Iraq war

For some of the wars in Iraq, see also Gulf War (disambiguation) and History of Iraq.

The modern state of Iraq, since its founding in the early 20th century, has been involved in the following wars:

• 1948 Arab-Israeli War
• Iran-Iraq War (1980-1988)
• the Gulf War (1990-1991), stemming from the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait (aka First Gulf War or Second Gulf War)
• 2003 Iraq war

in addition to internal conflicts which have involved governmental overthrow.