Iraq war

US tanks in Baghdad, 2003. Photo: TSgt John L. Houghton Jr., US Air Force, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons. Illustrative only.

Status · Inquiry reported 2016

What happened

The UK joined the US-led invasion of Iraq in March 2003. The Iraq Inquiry chaired by Sir John Chilcot reported on 6 July 2016, finding the UK chose to join before peaceful options had been exhausted and that judgements about Iraq's weapons were presented with a certainty that was not justified.

Written from the official records below. Links checked 08 Nov 2026.

Official record

The Report of the Iraq Inquiry
GOV.UK · published 06 Jul 2016
The Iraq Inquiry website
The National Archives (web archive)

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