Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. American troops topple a statue of Saddam Hussein on April 9, 2003, in Baghdad. Gilles Bassignac/Gamma-Rapho via Getty Images ...

In spring 2003, exuberance at the fall of Saddam was swiftly followed by a descent into deadly chaos. Whether moving independently or embedded with troops, Guardian reporters witnessed the violence on ...

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— -- The following are the U.S. personnel who have been killed in Operation Iraqi Freedom from June to August 2003. All dates reflect when the incidents occurred local time. For lists of deaths ...

The Iraq War lasted from 2003 until 2011 and was caused by several factors, including then-dictator Saddam Hussein's claim that his country was in possession of WMDs, or weapons of mass destruction, ...

The death of Dick Cheney, who wielded vast power as U.S. vice president, occasioned a wave of commentary and commemorations — with particular interest in the fate of his legacy in the face of rapid ...

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(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Andrea Stanton, University of Denver (THE CONVERSATION) After 12 days of trading ...