Fire Fight in Iraq War

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The Iraq War, also known as the Second Gulf War,Operation Iraqi Freedom,[38] or the occupation of Iraq is an ongoing conflict which began on March 20, 2003 with the United States-led invasion of Iraq by a multinational coalition composed of U.S. and U.K. troops supported by smaller contingents from Australia, Poland, and other nations.

The rationale for the invasion offered by U.S. President George W. Bush and coalition supporters included the allegation that Iraq possessed and was actively developing weapons of mass destruction (WMD) in violation of a 1991 agreement. U.S. officials argued that Iraq posed an imminent, urgent, and immediate threat to the United States, its people, allies, and interests.The supporting intelligence was widely criticized, and weapons inspectors found no evidence of WMD. After the invasion, the Iraq Survey Group concluded that Iraq had ended its WMD programs in 1991 and had none at the time of the invasion, but that they intended to resume production if and when the Iraq sanctions were lifted. Although some earlier degraded remnants of misplaced or abandoned WMD were found, they were not the weapons for which the coalition invaded. Some U.S. officials claimed Saddam Hussein and al-Qaeda had been cooperating, but no evidence of any collaborative relationship has been found.[50] Other reasons for the invasion stated by officials included concerns over Iraq's financial support for the families of Palestinian suicide bombers,Iraqi government human rights abuses, spreading democracy and Iraq's oil reserves.

Casualties and losses
Iraqi combatant dead (invasion period): 7,600-10,800
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Insurgents dead (post-Saddam): 15,976-21,805 per these reports.
19,429 per U.S. military (26 September 2007)


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Detainees (Coalition-held): 23,000
Detainees (Iraqi Security Forces-held): 37,000
Iraqi Security Forces (post-Saddam, Coalition allies) Police/military killed: 9,685 See: Casualties of the Iraq War
Coalition dead (3,960 US, 173 UK, 133 other): 4,266

Coalition missing or captured (US): 4

Coalition wounded: 28,530 US, ~300 Uk

Coalition injured, diseased, or other medical:**28,645 US, 1,155 UK.

Contractors dead (US 235): 1,015

Contractors missing or captured (US 9): 17

Contractors wounded & injured: 10,569

Awakening Councils:
200+ killed































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US army fights in Iraq.