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Parent topics
- Iraq [r]: Country in the Middle East, currently transitioning from rule by the US. [e]
- United States of America [r]: Constitutional republic in North America, has major land borders with Mexico and Canada. [e]
- United Kingdom [r]: Constitutional monarchy which includes England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. [e]
- Gulf War [r]: The conflict started by the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait in 1990, and ended with the liberation of Kuwait and major damage to Iraqi forces, by a US-led UN coalition in 1991. [e]
- Iraq War [r]: Invasion of Iraq by a coalition of countries, led by the United States, in 2003, and subsequent occupation [e]
Subtopics
Coalition leadership
- George W. Bush [r]: (1946–) 43rd U.S. President (Republican), elected in 2000 and re-elected in 2004. [e]
- Tony Blair [r]: Former Labour Party politician and Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (1997-2007). [e]
- Donald Rumsfeld [r]: U.S. Secretary of Defense in the George W. Bush Administration (2001-2008); was the oldest secretary and earlier the youngest secretary in the Administration (1975-1977); major policymaker after the 9-11 attack; advisor, Project for the New American Century [e]
- Tommy Franks [r]: Head of United States Central Command during the start of the Afghanistan War (2001-) and Iraq War; retired as a general [e]
- David McKiernan [r]: A U.S Army General who was relieved early of command of the International Security Assistance Force, NATO's headquarters in Afghanistan; he commanded the ground forces in the Iraq War and is an armored combat specialist, as opposed to his replacement, GEN Stanley McChrystal, a special operations officer [e]
- Buford Blount [r]: Add brief definition or description
- Dell Dailey [r]: Currently Counterterrorism Coordinator for the U.S. Department of State, a retired U.S. Army lieutenant general whose career was spent in special operations [e]
Iraqi leadership
- Saddam Hussein [r]: (1937–2006) Deposed and executed ruler of Iraq. [e]
- Uday Hussein [r]: Saddam Hussein's elder son, who had lost authority to his brother Qusay Hussein due to erratic behavior, but still was in the privileged inner circle and prepared the Saddam Fedayeen irregulars [e]
- Kusay Hussein [r]: Add brief definition or description
Coalition units
- United States Central Command [r]: Unified Combatant Command responsible for U.S. operations in the Middle East and Southwest Asia, now under the command of General James Mattis [e]
- Coalition Forces Land Component Command [r]: Add brief definition or description
- V Corps [r]: A major tactical and operational command headquarters of the United States Army, normally forward-deployed in Heidelberg, Germany as part of United States European Command [e]
- 3rd Infantry Division (U.S.) [r]: A heavy division of the United States Army, assigned to the XVIII Airborne Corps, based at Fort Stewart, Georgia; main Army attack force in Iraq War [e]
- 82nd Airborne Division [r]: One of the strategic reserve units of the United States Army, this is the only division-sized organization that is completely parachute-qualified for air assault operations. [e]
- 101st Airborne Division [r]: A division of the U.S. Army, originally created as airborne, but now air assault with permanently assigned helicopter mobility [e]
- 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment [r]: A U.S. army Heavy Brigade Combat Team, one of the few that retains the formal title of "regiment"; it retains its lineage and traditional name of "Brave Rifles," and is an active unit with a distinguished record. [e]
- I Marine Expeditionary Force [r]: A Marine Air-Ground Task Force, based at Camp Pendleton, California, built around the 1st Marine Division and the 1st Marine Air Wing, but capable of operating as a corps headquarters [e]
- V Corps [r]: A major tactical and operational command headquarters of the United States Army, normally forward-deployed in Heidelberg, Germany as part of United States European Command [e]
- Coalition Forces Land Component Command [r]: Add brief definition or description
- United States Special Operations Command [r]: Add brief definition or description
Iraqi units
- Iraqi Army [r]: Add brief definition or description
- Republican Guard [r]: Add brief definition or description
- Special Republican Guard [r]: Add brief definition or description
- Saddam Fedayeen [r]: Add brief definition or description