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2003 invasion of Iraq - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (8789 words) |
 | In 2002 the Iraq disarmament crisis arose primarily as a diplomatic situation. |
 | Iraq was subsequently marked by violent conflict between U.S.-led occupation of Iraq soldiers and forces described by the occupiers as insurgents. |
 | Polish involvement in the 2003 invasion of Iraq |
| 2003 invasion of Iraq (5620 words) |
 | Prior to invasion, the United States and other coalition forces involved in the 1991 Gulf War had been engaged in a low-level conflict with Iraq, enforcing the Iraqi no-fly zones where Iraqi air-defense installations were engaged on a fairly regular basis. |
 | The U.S.-led occupation of Iraq was marked by ongoing violent conflict between the Iraqi resistance and the occupying forces. |
 | Their view was that Iraq had violated the terms of the ceasefire by breaching two key conditions and thus made the invasion of Iraq a legal continuation of the earlier war. |