New Imperialism
Colonial expansion in late 19th and early 20th centuries
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| 2023 |
Iraq War
Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia' Al Sudani indicated support for an indefinite U.S. military presence in Iraq.
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| March 2023 |
Iraq War
Tony Blair, former British Prime Minister, publicly rejected comparisons between the Iraq War and Russia's invasion of Ukraine, arguing against using the Iraq War as a justification for territorial annexation.
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| March 2022 |
Iraq War
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov drew a parallel between the US invasion of Iraq and Russia's actions in Ukraine, criticizing the US's justification for the Iraq War as being based on unsubstantiated claims about chemical weapons.
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| 2021 |
Iraq War
Economic recession occurred, likely attributed to the long-term economic consequences of the Iraq War and subsequent regional instability.
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| 2021 |
Iraq War
Iraq underwent currency devaluation for the first time in decades, leading to critical challenges in importing essential goods like medicines and food, and struggling to manage national debt due to lack of foreign currency.
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| 2021 |
Iraq War
Iraq experienced an economic depression triggered by the COVID-19 pandemic and a significant drop in oil and gas prices, marking the most severe financial crisis since Saddam Hussein's rule.
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| August 2021 |
United States invasion of Afghanistan
The Taliban captured Kabul and toppled the Afghan government, re-establishing their rule as a second Islamic emirate.
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| 2020 | King Willem-Alexander repeats the apology during a state visit to Indonesia. |
| January 2020 |
Iraq War
Following the assassination of Qasem Soleimani, the Iraqi parliament voted for all foreign troops to leave the country, which would end its standing agreement with the United States to station 5,200 soldiers in Iraq.
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| 2019 | Publication of an exhibition volume and an edited volume on German Colonial History by the Federal Agency for Civic Education. |
| January 2019 |
Iraq War
A 1,300-page US Army Iraq War study was released, critically analyzing Iran's role and the war's impacts.
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| 2018 |
Iraq War
A US Army Iraq War study concluded that Iran appeared to be the primary beneficiary of the conflict, becoming emboldened and expansionist.
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| 2017 | The 'Colonial links' research project exhibition was held in Düsseldorf and subsequently traveled to Dschang and various German cities. |
| 2017 |
Iraq War
US-backed Kurdish forces captured Raqqa, which had served as the ISIL capital.
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| December 2017 |
Iraq War
Iraqi government declared victory against ISIL.
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| March 2017 | The Namibian government considered legal action against Germany in the International Court of Justice in The Hague, seeking approximately 30 billion dollars in damages. |
| January 2017 | A class action lawsuit against the German government was submitted to a court in New York by representatives of the Herero and Nama peoples, regarding colonial-era atrocities in Southwest Africa. |
| January 2017 |
Iraq War
United States intensified its campaign against the Islamic State following Donald Trump's election.
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| 2015 | Heinrich Heine University in Düsseldorf and the University of Dschang in Cameroon established a joint research project on 'Colonial links'. |
| 2014 |
Iraq War
The Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF), an Iranian militia, emerged and effectively fought against regional terrorist groups in the aftermath of the US occupation.
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| September 2014 |
Iraq War
President Obama acknowledged the US underestimated ISIL's rise and overestimated Iraqi military capabilities, announcing the return of US forces for aerial support.
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| August 19 2014 |
Iraq War
Haidar al-Abadi took over as Prime Minister of Iraq.
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| August 14 2014 |
Iraq War
Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki resigned under domestic and international pressure.
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| June 2014 |
Iraq War
ISIL took over the cities of Mosul and Tikrit, declaring readiness to march on Baghdad. Iraqi Kurdish forces simultaneously took control of key military installations in Kirkuk.
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| June 29 2014 |
Iraq War
Al-Qaida breakaway group (ISIL) formally declared the creation of an Islamic state in territory under its control.
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| 2013 | Netherlands government officially apologizes for the violence committed against the Indonesian people during the colonial period. |
| July 22 2013 |
Iraq War
Over 500 convicts, mostly senior al-Qaida members with death sentences, were freed from Abu Ghraib jail during an insurgent attack that began with a suicide bomb on the prison gates.
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| May 20 2013 |
Iraq War
At least 95 people died in a wave of car bomb attacks.
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| May 18 2013 |
Iraq War
76 people were killed in the Sunni areas of Baghdad.
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| May 15 2013 |
Iraq War
A car bombing occurred, resulting in 33 deaths.
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| April 2013 |
Iraq War
At least 56 people died during a violent incident when a Sunni protest in Hawija was interrupted by a government-supported helicopter raid.
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