Post-invasion Iraq, 2003?2005

The post-invasion period in Iraq followed the 2003 invasion of Iraq by a multinational coalition led by the United States, which overthrew the Ba'ath Party government of Saddam Hussein. This article covers the period starting 1 May 2003.

Military occupation

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 occupation came primarily from the United States and the United Kingdom, 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 infrastructure, facilities and personnel. Coalition and allied Iraqi forces have been fighting a stronger-than-expected militant Iraqi insurgency, and the reconstruction of Iraq has been slow.

Related Topics:
Military occupation - Coalition Provisional Authority - Iraq Interim Governing Council - United Kingdom - Japan - Iraqi insurgency - Reconstruction of Iraq

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The CPA and the Governing Council were disbanded on June 28, 2004, and a new transitional constitution came into effect. http://www.cpa-iraq.org/government/TAL.html Limited sovereignty was transferred to a Governing Council Iraqi interim government led by Iyad Allawi as Iraq's first post-Saddam prime minister; this government was not allowed to make new laws without the approval of the CPA. The Iraqi Interim Government was replaced as a result of the elections which took place in January 2005. A period of negotiations by the elected Iraqi National Assembly followed, which culminated on April 6, 2005 with the selection of the leaders who currently head Iraq, among them Prime Minister Ibrahim al-Jaafari and President Jalal Talabani.

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June 28 - 2004 - New transitional constitution - Iraqi interim government - Iyad Allawi - Iraqi National Assembly - April 6 - 2005 - Ibrahim al-Jaafari - Jalal Talabani

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