Iraqi insurgency (2003–2011)
May 1, 2003 – December 18, 2011 · Iraq
Result Inconclusive
Armed groups fought US-led forces and the new Iraqi government after the 2003 invasion. The violence included sectarian killings and ended with the withdrawal of US troops in 2011.
Coalition
Iraq
Al-Qaeda
Other
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George W. Bush
belligerent leader
Barack Obama
belligerent leader
Tony Blair
belligerent leader
Gordon Brown
belligerent leader
David Cameron
belligerent leader
Ali Khamenei
belligerent leader
John Howard
belligerent leader
Nouri al-Maliki
belligerent leader
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Ayad Allawi
belligerent leader
Ibrahim al-Jaafari
belligerent leader
Silvio Berlusconi
belligerent leader
Anders Fogh Rasmussen
belligerent leader
Aleksander Kwaśniewski
belligerent leader
José María Aznar
belligerent leader
Donald Rumsfeld
belligerent leader
Robert Gates
belligerent leader
Tommy Franks
military commander
Strength and losses
Australia Killed c. 1
United States Killed c. 3,985
United Kingdom Killed c. 143
Netherlands Killed c. 2
Spain Killed c. 11
Poland Killed c. 23
Italy Killed c. 33
Ukraine Killed c. 18
Iraq Killed c. 10,800
- Killed
- c. 35,017
Battles 1
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Iraqi civil war (2006–2008) February 22, 2006 – May 15, 2008 · Iraqi government and allied victory
- Islamic Army–Al-Qaeda conflict 2006 – June 6, 2007 · Ceasefire
Before and after
- Led to
- War against the Islamic State June 13, 2014
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Iraqi insurgency (2003–2011)
