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Director of the Office for Reconstruction and Humanitarian Assistance of Iraq — 21 April 2003 12 May 2003 21 days Democratic — Paul Bremer بول بريمر (born 1941) Administrator of the Coalition Provisional Authority of Iraq — 12 May 2003 28 June 2004 1 year, 47 days Republican: → • Republic of Iraq (2004–present) • → —
Following the independence of Iraq, France maintained formal relations with the Iraqi Kingdom, even the governments coming in result of coup.At the turn of the 1940s, the occupation of France and establishment of Vichy France during World War II forced the French government into exile, as well as another Iraqi coup lead to a pro-German regime [5] that put the two governments in conflict.
After France participated in the Gulf War against Iraq, Saddam threatened to expose those who had taken largesse from him: "From Mr. Chirac to Mr. Chevènement, politicians and economic leaders were in open competition to spend time with us and flatter us. We have now grasped the reality of the situation.
The Iraq War (Arabic: حرب العراق, romanized: ḥarb al-ʿirāq), also referred to as the Second Gulf War, [83] [84] was a prolonged conflict in Iraq lasting from 2003 to 2011. It began with the invasion by a United States-led coalition , which resulted in the overthrow of the Ba'athist government of Saddam Hussein .
This is a list of wars involving modern France from the abolition of the French monarchy and the establishment of the French First Republic on 21 September 1792 until the current Fifth Republic. For wars involving the Kingdom of France (987–1792), see List of wars involving the Kingdom of France .
Ottoman rule over Iraq lasted until the First World War when the Ottomans sided with Germany and the Central Powers.In the Mesopotamian campaign against the Central Powers, British forces invaded the country and suffered a major defeat at the hands of the Turkish army during the Siege of Kut (1915–16).
Iraq participated in the Arab–Israeli wars of 1948, 1967 and 1973, and traditionally has opposed all attempts to reach a peaceful settlement between Israel and the Arab States. Israel attacked Iraq's nuclear research reactor under construction near Baghdad in July 1981. During the Iran–Iraq war, Iraq moderated its anti-Israel stance ...
(Iraq Region) Mohammed Hamza Zubeidi محمد حمزة الزبيدي (1938–2005) — 16 September 1991 5 September 1993 1 year, 354 days Iraqi Ba'ath Party (Iraq Region) Ahmad Husayn Khudayir as-Samarrai أحمد حسين خضير السامرائي (born 1941) — 5 September 1993 29 May 1994 266 days Iraqi Ba'ath Party (Iraq Region) Saddam ...