Iraq War
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The Iraq War was a major armed conflict that began in 2003 with a U.S.-led invasion to topple Saddam Hussein’s regime, followed by years of insurgency, sectarian violence, and international military involvement.
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Target entity: Iraq War Context triple: [United States Army Signal Corps, conflictInvolved, Iraq War]
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Gulf War
The Gulf War was a 1990–1991 conflict in which a U.S.-led coalition expelled Iraqi forces from Kuwait using a brief but intense air and ground campaign.
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Korean War
The Korean War was a major Cold War conflict fought from 1950 to 1953 between North and South Korea, involving large-scale military intervention by the United States and other United Nations forces on one side and China (with Soviet support) on the other.
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Spanish–American War
The Spanish–American War was an 1898 conflict between the United States and Spain that marked the emergence of the U.S. as a global power and led to American control over former Spanish colonies in the Caribbean and Pacific.
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Pacific War
The Pacific War was the major theater of World War II in Asia and the Pacific, marked by naval and island campaigns between the Allied powers and Japan from 1941 to 1945.
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World War II
World War II was a global conflict from 1939 to 1945 involving most of the world’s nations, marked by unprecedented destruction, the Holocaust, and the use of atomic weapons, and resulting in a major reshaping of the international order.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Iraq War Target entity description: The Iraq War was a major armed conflict that began in 2003 with a U.S.-led invasion to topple Saddam Hussein’s regime, followed by years of insurgency, sectarian violence, and international military involvement.
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A.
Gulf War
The Gulf War was a 1990–1991 conflict in which a U.S.-led coalition expelled Iraqi forces from Kuwait using a brief but intense air and ground campaign.
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B.
Korean War
The Korean War was a major Cold War conflict fought from 1950 to 1953 between North and South Korea, involving large-scale military intervention by the United States and other United Nations forces on one side and China (with Soviet support) on the other.
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C.
Spanish–American War
The Spanish–American War was an 1898 conflict between the United States and Spain that marked the emergence of the U.S. as a global power and led to American control over former Spanish colonies in the Caribbean and Pacific.
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D.
Pacific War
The Pacific War was the major theater of World War II in Asia and the Pacific, marked by naval and island campaigns between the Allied powers and Japan from 1941 to 1945.
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World War II
World War II was a global conflict from 1939 to 1945 involving most of the world’s nations, marked by unprecedented destruction, the Holocaust, and the use of atomic weapons, and resulting in a major reshaping of the international order.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (65)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
armed conflict
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international conflict ⓘ war ⓘ |
| aftermath |
continued instability and violence in Iraq after 2011
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power vacuum contributing to rise of ISIS ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Iraq War
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surface form:
2003 invasion of Iraq
Iraq War ⓘ
surface form:
Second Gulf War
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| belligerent |
Australia
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Iraq ⓘ
surface form:
Iraq under Saddam Hussein
Iraqi insurgent groups ⓘ al-Qaeda in Iraq ⓘ
surface form:
Islamic State of Iraq (precursor to ISIS)
Kurds ⓘ
surface form:
Kurdish Peshmerga forces
Poland ⓘ Shia militias in Iraq ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
al-Qaeda in Iraq ⓘ |
| casualties |
hundreds of thousands of Iraqis killed
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over four thousand U.S. military personnel killed ⓘ |
| cause |
U.S. allegations of links between Saddam Hussein and terrorism
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U.S. allegations of weapons of mass destruction in Iraq ⓘ policy of regime change in Iraq by the United States ⓘ |
| commander |
David Petraeus
ⓘ
George W. Bush ⓘ Saddam Hussein ⓘ Tommy Franks ⓘ Tony Blair ⓘ |
| controversy |
civilian casualties and human rights abuses
ⓘ
legality of the invasion under international law ⓘ |
| displacedPersons | millions of Iraqi refugees and internally displaced persons ⓘ |
| economicImpact |
high financial cost to the United States
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severe damage to Iraqi infrastructure ⓘ |
| endDate | 2011-12-18 ⓘ |
| justificationClaimedBy | United States government ⓘ |
| keyEvent |
Iraq War
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
2003 invasion of Iraq
2007 U.S. troop surge in Iraq ⓘ Battle of Baghdad (2003) ⓘ First Battle of Fallujah ⓘ Iraqi civil conflict and sectarian violence (mid-2000s) ⓘ Iraq War self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Iraqi insurgency (2003–2011)
Second Battle of Fallujah ⓘ Status of Forces Agreement between U.S. and Iraq (2008) ⓘ capture of Saddam Hussein ⓘ |
| location | Iraq ⓘ |
| mainTheater | Iraq ⓘ |
| mediaCoverage | extensive global news coverage and embedded journalism ⓘ |
| opponentOf |
Saddam Hussein
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surface form:
Saddam Hussein government
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| opposedBy |
France
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Germany ⓘ Russia ⓘ many anti-war movements worldwide ⓘ |
| partOf |
Global War on Terrorism
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surface form:
War on Terror
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| politicalImpact |
debate over intelligence failures regarding WMD
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long-term U.S. domestic political controversy ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Gulf War
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Syrian Civil War ⓘ |
| result |
establishment of a new Iraqi government
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occupation of Iraq by coalition forces ⓘ overthrow of Saddam Hussein ⓘ prolonged insurgency in Iraq ⓘ regional destabilization in the Middle East ⓘ rise of sectarian violence in Iraq ⓘ |
| startDate | 2003-03-20 ⓘ |
| supportedBy | coalition of the willing ⓘ |
| UNResolutionInvoked | United Nations Security Council Resolution 1441 ⓘ |
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Subject: Iraq War Description of subject: The Iraq War was a major armed conflict that began in 2003 with a U.S.-led invasion to topple Saddam Hussein’s regime, followed by years of insurgency, sectarian violence, and international military involvement.
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