Iraq used to be known as Mesopotamia, or the land between rivers. Iraq did not recieve full independance until 1933, but it was occupied by Britain from 1920-1932. In 1958, Abdul Karem Kassim took power and formed alliances with all of the communist countries. Sadaam Hussein took control in July of 1979, and caused war to break out between Iraq and Iran, which lasted 9 years. Then Sadaam Hussein decided to take Kuwait, causing the U.N forces to become involved. The U.S forces liberated Kuwait in less than a week, and it became known as the Gulf War. The U.N eventually had to establish no-fly zones. After Hussein declined the U.N the ability to check Iraq for nuclear weapons, the U.N launched an attack called Operation Desert Fox. It lasted a total of four days and consisted of more than 100 airstrikes total. After the terrorist attacks on 9/11 the U.S launched an attack on Iraq causing the war. The end of the war was officially declared on May 1, 2003. I got all my info from this site.
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