2003 invasion of Iraq (Simple English Wikipedia)

Analysis of information sources in references of the Wikipedia article "2003 invasion of Iraq" in Simple English language version.

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Kahana, Ephraim; Suwaed, Muhammad (2009). The A to Z of Middle Eastern Intelligence. Scarecrow Press. p. 208. ISBN 978-0-8108-7070-3.
Gordon, Michael; Trainor, Bernard (1 March 1995). The Generals' War: The Inside Story of the Conflict in the Gulf. New York: Little Brown & Co.

archives.gov

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"Reason for the war". www.whitehouse.gov. Retrieved 2008-06-20.
"Thoughts of the September 11 attacks". www.whitehouse.gov. Archived from the original on 2012-03-24. Retrieved 2008-06-20.

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Kim Ghattas (14 April 2003). "Syrians join Iraq 'jihad'". BBC News. Archived from the original on 21 September 2011. Retrieved 29 October 2011.
"Excerpts: Annan interview". 16 September 2004 – via news.bbc.co.uk.

cfr.org

"IRAQ: Iraq's Prewar Military Capabilities". Council on Foreign Relations. Archived from the original on 14 December 2018. Retrieved 14 December 2018.

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"Forces: U.S. & Coalition/Casualties - Special Reports". Archived from the original on 2016-02-18. Retrieved 2010-05-12.

comw.org

"The Wages of War: Iraqi Combatant and Noncombatant Fatalities in the 2003 Conflict". Commonwealth Institute of Cambridge. Archived from the original on 2 September 2009. Retrieved 13 September 2009.
"Wages of War – Appendix 1. Survey of reported Iraqi combatant fatalities in the 2003 war". Commonwealth Institute of Cambridge. Archived from the original on 2 September 2009. Retrieved 13 September 2009.

defence.gov.au

Australian Department of Defence (2004). The War in Iraq. ADF Operations in the Middle East in 2003 Archived 9 October 2016 at the Wayback Machine. Page 11.

defense.gov

"Casualty Report 14 JAN" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-01-16. Retrieved 2010-04-20.
"U.S. Department of Defense". U.S. Department of Defense.

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"CRS Report for Congress" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 10 February 2009. Retrieved 25 December 2022.

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Willing to face Death: A History of Kurdish Military Forces – the Peshmerga – from the Ottoman Empire to Present-Day Iraq (page 67) Archived 29 October 2013 at the Wayback Machine, Michael G. Lortz

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John Pike (14 March 2003). "Free Iraqi Forces Committed to Democracy, Rule of Law – DefenseLink". Globalsecurity.org. Archived from the original on 10 September 2009. Retrieved 13 September 2009.

huffingtonpost.com

"A Timeline of Iraq War, Troop Levels". Huffington Post. Associated Press. 15 April 2008. Archived from the original on 23 October 2014. Retrieved 23 February 2014.

icasualties.org

"Iraq Coalition Casualties: Fatalities by Year and Month" Archived 6 February 2016 at the Wayback Machine iCasualties.org. Retrieved 1 November 2009.
icasualties Iraq Coalition Casualties: U.S. Wounded Totals Archived 24 December 2011 at the Wayback Machine
"iCasualties Iraq: iCasualties Home Page". www.icasualties.org.

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Iraq Body Count project Archived 14 May 2020 at the Wayback Machine. Source of IBC quote on undercounting by media is Press Release 15 :: Iraq Body Count. Archived 9 November 2009 at the Wayback Machine
"Iraq Body Count". www.iraqbodycount.org.

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"If We Fight Iraq" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 August 2011. Retrieved 2011-07-18.

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"Countries involved in the war". www.islamonline.net. Archived from the original on 2007-09-26. Retrieved 2008-06-20.

jezail.org

MAJ Isaac J. Peltier. "Surrogate Warfare: The Role of U.S. Army Special Forces" (PDF). p. 2. Archived (PDF) from the original on 24 May 2013. Retrieved 21 February 2013.

lebanonwire.com

"Arab volunteers to Iraq: 'token' act or the makings of another Afghan jihad?". Archived from the original on 27 November 2011. Retrieved 29 October 2011.

medium.com

Joyce, Elijah (2024). "The Invasion of Iraq (2003) — Modern History Summarized" (Historical summary). Medium. Retrieved 1 March 2024.

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"Op Telic Casualty Tables 31 July 2009" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2010-03-31. Retrieved 2010-04-18.

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Katzman, Kenneth (5 February 2009). "Iraq: Post-Saddam Governance and Security" (PDF). fpc.state.gov/. Congressional Research Service. Archived (PDF) from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 23 September 2014. In the war, Iraq's conventional military forces were overwhelmed by the approximately 380,000-person U.S. and British-led 30-country18 "coalition of the willing" force, a substantial proportion of which were in supporting roles.

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Toby Dodge (16 November 2002). "Iraqi army is tougher than US believes". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 5 March 2017. Retrieved 10 November 2012.
"Body counts". By Jonathan Steele. The Guardian. 28 May 2003.

