January 2005, Human rights in post-Saddam Hussein Iraq - September 2005, Human rights in post-Saddam Hussein Iraq - November 2005, Human rights in post-Saddam Hussein Iraq - December 2005, Human rights in post-Saddam Hussein Iraq - Investigations, Human rights in post-Saddam Hussein Iraq - Other rights

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The review was published on 14 July 2004. Its main conclusion was that key intelligence used to justify the war with Iraq has been shown to be unreliable. It claims that the Secret Intelligence Service did not check its sources well enough and sometimes relied on third hand reports. It criticises the use of the 45 minute claim in the 2002 dossier as "unsubstantiated", and says that there was an over-reliance on Iraqi dissident sources. It also comments that warnings from the Joint Intelligence Committee on the limitations of the intelligence ...

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Butler Review, Butler Review - The committee, Butler Review - Background, Butler Review - Controversy, Butler Review - Conclusions of the Review

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Prior to the Iran-Iraq War, U.S.-Iraqi relations were cool, and Iraq had been chiefly an ally of the Soviet Union. The U.S. was concerned with Iraq's belligerence toward Israel and disapproval of moves towards peace with other Arab states. It also condemned Iraqi support for various Arab and Palestinian terrorist groups such as Abu Nidal, which led to its inclusion on the incipient State Department list of states that sponsor terrorism on December 29, 1979. The U.S. remained officially neutral during the outbreak of hostilities in the Iran-I ...

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Gulf War, Gulf War - Name, Gulf War - Causes, Gulf War - Pre-war Iraqi-American Relations, Gulf War - Invasion of Kuwait, Gulf War - Diplomacy, Gulf War - Air campaign, Gulf War - Ground campaign, Gulf War - The end of hostilities, Gulf War - Coalition involvement, Gulf War - Canada, Gulf War - Casualties, Gulf War - Casualties during the War, Gulf War - The Post-War Effects of Depleted Uranium, Gulf War - Cost, Gulf War - Media, Gulf War - Consequences, Gulf War - Technology, Gulf War - Films about the Gulf War, Gulf War - Further reading, Gulf War - Notes

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On October 22, 2004, A video was posted on the website of the Army of Ansar Al-Sunna, apparently showed the beheading of Mr. Kanaan. Mr. Kanaan was shown in a picture surrounded by the three hooded gunmen with a banner of the Army of Ansar Al-Sunna in the background. They accused him of being an American spy recruited in Mosul. In the video the man makes a statement: "My name is Seif Adnan Kanaan. I work at Mosul airport... My second job is to supply beverages to the US army," the victim said, surrounded by three hooded gu ...

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Seif Adnan Kanaan, Seif Adnan Kanaan - Execution

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Some people have raised what they regard as abnormalities and inconsistencies in the capture of Saddam Hussein. These have received little attention from the mainstream media. A former U.S. Marine who participated in capturing ousted Iraqi President Saddam Hussein said the public version of his capture was fabricated. "I was among the 20-man unit, including eight of Arab descent, who searched for Saddam for three days in the area of Dour near Tikrit, and we found him in a modest home in a small village and not in a hole as announced," Abou Rabeh said. "We captured him after fierce resistance ...

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Operation Red Dawn, Operation Red Dawn - General information, Operation Red Dawn - Conspiracy theories

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The Canadian National Railway (CN; AAR reporting marks CN, CNA, CNIS), known as Canadian National Railways (CNR) between 1918 and 1960, and Canadian National/Canadien National (CN) from 1960 to present, is a Canadian Class I railway operated by Canadian National Railway Company. It is the largest railway in Canada, both in terms of the physical size of its rail network, and in revenue; it is currently Canada's only transcontinental railway company, spanning Canada f ...

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Canadian National Railway - Creation of Canadian National Railways 1918–1923 Canadian National Railway - Criticism of CNR Canadian National Railway - Politics and government priorities Canadian National Railway - Deregulation and recapitalization
Canadian National Railway - Cutbacks and refocusing
Canadian National Railway - CN's U.S. subsidiaries prior to privatization Canadian National Railway - Privatization
Canadian National Railway - Purchasing Illinois Central Canadian National Railway - Failed BNSF merger Canadian National Railway - Purchasing Wisconsin Central Canadian National Railway - Purchasing BC Rail Canadian National Railway - Purchasing Great Lakes Transportation Canadian National Railway - CN today Canadian National Railway - Recent controversies Canadian National Railway - Corporate governance
Canadian National Railway - Passenger trains Canadian National Railway - Locomotives
Canadian National Railway - Former component railways Canadian National Railway - Former subsidiaries Canadian National Railway - List of CN companies

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Membership: Anyone who has had a relative killed as a result of war. Primarily, but not limited to the invasion/occupation of Iraq. GSFP web site[3] ...

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Gold Star Families for Peace, Gold Star Families for Peace - Protest in Crawford Texas, Gold Star Families for Peace - GSFP founding members, Gold Star Families for Peace - GSFP mission statement and purpose

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Around the 2003 invasion of Iraq and subsequent occupation of Iraq, opposition to military action against Iraq was widespread in Europe [1]. Some have speculated that European countries were against a war because of widespread "anti-American" sentiment, though many anti-war activists would say they are against the American administration rather then America in general. This sentiment was fueled by the fact that many positions taken by the George W. Bush administration on international issues (for example, American policies on global warming and environmental protection, on the Internatio ...

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Opposition to the 2003 Iraq War, Opposition to the 2003 Iraq War - Opposition in European countries, Opposition to the 2003 Iraq War - Religious opposition, Opposition to the 2003 Iraq War - Protests against war on Iraq, Opposition to the 2003 Iraq War - Official Condemnation, Opposition to the 2003 Iraq War - Quotes

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After Armstrong and Hensley were killed, the British government and media responded by turning Bigley's fate into Britain's major political issue during this period, leading to subsequent claims that the government had become a hostage to the situation, as President Jimmy Carter had arguably done during the 444-day Iran hostage crisis in 1979-81. British Foreign Secretary Jack Straw and Prime Minister Tony Blair personally contacted the Bigley family several times to assure them that everything possible was being done, short of direct ...

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Kenneth Bigley, Kenneth Bigley - Attempts to save Bigley, Kenneth Bigley - Second and third videos, Kenneth Bigley - His death, Kenneth Bigley - Torture-chamber discovery

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By late 2003, the trail of the documents had been partially uncovered. They were obtained by a "security consultant" (and former agent of the precursor agency to SISMI, the SID), Rocco Martino, from Italian military intelligence (SISMI). An article in The Times (London) quoted Martino as having received the documents from a woman on the staff of the Niger embassy, after a meeting was arranged by a serving SISMI agent. ("Tracked down," by Nicholas Rufford and Nick Fielding, Sunday Times (London), Aug. 1, 2004.) Martino later rec ...

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Yellowcake forgery, Yellowcake forgery - Timeline of Uncovering the Forgery, Yellowcake forgery - Forged Documents, Yellowcake forgery - Origin, Yellowcake forgery - Butler Report, Yellowcake forgery - Aftermath

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