Iraq War By ronnie_robinson Apr 18, 2003 Hussein escapes. The Iraqi regime of Saddam Hussein collapses. Hussein escapes. May 3, 2003 Economic sanctions against Iraq are lifted. The Coalition Provisional Authority is established to rule Iraq. Mar 5, 2004 A new, temporary constitution for Iraq is signed. Apr 18, 2004 Photographs emerge showing Iraqi prisoners being tortured and humiliated by Americans in the Abu Ghraib prison. Apr 20, 2004 Uprisings led by Shiite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr begin Jun 21, 2004 Control of Iraq handed over to an Iraqi government. Elections planned. Jan 17, 2005 Iraqis elect the Iraqi National Assembly. Shiites won a majority. Sunnis largely boycott the vote. Apr 18, 2005 New assembly chooses Jalal Talabani as president and Ibrahim al-Jaafari as prime minister. Oct 21, 2005 Saddam Hussein's trial for crimes against humanity begins in Baghdad. Jan 4, 2007 President Bush announces 20,000 additional U.S. troops will be sent to Iraq. Mar 18, 2008 President Bush claims normalcy is returning to Iraq. Nov 30, 2008 Iraq government passes security agreement calling for U.S. withdrawal by 2011. Dec 27, 2008 Dozens dead and many more wounded in bomb attacks.