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"Security Council endorses formation of sovereign interim government in Iraq; welcomes end of occupation by 30 June, democratic elections by January 2005". United Nations. 8 June 2004.

usnews.com

"Deploying the Free Iraqi Forces – U.S. News & World Report". Usnews.com. 7 April 2003. Archived from the original on 4 February 2004. Retrieved 9 December 2015.

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"Foreign Irregulars in Iraq". www.washingtoninstitute.org. 10 April 2003. Archived from the original on 3 April 2019. Retrieved 3 April 2019.

washingtonpost.com

Graham, Bradley (7 April 2003). "U.S. Airlifts Iraqi Exile Force For Duties Near Nasiriyah". Washington Post. Archived from the original on 8 August 2007. Retrieved 13 September 2009.

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Graham, Bradley (7 April 2003). "U.S. Airlifts Iraqi Exile Force For Duties Near Nasiriyah". Washington Post. Archived from the original on 8 August 2007. Retrieved 13 September 2009.
John Pike (14 March 2003). "Free Iraqi Forces Committed to Democracy, Rule of Law – DefenseLink". Globalsecurity.org. Archived from the original on 10 September 2009. Retrieved 13 September 2009.
"Deploying the Free Iraqi Forces – U.S. News & World Report". Usnews.com. 7 April 2003. Archived from the original on 4 February 2004. Retrieved 9 December 2015.
Kim Ghattas (14 April 2003). "Syrians join Iraq 'jihad'". BBC News. Archived from the original on 21 September 2011. Retrieved 29 October 2011.
"Arab volunteers to Iraq: 'token' act or the makings of another Afghan jihad?". Archived from the original on 27 November 2011. Retrieved 29 October 2011.
"CRS Report for Congress" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 10 February 2009. Retrieved 25 December 2022.
Katzman, Kenneth (5 February 2009). "Iraq: Post-Saddam Governance and Security" (PDF). fpc.state.gov/. Congressional Research Service. Archived (PDF) from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 23 September 2014. In the war, Iraq's conventional military forces were overwhelmed by the approximately 380,000-person U.S. and British-led 30-country18 "coalition of the willing" force, a substantial proportion of which were in supporting roles.
"A Timeline of Iraq War, Troop Levels". Huffington Post. Associated Press. 15 April 2008. Archived from the original on 23 October 2014. Retrieved 23 February 2014.
Australian Department of Defence (2004). The War in Iraq. ADF Operations in the Middle East in 2003 Archived 9 October 2016 at the Wayback Machine. Page 11.
MAJ Isaac J. Peltier. "Surrogate Warfare: The Role of U.S. Army Special Forces" (PDF). p. 2. Archived (PDF) from the original on 24 May 2013. Retrieved 21 February 2013.
"If We Fight Iraq" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 August 2011. Retrieved 2011-07-18.
Toby Dodge (16 November 2002). "Iraqi army is tougher than US believes". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 5 March 2017. Retrieved 10 November 2012.
"IRAQ: Iraq's Prewar Military Capabilities". Council on Foreign Relations. Archived from the original on 14 December 2018. Retrieved 14 December 2018.
"Foreign Irregulars in Iraq". www.washingtoninstitute.org. 10 April 2003. Archived from the original on 3 April 2019. Retrieved 3 April 2019.
"Iraq Coalition Casualties: Fatalities by Year and Month" Archived 6 February 2016 at the Wayback Machine iCasualties.org. Retrieved 1 November 2009.
icasualties Iraq Coalition Casualties: U.S. Wounded Totals Archived 24 December 2011 at the Wayback Machine
Willing to face Death: A History of Kurdish Military Forces – the Peshmerga – from the Ottoman Empire to Present-Day Iraq (page 67) Archived 29 October 2013 at the Wayback Machine, Michael G. Lortz
"The Wages of War: Iraqi Combatant and Noncombatant Fatalities in the 2003 Conflict". Commonwealth Institute of Cambridge. Archived from the original on 2 September 2009. Retrieved 13 September 2009.
"Wages of War – Appendix 1. Survey of reported Iraqi combatant fatalities in the 2003 war". Commonwealth Institute of Cambridge. Archived from the original on 2 September 2009. Retrieved 13 September 2009.
Iraq Body Count project Archived 14 May 2020 at the Wayback Machine. Source of IBC quote on undercounting by media is Press Release 15 :: Iraq Body Count. Archived 9 November 2009 at the Wayback Machine
"Countries involved in the war". www.islamonline.net. Archived from the original on 2007-09-26. Retrieved 2008-06-20.
"Casualty Report 14 JAN" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-01-16. Retrieved 2010-04-20.
"Forces: U.S. & Coalition/Casualties - Special Reports". Archived from the original on 2016-02-18. Retrieved 2010-05-12.
"Op Telic Casualty Tables 31 July 2009" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2010-03-31. Retrieved 2010-04-18.

webcitation.org

"Thoughts of the September 11 attacks". www.whitehouse.gov. Archived from the original on 2012-03-24. Retrieved 2008-06-20.