✦ History

2003 invasion of Iraq

March 20 – May 1, 2003

Result Coalition victory

A US-led coalition with Britain, Australia and Poland invaded Iraq and overthrew Saddam Hussein's government in about a month. The occupation that followed led to a long insurgency.

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Battles 11

March 2003 – March 30, 2003
Operation Viking Hammer PUK Peshmerga-American victory Halabja Jalal Talabani
March 20–24, 2003
Battle of Al Faw (2003) Coalition victory Al-Faw
March 21–25, 2003
Battle of Umm Qasr Coalition victory Battle of Umm Qasr James Dutton, Roman Polko
March 21 – April 6, 2003
Battle of Basra (2003) Coalition victory Battle of Basra (2003)
March 23–29, 2003
Battle of Nasiriyah Coalition victory Battle of Nasiriyah James Dutton
March 23 – April 6, 2003
Battle of Karbala (2003) U.S. victory Battle of Karbala (2003) Ra'ad al-Hamdani, David Petraeus
March 24 – April 4, 2003
Battle of Najaf (2003) Coalition victory Battle of Najaf (2003) William S. Wallace, David Petraeus, Brian Burridge
March 26, 2003
Operation Northern Delay U.S. victory Operation Northern Delay
March 30 – April 4, 2003
Battle of Samawah United States victory Samawah Mizban Khadr al-Hadi
April 2–4, 2003
Battle of the Karbala Gap (2003) U.S. victory Karbala Ra'ad al-Hamdani
April 6–7, 2003
Battle of Debecka Pass U.S. and Peshmerga victory

Key commanders

Coalition 12

James Dutton military commander Roman Polko military commander William S. Wallace military commander David Petraeus military commander Brian Burridge military commander George W. Bush military commander Dick Cheney military commander Colin Powell military commander Tony Blair belligerent leader John Howard belligerent leader Donald Rumsfeld belligerent leader Tommy Franks military commander

Iraq 8

Mizban Khadr al-Hadi military commander Ra'ad al-Hamdani military commander Saddam Hussein military commander Tariq Aziz military commander Izzat Ibrahim al-Douri military commander Ali Hassan al-Majid military commander Uday Hussein military commander Qusay Hussein Kiricocho military commander

United States 1

Jalal Talabani military commander