One subject students will examine in GCSE History is the situation in Iraq, from 1991 up to the present day.
In 1991 a UN approved coalition of states used a land invasion to remove Iraqi forces from neighbouring Kuwait. The Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein remained, however, in power, until 2003 when President George Bush of the United States led a smaller coalition that removed him from power. The situation in Iraq has been unstable since then up to the present day.
Learn about how the situation in Iraq developed from the war of 1991 up to the present day in this quiz.
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You can find more about this topic by visiting BBC Bitesize - The invasion of Iraq, 2003
This Vietnam veteran coped well with a varied group of military partners
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Many of Saddam's neighbours feared that his expansionist ambitions would not stop at Kuwait
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The UN allies were sympathetic to the plight of persecuted groups, but they abided strictly by the terms of the original UN resolution
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Hans Blix, the UN weapons inspector, sought in vain to locate a wide range of weaponry, which was regarded as a threat to the international community
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The US army took responsibility for Baghdad, while their main ally was deployed elsewhere
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The behaviour of some US troops damaged the reputation of the West
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After 2003 cracks began to show in the unity of Saddam's former state
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Before recent events Iraq had contained a number of religious minorities living reasonably harmoniously together
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Since the fall of Saddam Hussein in 2003 there has been chronic instability and bad relations among most of Iraq's ethnic and faith groups
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Saddam Hussein tried to deflect attention onto his arch enemy Israel after the 1991 land campaign was unleashed
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