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List Of Assassinations During The Iraqi Conflict
Since the beginning of the Iraq War (and, by extension, the Iraqi conflict) in 2003, Iraqi insurgents have targeted public figures and important individuals whom they believe to be working for the Coalition or its allied Iraqi forces. Foreigners * Sergio Vieira de Mello, Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights and United Nations Assistance Mission for Iraq, Special Representative for Iraq, killed in the Canal Hotel bombing, 2003 Canal Hotel bombing by Jama'at al-Tawhid wal-Jihad. Governing Council * Aqila al-Hashimi, member of the Governing Council, assassinated by Ba'athism, Ba'athists in western Baghdad. * Izzedine Salim, head of the Iraqi Governing Council, assassinated in JTJ Car bomb, car bombing in the Green Zone. Journalists * Atwar Bahjat, shot while covering the 2006 al-Askari mosque bombing for Al Arabiya. Lawyers * Saadoun Sughaiyer al-Janabi, shot in his home by masked gunmen in Iraqi Police uniforms. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Iraq War
The Iraq War (), also referred to as the Second Gulf War, was a prolonged conflict in Iraq lasting from 2003 to 2011. It began with 2003 invasion of Iraq, the invasion by a Multi-National Force – Iraq, United States-led coalition, which resulted in the overthrow of the Ba'athist Iraq, Ba'athist government of Saddam Hussein. The conflict persisted Iraqi insurgency (2003–2011), as an insurgency arose against coalition forces and the newly established Iraqi government. US forces Withdrawal of United States troops from Iraq (2007–2011), were officially withdrawn in 2011. In 2014, the US became re-engaged in Iraq, leading a new coalition under Combined Joint Task Force – Operation Inherent Resolve, as the conflict evolved into the ongoing Islamic State insurgency in Iraq (2017–present), Islamic State insurgency. The Iraq invasion was part of the Presidency of George W. Bush, Bush administration's broader war on terror, launched in response to the September 11 attacks. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
