Iraq : milestones since the ouster of Saddam Hussein / Hussein D. Hassan.

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Hassan, Hussein D., author.

Series:

CRS report for Congress.

CRS report for Congress

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Diplomatic relations.

Iraq--Politics and government--2003-.

Iraq--Foreign relations--United States.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (6 pages).

Place of Publication:

Washington, District of Columbia : Congressional Research Service, 2007.

Summary:

On May 1, 2003, President George W. Bush declared an end to major combat in Iraq. Since then, hostilities and death tolls continue to rise. Tensions between the once dominant Sunni minority and Shia majority also continue to escalate. This report lists significant recent events in Iraq in reverse chronological order beginning with the announcement by General David Patraeus on June 16, 2007 that his forces had just mounted a new offensive against al-Qaeda in and around Baghdad and going back in time to March 19, 2003, when President Bush announced that coalition forces had begun striking Iraqi military targets to undermine Saddam Hussein's ability to stage war -- the beginning of Operation Iraqi Freedom. Sources include, but are not limited to, White House press releases, the U.S. Department of State, the United Nations Secretary-General's statements, and major news stories. For analysis and further review of the current situation, see CRS Report RL31339, "Iraq: Post-Saddam Governance and Security," by Kenneth Katzman. This report will be updated regularly.