March 18, 2005 — -- As America geared up for the war against Iraq that began two years ago Saturday, there was talk of a "cakewalk" and a swift departure once the regime of Saddam Hussein ...

An interactive history of the war in Iraq with links to contemporary video reports, blogs and analysis. 17 March UN weapons inspectors evacuate Iraq having found no concrete evidence of Weapons of ...

In March 2003, U.S. forces invaded Iraq. In the years since, there have been over 4,700 U.S. and allied troop deaths, and more than 100,000 Iraqi civilians have been killed. Meanwhile, questions ...

Between January and July 2004, I was in Baghdad, where I witnessed the reasons behind the failure of the U.S. war against Iraq.

On the 10-year anniversary of the U.S. invasion of Iraq, here's a look back at pivotal moments of the war, from the capture of former Iraq leader Saddam Hussein to the prison scandal of Abu Ghraib.

The inquiry into the UK's role in the Iraq war is publishing its findings. Here are the main events before, during and since the conflict. The Gulf War ends, leaving Iraq subject to United Nations ...

A chronology of key events: 1534 - 1918 - Region is part of the Ottoman Empire. 1917 - Britain seizes Baghdad during First World War. 1920 - League of Nations approves British mandate in Iraq ...

History As It Happens: The Iraq War, Part One Iraqi civilians and U.S. soldiers pull down a statue of Saddam Hussein in downtown Baghdad, in this April 9, 2003. (AP Photo/Jerome Delay, File) more > ...

A chronology of key events: 1534 - 1918 - Region is part of the Ottoman Empire. 1917 - Britain seizes Baghdad during First World War. 1920 - League of Nations approves British mandate in Iraq ...

Why did the successful war in Iraq to replace Saddam Hussein with a democracy lose the majority support of the American public? Despite steady U.S. military progress against jihadists, and the ...

Anti-war demonstrators protest in central London in February 2003. Credit: PA Wire Hundreds of thousands of people took to the streets of London to protest against military action in Iraq. Police ...