What Happened in Second Gulf War (Iraq War):
1. March 20, 2003- US president Bush called for war on Iraq, and an attempt to kill Iraq leader Saddam Hussein.
2. April 9, 2003- US takes control of Baghdad and topples Hussein's rule.
3. August 19, 2003- A suicide bomber drove into the UN building in Baghdad, killing 17 people and injuring 100.
4. December 13, 2003- Saddam Hussein is arrested
5. November 7, 2004- 10,000 to 15,000 American troops head to Falluja
6. October 19, 2005- Saddam Hussein goes on trial for killing 148 people in 1992
7. December 30,2006- Saddam Hussein is executed
8. June 10, 2007- US troops arm Sunni Arab groups who promised to fight militants
9. November 17, 2008- An agreement is created to end war by having all US troops leave by 2011.
10. August 31, 2010- US president Obama calls and end to this 7 year long war.
11. December 15, 2011- US troops in Baghdad call a formal end to their forces in Iraq.
1. March 20, 2003- US president Bush called for war on Iraq, and an attempt to kill Iraq leader Saddam Hussein.
2. April 9, 2003- US takes control of Baghdad and topples Hussein's rule.
3. August 19, 2003- A suicide bomber drove into the UN building in Baghdad, killing 17 people and injuring 100.
4. December 13, 2003- Saddam Hussein is arrested
5. November 7, 2004- 10,000 to 15,000 American troops head to Falluja
6. October 19, 2005- Saddam Hussein goes on trial for killing 148 people in 1992
7. December 30,2006- Saddam Hussein is executed
8. June 10, 2007- US troops arm Sunni Arab groups who promised to fight militants
9. November 17, 2008- An agreement is created to end war by having all US troops leave by 2011.
10. August 31, 2010- US president Obama calls and end to this 7 year long war.
11. December 15, 2011- US troops in Baghdad call a formal end to their forces in Iraq.