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Iraq going into Kuwait marks the beginning of the First Gulf War.The Unted States led a large military campaign, forcing Iraq to withdraw Feburary of 1991. This is known as Desert Storm.
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US uncovers Iraq's plans to assasinate President George W. Bush.
The US responds by launching a "cruise missle attack"onto Iraq's intelligence headquarters. -
The United States and The UK launched a bomb campaign due to the evacutation of UN staff from Baghdad. The operation was to destroy Iraq's nuclear and chemical weapons programmers.
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President Bush told world leaders to confront the "grave and gathering danger" of Iraq, or to step aside while the US takes action.
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President Bush gives Saddam and his sons an option to leave Iraq, or go to war. The United Sates invaded, taking over Saddam's government.
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The US is facing more insurgent action in Iraq. A car suicide bomb was placed at UN headquarters. Saddam is captured in December.
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December 2005, Iraqis voted for a full term government and parliment.
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Saddam Hussein is executed.
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The last US brigade leaves Iraq, seven years after the initial invasion. All troops are out of Iraq in 2011.
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Insurgency builds up, leading to the rise of ISIS. ISIS seizes the city of Mosul and other important cities. The US conducts air raids. ISIS declares itself as a caliphate named Islamic State. In 2015, Russia joins the Syrian leader in effort to run ISIS out of Syria. The US has recenty deployed 50 special for units to Syria.
