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Periods of War and Dates of Recent Conflicts.” Congressional Research Report for Congress (September 29): 8–9. “Troop Levels in the Afghan and Iraq Wars, FY2001-FY2012: Cost and Other Potential Issues.” Congressional Research Report for Congress (July 2): 6–9. The links below showcase NHHC’s online holdings pertaining to OIF.īelasco, Amy. In response to the terrorists group, Operation Inherent Resolve began 17 October 2014. forces withdrew from Iraq, the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) invaded areas of Syria and Iraq causing widespread causalities, destruction of the country’s infrastructure and barbaric practices against citizens. Forces Iraq’s mission after nearly nine years of conflict that claimed the lives of nearly 4,500 troops (Torreon).”Īfter U.S. military leaders observed the official end of U.S. On 15 December 2011, “The Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and other top U.S. troops and civil war between the Sunni and Shia tribes. With the invasion complete, an insurgency and influx of al Qaeda inspired fighters poured into the country which sparked guerilla warfare tactics against U.S. Iraqi forces were overwhelmed quickly and Baghdad fell a mere five weeks after the invasion began. Security Council adopted Resolution 1441 which “prohibits stockpiling and importing weapons of mass destruction (WMDs).” OIF was authorized when Iraq was found to be in breach of U.N. 20 March 2003 marked the beginning of Operation Iraqi Freedom with preemptive airstrikes on Saddam Hussein’s Presidential Palace and military targets followed by approximately 67,700 “boots on the ground” with 15,000 Navy personnel on ships in the region (Belasco).