Post-invasion Iraq, 2003–2006

The Republic of Iraq under Coalition occupation refers to the post-invasion period in the Republic of Iraq, after the dissolution of the Iraqi provisional government. The move shortly followed the 2003 invasion of Iraq by the United States, assisted by the United Kingdom, which overthrew the Ba'ath Party government of Saddam Hussein. The occupation of Iraq covers the period from when the dissolution of the Iraqi Provisional Government in 2004, un... More

The Republic of Iraq under Coalition occupation refers to the post-invasion period in the Republic of Iraq, after the dissolution of the Iraqi provisional government. The move shortly followed the 2003 invasion of Iraq by the United States, assisted by the United Kingdom, which overthrew the Ba'ath Party government of Saddam Hussein. The occupation of Iraq covers the period from when the dissolution of the Iraqi Provisional Government in 2004, until the U.S. withdrew from the country in December 2011. A military occupation was established and run by the Coalition Provisional Authority (CPA), which later appointed and granted limited powers to an Iraq Interim Governing Council. Troops for the invasion came primarily from the United States, the United Kingdom and Poland, but twenty-nine other nations also provided some troops, and there were varying levels of assistance from Japan and other allied countries. Tens of thousands of private security personnel provided protection of...

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