Best Iraq War
Lex, a Belgian Malinois, served with the United States Marine Corps as an explosive ordnance detection dog, specializing in locating concealed IEDs and other hazardous materials during combat operations in Afghanistan.
The Second Battle of Fallujah, codenamed Operation Phantom Fury, was a major U.S. and Iraqi military offensive fought in November and December 2004. The engagement took place in the city of Fallujah, located in Iraq's Al Anbar province, aiming to clear entrenched insurgents. It is widely recognized...
In the Loop is a 2009 British political satire film directed by Armando Iannucci, a spin-off of The Thick of It depicting the bureaucratic chaos surrounding the lead-up to a fictional Anglo-American war.
The Battle of Baghdad was a pivotal military engagement in April 2003 during the US-led invasion of Iraq, culminating in the collapse of Saddam Hussein's regime. A key component of the battle was a series of aggressive armored incursions known as "Thunder Runs," executed by the United States 3rd Inf...
The Second Battle of Fallujah was fought in November and December 2004 during the Iraq War. In Operation Phantom Fury, also called Operation Al-Fajr, United States forces and units of the Iraqi government attacked insurgent positions throughout Fallujah in sustained house-to-house combat. The operat...
Official Secrets is a 2019 British political drama directed by Gavin Hood and based on the case of Government Communications Headquarters translator Katharine Gun. Keira Knightley portrays Gun, who leaked a classified United States request for intelligence useful in pressuring United Nations Securit...
Danish politician who served as NATO Secretary General (2009–2014) after two terms as Prime Minister of Denmark (2001–2009).
Dominique de Villepin is a French politician and diplomat who served as Prime Minister of France from 2005 to 2007 under President Jacques Chirac. Prior to his tenure as Prime Minister, he was Minister of Foreign Affairs, where he gained international attention for his 2003 speech at the United Nati...
2016–17 battle in which Iraqi Security Forces, with coalition support, retook Mosul from ISIS after nine months of urban fighting, the longest major battle since World War II.
August 2004 battle in the Iraqi holy city of Najaf between U.S. forces and Muqtada al-Sadr's Mahdi Army, ending with a ceasefire brokered by Grand Ayatollah Sistani.
March 2003 urban battle in southern Iraq where U.S. Marines fought for key Euphrates bridges during the invasion, and several U.S. soldiers were captured, including Jessica Lynch.
March–May 2008 urban battle in Baghdad's Sadr City district between US and Iraqi security forces and Muqtada al-Sadr's Mahdi Army, ending with a negotiated ceasefire.
June–August 2007 US surge offensive in Baqubah, capital of Diyala province Iraq, aimed at expelling Al-Qaeda in Iraq fighters who had declared it a provincial capital.
April 2004 U.S. Marine assault on insurgent-held Fallujah, halted by political considerations after weeks of fighting, leaving insurgent control of the city largely intact.
April 2004 Iraq battle in which U.S. Marines besieged Fallujah but halted under political pressure, leaving insurgents in control of the city.
2006 Iraq battle in which al-Qaeda in Iraq controlled Ramadi before U.S. forces and tribal Awakening militias drove them out, a turning point in the Anbar campaign.
British Labour politician who served as Foreign Secretary from 2001 to 2006 under Tony Blair and played a prominent role in post-9/11 diplomacy and the Iraq War.
