# Britain participates in the invasion of Iraq (2003)

URL: https://english-history.com/timeline/2003-britain-participates-in-the-invasion-of-iraq
Categories: battle, main-event

The Blair government joined the United States in military action to overthrow Saddam Hussein. Within the broader Postwar & Modern UK period, decolonization, welfare institutions, migration, European integration and withdrawal, devolution and social change reshaped the modern United Kingdom. This event is placed at 2003 in the chronology so it can be read alongside the political, military, social and cultural changes around it. The war became one of the most controversial foreign-policy decisions in modern British history.

## Why it matters
The war became one of the most controversial foreign-policy decisions in modern British history.

Ruler at the time: [Elizabeth II](https://english-history.com/rulers/elizabeth-ii)

## Sources
- [Wikipedia topic lookup — Britain participates in the invasion of Iraq](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Search?search=Britain+participates+in+the+invasion+of+Iraq&go=Go)
- [Encyclopaedia Britannica topic lookup — Britain participates in the invasion of Iraq](https://www.britannica.com/search?query=Britain+participates+in+the+invasion+of+Iraq)
- [Wikipedia — Timeline of British history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_British_history)
- [The National Archives — Postwar collection](https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/explore-the-collection/explore-by-time-period/postwar/)