Iraq

Iraq Timeline

By SebBrentHerman

  • Opposition to Invasion

    Opposition to Invasion
    Anti-war groups organized public protests in opposition of the war in Iraq. Stating they did not believe military intervention is the best solution.

  • Start of the Iraq War

    Start of the Iraq War
    Bush initiates the begining of sending troops to Iraq.

  • WMD?

    WMD?
    Donald Rumsfeld says Iaq is hiding weapons of mass destruction.

  • Big Money

    Big Money
    Bush invests 79 billion dollars into Iraq spending bill.

  • Mission Accomplished?

    Mission Accomplished?
    Bush stages dramatic event on a U.S aircraft carrier and delcares "Mission Accomplished"

  • Fall of Hussein's Regime

    Fall of Hussein's Regime
    Members of the 101st Airbourne Division and Task Force 20 killed Hussein's sons Uday and Qusay, along with 300 other former leaders of the regime.

  • Saddam Found!

    Saddam Found!
    Saddam himself is found and captured on a farm near Tikrit.

  • US Convoy Attacked

    Iraqi insurgents in Fallujah attacked a US convoy which was providing security for food caterers Eurest Support Services.

  • First Battle of Fallujah

    First Battle of Fallujah
    This battle was a unsuccessful attempt by the US Military to capture the city of Fallujah.

  • Second Battle of Fallujah

    Second Battle of Fallujah
    The Second Battle of Falluja began. This battle was described by the US military as the heaviest urban combat they have been in since the battle fo Hue City in Vietnam.

  • Transitional Government

    Transitional Government
    Iraqis elected and formed the Iraqi Transitional Government (or ITG) in order to draft a permanent constitution for the country.

  • Extension

    Paul Wolfowitz made an announcement that 15,000 American troop's tours od duty's would be extended.

  • Mosque Bombing

    Mosque Bombing
    A bombing occured at a mosque in the Iraqi city of Samarra. Nobody was severely injured but there was considerable damage done to the structure. Al-Queda is believed to be behind the bombing.

  • Sunni Suicide Bombings

    Sunni Suicide Bombings
    Deadly attack by Sunni Arabs in which they used car bombs and mortar rounds in the Shia Sadr City slum. This attack killed around 215 people.

  • Why Withdrawl?

    Why Withdrawl?
    General David Petraeus spoke before the U.S congress in order to convince them to delay the troop withdrawls. Saying, "I%u2019ve repeatedly noted that we haven%u2019t turned any corners, we haven%u2019t seen any lights at the end of the tunnel"