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Invasion of Iraq: A group of people leave London, England, for Baghdad, Iraq, to serve as human shields, intending to prevent the U.S.-led coalition troops from bombing certain locations.
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2003 invasion of Iraq
United States-led military invasion
The 2003 invasion of Iraq was the first stage of the Iraq War. The invasion began on 20 March 2003 and lasted just over one month, including 26 days of major combat operations, in which a United States-led combined force of troops from the United States, the United Kingdom,…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Baghdad
Capital and largest city of Iraq
Baghdad is the capital and largest city of Iraq, located along the Tigris in the central part of the country. With a population exceeding 7 million, it ranks among the most populous cities in the Middle East and Arab world and forms 22% of the country's population. Spanning an…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Human shield action to Iraq
Activist movement in opposition to the 2003 Invasion of Iraq
The Human Shield Action to Iraq was a group of people who traveled to Iraq to act as human shields with the aim of preventing the U.S.-led coalition forces from bombing certain locations during the 2003 invasion of Iraq.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Coalition of the willing
Post-1990 political phrase
A coalition of the willing is a rhetorical term referring to a temporary international partnership created for the purpose of achieving a particular objective, usually of military or political nature.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)