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The 2003 invasion of Iraq [b] was the first stage of the Iraq War. The invasion began on 20 March 2003 and lasted just over one month, [ 24 ] including 26 days of major combat operations, in which a United States-led combined force of troops from the United States, the United Kingdom, Australia and Poland invaded the Republic of Iraq .
The Battle of Nasiriyah was fought between the US 2nd Marine Expeditionary Brigade and Iraqi forces from 23 March to 2 April 2003 during the US-led invasion of Iraq. On the night of 24–25 March, the bulk of the Marines of Regimental Combat Team 1 passed through the city over the bridges and attacked north towards Baghdad. However, fighting ...
U.S. Marines and Iraqi civilians pull down a statue of Saddam Hussein in April 2003. U.S. Army M1A1 Abrams pose for a photo under the Victory Arch at Baghdad's Ceremony Square in 2003. A U.S. Marine M1 Abrams tank of the U.S. 1st Marine Division patrols a Baghdad street after its capture in 2003 during Operation Iraqi Freedom.
The invasion phase consisted primarily of a conventionally fought war which included the capture of the Iraqi capital of Baghdad by American forces with the assistance of the United Kingdom, Australia and Poland. 160,000 troops were sent by the Coalition into Iraq during the initial invasion phase, which lasted from 20 March to 15 April 2003.
US Marines escort captured enemy prisoners to a holding area in the desert of Iraq on 21 March 2003. At 5:34 am Baghdad time on 20 March 2003 [149] (9:34 pm, 19 March EST) the surprise [150] military invasion of Iraq began. There was no declaration of war. [151]
2003 - 1st Tour Marines from 3/7 establish firing position inside an Iraqi army camp near An Numaniyah. 3/7 was part of the main effort, and took a major role in the 2003 invasion of Iraq. The premier infantry combat unit in the world, they originally deployed in January 2003, moved north in March and reached Baghdad by April – securing ...
Soldiers on patrol during the American occupation of Ramadi, 16 August 2006. The occupation of Iraq (2003–2011) began on 20 March 2003, when the United States invaded with a military coalition to overthrow Iraqi president Saddam Hussein and his Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party, and continued until 18 December 2011, when the final batch of American troops left the country.
May 1: U.S. President George W. Bush declares major combat operations in Iraq over.; May 15 - U.S. forces launch Operation Planet X, capturing roughly 260 people.; May 23 - L. Paul Bremer issues Coalition Provisional Authority Order Number 2, dissolving the Iraqi Army and other entities of the former Ba'athist state.