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Iraq war may refer to:
  • Military history of Iraq
    Military history of Iraq
    The military history of Iraq, due to a rich archaeological record, is one of the longest in written human history. The region of Iraq, which used to be Mesopotamia, has been referred to as the "cradle of civilization", and wars of conquest have been recorded in this region as far back as the third...

  • Islamic conquest of Persia
    Islamic conquest of Persia
    The Muslim conquest of Persia led to the end of the Sassanid Empire in 644, of the Sassanid dynasty in 651 and the eventual extirpation of the Zoroastrian religion in Persia. The Sassanid Empire was first invaded by Muslims in present day Iraq in 633 under general Khalid ibn Walid, which resulted...


  • World wars:
    • Mesopotamian campaign
      Mesopotamian Campaign
      The Mesopotamian campaign was a campaign in the Middle Eastern theatre of the Great War fought between the Allies represented by the British Empire, mostly troops from the Indian Empire, and the Central Powers, mostly of the Ottoman Empire.- Background :...

       (1914-1918)
    • Anglo-Iraqi War
      Anglo-Iraqi War
      The Anglo-Iraqi War was a conflict between the United Kingdom and the rebel government of Rashid Ali in Iraq during the Second World War. The war lasted from 2 May to 31 May 1941. It is also referred to as the Rashid Ali Rebellion...

       (1941)
  • Persian Gulf Wars
    • Iran–Iraq War (1980–1988), also known as the Persian Gulf War or the First Gulf War. (Before the 1991 war, this was also known simply as the "Gulf War")
    • Gulf War
      Gulf War
      The Persian Gulf War , known also as the Gulf War, the First Gulf War,or often as the Second Gulf War and by Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein as The Mother of all Battles, or commonly as Desert Storm, for the military response...

       (1991), also known as the Persian Gulf War, Operation Granby
      Operation Granby
      Operation Granby was the name given to the British military operations during the Gulf War in 1991. It covered both deployments in defence of Saudi Arabia and the liberation of Kuwait...

      , or Operation Desert Storm
  • Iraq War
    Iraq War
    The Iraq War, also known as the Occupation of Iraq or Operation Iraqi Freedom, is an ongoing military campaign which began on March 20, 2003 with the invasion of Iraq by a multinational force led by troops from the United States and the United Kingdom.Prior to the war, the governments of the United...

     (2003–present), also known as the Second or Third Gulf War, or Operation Iraqi Freedom, an ongoing conflict
    • 2003 invasion of Iraq
      2003 invasion of Iraq
      The 2003 invasion of Iraq, was led by the United States, backed by British forces and smaller contingents from Australia, Denmark, Poland and Spain. Four countries participated with troops during the initial invasion phase, which lasted from March 20 to May 1...

      , began on March 20
    • Post-invasion Iraq, 2003–present, starting 1 May 2003