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The Iraq War (also known as the Occupation of Iraq,[40] the Second Gulf War,[41] Operation Iraqi Freedom,[42], the third Gulf War[43] and Operation New Dawn) is an ongoing[44] military campaign that began on March 20, 2003,[45][46] with the invasion of Iraq by a multinational force led by troops from the United States and the United Kingdom.[47]

Before the war, the governments of the United States and the United Kingdom claimed that Iraq's alleged possession of weapons of mass...
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The Iraq War (also known as the Occupation of Iraq,[40] the Second Gulf War,[41] Operation Iraqi Freedom,[42], the third Gulf War[43] and Operation New Dawn) is an ongoing[44] military campaign that began on March 20, 2003,[45][46] with the invasion of Iraq by a multinational force led by troops from the United States and the United Kingdom.[47]

Before the war, the governments of the United States and the United Kingdom claimed that Iraq's alleged possession of weapons of mass destruction (WMD) posed a threat to their security and that of their coalition/regional allies.[48][49][50] In 2002, the United Nations Security Council passed Resolution 1441 which called for Iraq to completely cooperate with UN weapon inspectors to verify that Iraq was not in possession of WMD and cruise missiles. The United Nations Monitoring, Verification and Inspection Commission (UNMOVIC) found no evidence of WMD, but could not verify the accuracy of Iraq's weapon declarations.[51][52][53][54] Lead weapons inspector Hans Blix advised the UN Security Council that while Iraq was cooperating in terms of access, Iraq's declarations with regards to WMD could not be verified.[51][55]
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