JUS troops pull back from Iraqi cities and towns and Iraqi troops take over responsibility for security operations.ĪugThe last US combat brigade leaves Iraq. JanuThe US military hands over control of Baghdad’s Green Zone to Iraqi authorities.įebruUS President Barack Obama announces a date for the end of US combat operations in Iraq: August 31, 2010. JThe surge officially ends, and troop levels are reduced.ĭecemThe Iraqi Presidential Council approves a security agreement that paves the way for the United States to withdraw completely from Iraq by 2011. MaThe number of US troops killed in Iraq reaches 4,000. SeptemBasra is turned over to local authorities after British troops withdraw from their last military base in Iraq to an airport outside the city. JanuA troop surge begins, eventually increasing US troop levels to more than 150,000. Hussein is found guilty and sentenced to death by hanging, pending appeal.ĭecemThe number of US troops killed in Iraq reaches 3,000. NovemThe Iraqi High Tribunal reaches a verdict in the 1982 Dujail massacre case. Eight US Marines faced charges in the deaths, but only one was convicted of a crime, that of negligent dereliction of duty. NovemAt least 24 Iraqi civilians, including women and children, are killed in Haditha. OctoThe number of US troops killed in Iraq reaches 2,000. On November 14, Falluja is declared to be liberated. November 2004 - US and Iraqi forces battle insurgents in Falluja. SeptemThe number of US troops killed in Iraq reaches 1,000. He is charged with a variety of crimes, including the invasion of Kuwait and the gassing of the Kurds. JHussein makes his first appearance in court. The United States retains physical custody of the men. JThe coalition turns over legal control of Hussein and 11 other former top Iraqi officials to the interim Iraqi government. JThe handover of sovereignty to the interim Iraqi government takes place two days before the June 30 deadline previously announced by the US-led coalition. JHussein’s sons, Uday and Qusay, are killed by US forces. The UN Security Council approves a resolution acknowledging the US and Great Britain’s right to occupy Iraq. Speaking on the USS Abraham Lincoln, Bush declares “major combat operations” over, although some fighting continues. The White House declares “the regime is gone.”ĪpSeven US prisoners of war are rescued by US troops. A large statue of Hussein is toppled in Firdos Square. MaHussein speaks on Iraqi TV, calling the coalition’s attacks “shameful crimes against Iraq and humanity.”ĪpCoalition forces take Baghdad. MaBush announces US and coalition forces have begun military action against Iraq. MaBush issues an ultimatum to Hussein and his family - leave Iraq within 48 hours or face military action.
The resolution threatens “serious consequences” as a result of Iraq’s “continued violations of its obligations.”įebruUS Secretary of State Colin Powell makes the case to the UN that Hussein poses an imminent threat.įebruUN Chief Weapons Inspector Hans Blix reports to the UN Security Council that his team has found no weapons of mass destruction in Iraq. NovemThe UN Security Council adopts Resolution 1441, giving Iraq a final chance to comply with its “disarmament obligations” and outlining strict new weapons inspections with the goal of completing the disarmament process. Bush signs a congressional resolution authorizing him to go to war if Iraqi President Saddam Hussein refuses to give up weapons of mass destruction in compliance with United Nations Security Council resolutions. In December 2011, the last US troops in Iraq crossed the border into Kuwait, marking the end of the almost-nine year war.
Here’s a look at the Iraq War which was known as Operation Iraqi Freedom until September 2010, when it was renamed Operation New Dawn.
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