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Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation New Dawn Fast Facts
CNN
Read CNN's Fast Facts about the Iraq War, which was known as Operation Iraqi Freedom until September 2010, when it was renamed Operation New Dawn.
Timeline
October 16, 2002 - US President George W. Bush signs a congressional resolution authorizing him to go to war if Iraqi President Saddam Hussein refuses to give up weapons of mass destruction in compliance with United Nations Security Council resolutions.
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The recent arrest of eight Tajik nationals believed to have connections to ISIS has heightened concerns among national security officials that a dangerous affiliate of the now-splintered terror group could potentially carry out an attack on US soil, according to multiple US officials who spoke to CNN.
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