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Bombing of Iraq

Iraq · Warfare / Gulf War, 2nd. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

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Chronological records

2003

Saddam Hussein17 March 2003

Warfare / Gulf War, 2nd

In his 2003 address to the nation, Bush demands that Hussein and his two sons, Uday and Qusay, surrender and leave Iraq, giving them a 48-hour deadline

Saddam Hussein18 March 2003

Warfare / Gulf War, 2nd

The bombing of Iraq by the United States, the United Kingdom, Spain, Italy, Poland, Australia, and Denmark begins

Names involved

Saddam Hussein

Provenance

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