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November–December 2004 U.S. and Iraqi assault on Fallujah (Operation Phantom Fury), one of the largest urban battles of the Iraq War, clearing the city of entrenched insurgents.
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.
April 2003 U.S.-led coalition assault that captured Baghdad in roughly three weeks, toppling Saddam Hussein's government and ending conventional Iraqi military resistance.
November 2004 Iraq battle (Operation Phantom Fury) in which U.S. and Iraqi forces cleared Fallujah of insurgents in some of the most intense urban combat of the war.
Political drama (2019) based on the true story of GCHQ whistleblower Katharine Gun, who leaked a US memo about surveilling UN Security Council delegates before the 2003 Iraq War.
French politician who served as Foreign Minister from 2002 to 2004 and Prime Minister from 2005 to 2007, widely noted for his 2003 UN speech opposing the Iraq War.
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.
