Iraq War, insurgency/Related Articles

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Iraq War [r]: Invasion of Iraq by a coalition of countries, led by the United States, in 2003, and subsequent occupation ^[e]
Insurgency [r]: A wide range of political and military actions intended to change a government, through means considered illegal by that government. ^[e]

Sunni Triangle [r]: Add brief definition or description
- Fallujah [r]: A city in Anbar Province, Iraq, with a largely Sunni population; site of two major battles in the Iraq War ^[e]
- Karbala [r]: An Iraqi city in Karbala Province, holy to the Shi'a with the shrines of Imams al-Hussein and al-Abbas ^[e]
- Kadhimiyah [r]: Add brief definition or description
- Tikrit [r]: Saddam Hussein's place of birth, a town in the Sunni Triangle of central Iraq ^[e]
Southern Iraq [r]: Add brief definition or description
- Basra [r]: Major city in south Iraq; the otherwise landlocked country's only port ^[e]
- Kufa [r]: Add brief definition or description
- Najaf [r]: Holiest Shi'a city in Iraq, with the shrine of Imam Ali ^[e]

Saddam Fedayeen [r]: An Iraqi paramilitary force, fanatically loyal to Saddam Hussein and usually commanded by his son, Uday Hussein, used for internal control, and, surprisingly, against the supply lines of US forces in the Iraq War ^[e]
Abu Musab al-Zarqawi [r]: Killed in an airstrike in 2006, the head of al-Qaeda in Iraq, who had previously run a separate organization ^[e]
Supreme Council for the Islamic Revolution in Iraq [r]: A major Shi'a political faction in Iraq ^[e]

George W. Bush [r]: (1946–) 43rd U.S. President (Republican), elected in 2000 and re-elected in 2004. ^[e]
Condaleeza Rice [r]: Add brief definition or description
Donald Rumsfeld [r]: U.S. Secretary of Defense in the George W. Bush Administration (2001-2008); was the oldest secretary and earlier the youngest secretary in the Administration (1975-1977); major policymaker after the 9-11 attack; advisor, Project for the New American Century ^[e]