What was the aftermath of the war in Iraq?

When WMD intelligence proved illusory and a violent insurgency arose, the war lost public support. Saddam was captured, tried, and hanged and democratic elections were held. In the years since, there have been over 4,700 U.S. and allied troop deaths, and more than one hundred thousand Iraqi civilians have been killed.

Is the conflict in Iraq over?

Following ISIL’s defeat in December 2017, the group has continued an insurgency mostly in the rural parts of the country. However they have been greatly weakened and violence in Iraq has been sharply reduced in 2018.

What happened to Iraq after World war 1?

Ottoman rule ended with World War I, and the British Empire administered Iraq as Mandatory Iraq until the establishment of the Kingdom of Iraq in 1933. A republic formed in 1958 following a coup d’état. Saddam Hussein governed from 1968 to 2003, into which period fall the Iran–Iraq War and the Gulf War.

Why did the United States invade Iraq in 2003 answers?

According to General Tommy Franks, the objectives of the invasion were, “First, end the regime of Saddam Hussein. Second, to identify, isolate and eliminate Iraq’s weapons of mass destruction. Third, to search for, to capture and to drive out terrorists from that country.

Is the United States still in Iraq?

There are currently 2,500 US troops in Iraq helping local forces counter what remains of the Islamic State group. Numbers of US troops are likely to stay the same but the move is being seen as an attempt to help the Iraqi PM.

What happened as a result of the US invasion of Iraq in 2003?

What happened as a result of the US invasion of Iraq in 2003? Saddam Hussein was convicted of war crimes and executed. Why did the Allies attack civilian and military targets in Japan? He had pushed Allied forces out of France.