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 March 2003, the United States launched a full-scale invasion of Iraq, with a goal of toppling Saddam Hussein’s regime, dismantling any weapons of mass destruction and promoting democracy. Hussein, ...

President George W. Bush viewed the 2003 invasion of Iraq as a "crusade" by "God's chosen nation," according to newly released documents from Britain's National Archives. The documents, previously ...

Eleven years after the U.S. invasion, Iraq remains steeped in violence, with militant extremists gaining ground, civil war hanging in the balance and no clear resolution to the chaos. What went wrong?

The Iraq inquiry -- Direct rule : June 2003-June 2004. To the land of two rivers ; Sky soldiers ; "Our Miss Bell" ; Scramble for Kirkuk ; Life in the republican Palace ; The assassination of Sheikh ...

The Pentagon yesterday attributed its success in the major-combat phase of the Iraq war to an unprecedented level of joint operations among all four military services, as officials briefed Congress on ...

In the photograph, the man is wearing a dark suit, a light-colored shirt and striped tie. His head is slightly downturned, as if he is carefully watching where he is stepping. And he's carrying a ...

Looking back at almost 20 years of Iraq War movies, the first thought that comes to mind is that Iraq War movies aren't really all that great. Welcome to Theater of War, a regular column analyzing the ...

From “Yankee Doodle” to iPod playlists, here’s what American troops read and listened to in every war — and how culture became morale equipment. War has always had a soundtrack. It has also had a ...