What is Iraq War?
{{Infobox military conflict | conflict = Iraq War | partof = the [[Iraq conflict (2003–present)|Iraqi conflict]] and the [[War on Terror]] | image = {{multiple image|border=infobox|perrow=2/2/2|total_width=300px | image1 = DM-SD-06-01266.png | alt1 = | image2 = SaddamStatue.jpg | alt2 = | image3 = Baath Party Headquarters, Baghdad (3148598572).jpg | alt3 = | image4 = Type 69 Iraq 1.jpg | alt4 = | image5 = Mastiff Armoured Vehicles in Basra MOD 45149762.jpg | alt5 = | image6 = Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF) DVIDS120182.jpg }} '''Clockwise from top left:'''<br />[[Iraqi National Guard]] troops, 2004; [[Firdos Square statue destruction|toppling]] of [[Saddam Hussein]]'s statue in [[Baghdad]] by US forces, 2003; destroyed Iraqi [[Type 69 tank|Type 69]] tank, 2003; U.S soldier during a [[Airborne leaflet propaganda|leaflet drop]] from a [[Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk|UH-60 Black Hawk]] helicopter, 2008; British armored vehicles on patrol in [[Basra]], 2008; destroyed headquarters of the [[Ba'ath Party]] in Baghdad, 2003 | date = 20 March 2003{{Spaced en dash}}{{End date|df=y|2011|12|18}}<br />({{Age in years, months and days|2003|03|20|2011|12}}) | place = [[Iraq]] | result = Inconclusive * [[2003 invasion of Iraq|Invasion]] and [[History of Iraq (2003–11)|occupation of Iraq]] * Overthrow of [[Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party&nbsp;– Iraq Region|Ba'ath Party]] government and [[execution of Saddam Hussein]] * Emergence of [[Iraqi insurgency (2003–11)|significant insurgency]], rise of [[al-Qaeda in Iraq]], [[Sectarian violence in Iraq (2006–07)|severe sectarian violence]] * Subsequent reduction in violence and depletion of al-Qaeda in Iraq<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.macleans.ca/news/world/the-decline-of-al-qaeda/|title=The decline of al-Qaeda|publisher=[[Maclean's]]|author=Michael Petrou|date=9 September 2011|quote=George W. Bush gambled on surging thousands more troops to the embattled country. It paid off. Al-Qaeda in Iraq is now a diminished force without territory.}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|