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The War Begins
President George Bush send troops over to invade Baghdad, Iraq. -
Saddam is captured
Saddam is caught in a sheep farm. Some people say that he was caught like a rat becasue he hid in such a narrow little space. -
Baghdad Falls
The US takes over the capital and marines pull down a giant statue of Saddam. -
Saddam's Trial
Saddam and his 7 co-defendants are cahrged with the 1982 murder of 148 Shia men in the town of Dujail. -
Saddam's Death
Saddam is hanged in a Iraqi ficility around 6 am. -
Baghdad Wall
The US military builds a 12-foot wall between the Sunni and Shiites. -
4,000 US troops are dead
The number of the US soldiers dead in Iraqw reaches 4,000 -
Iraq sets US toop withdrawl date
They decide that the US troops are to be gone no later than December 31, 2011. -
Deadliest Attack of 2009
At least 95 people killed and hundreds of people are injurded when co-ordinated bomb attacks in Baghdad. -
US removes more than 90,000 combat troops
The US removed over 90,000 troops, 40,000 vehicles, 1.5 million items from radios to generators over the past few months. -
Troop buildup goes up to 170,000
The number of troops in Iraq goes up to 170,000 tropps. -
Iraq War Ends
The war that has been going on for 7 years in Iraq has finally ended.