Commander in Chief
Lt. Gen. David Petraeus is named the top Commander in Iraq
Role range: 2003-2003
Historical biography archive · Updated 2026-11-03
David Petraeus Biography and Timeline
Follow David Petraeus through 9 dated historical records for United States of America.
David Petraeus, historical timeline
A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.
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2007
Invasion of Iraq
Petraeus tells the House Foreign Affairs and Armed Services committees that the US military needs more time to meet its goals in Iraq, he says troops in Iraq may be reduced from 20 brigades to 15, or from troops to 130,000, beginning in July 2008
Role range: 2003-2003
Invasion of Iraq
Petraeus and Ryan Crocker face more intense and critical questioning from members of the Senate Foreign Relations and Armed Services committees, they failed to answer definitely repeated questions about how long US troops would be in Iraq
Role range: 2003-2003
Senate Foreign Relations and Armed Services Committee
Petraeus and Ryan Crocker face more intense and critical questioning from members of the Senate Foreign Relations and Armed Services committees, they failed to answer definitely repeated questions about how long US troops would be in Iraq
Role range: 2003-2003
Invasion of Iraq
A brigade of 5,000 U.S. troops starts to leave Diyala Province, the first significant pullback of troops. Once the withdrawal is complete, there will be 157,000 soldiers in Iraq, from a high of 162,000
Role range: 2003-2003
Bombing of Dohuk Province
With the help of the US military, Turkish fighter jets bomb areas in Dohuk Province in northern Iraq, targeting the Kurdish militant group, the Kurdistan Workers Party
Role range: 2003-2003
Invasion of Iraq
With the help of the US military, Turkish fighter jets bomb areas in Dohuk Province in northern Iraq, targeting the Kurdish militant group, the Kurdistan Workers Party
Role range: 2003-2003
Invasion of Iraq
Gen. David Petraeus reports that car bombs and suicide attacks have dropped by 60% since June 2007
Role range: 2003-2003
Suicide
Gen. David Petraeus reports that car bombs and suicide attacks have dropped by 60% since June 2007
Role range: 2003-2003
Records, sources and methodology
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