23-494: For other uses, see Sweeny (disambiguation) . Sweeny is a surname which may refer to: Alastair Sweeny (born 1946), Canadian publisher, historian, and author Charles Sweeny (1882–1963), American soldier of fortune Charles Francis Sweeny (1910–1993), American businessman and socialite instrumental in forming the Second World War Eagle Squadrons , nephew of
46-454: A British comic strip published between 1973 and 2000 Operation Sweeny , a 15 October 2003 anti-smuggling operation during the Iraq War See also [ edit ] Sweeney (disambiguation) Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Sweeny . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change
69-525: A counteroffensive. In response to insurgent attacks, coalition forces focused on hunting down the remaining leaders of the former regime, culminating in the shooting deaths of Saddam's two sons in July. In all, over 200 top leaders of the former regime were killed or captured, as well as supports and military personnel during the summer of 2004. Coalition and Iraqi government forces continue to battle Iraqi militants and other fighters. During early and mid-May 2005,
92-446: A dozen cities. The Allawi government vowed to crush the insurgency. An election for a government to draft a permanent constitution took place during this time ( ed . see Politics of Iraq for more information on the political state of Iraq). Although some violence and lack of widespread Sunni participation marred the event, much of the eligible Kurd and Shia populace participated. Sectarian violence has also been prominent part of
115-496: A large "surge" in US forces designed to help stabilize the region. On 10 January 2007, President Bush announced changes in the administration's political and military strategy in the Iraq War during a television speech broadcast. The speech and underlying strategy had been crafted under the working title "The New Way Forward." In the address Bush stated "America will change our strategy to help
138-496: Is a list of coalition military operations of the Iraq War , undertaken by Multi-National Force – Iraq . The list covers operations from 2003 until December 2011. For later operations, see American-led intervention in Iraq (2014–present) . Though the initial war lasted for only 21 days, the coalition soon found themselves fighting insurgent forces. Upon completion of the initial conflict
161-481: Is believed to have been caused by a bomb planted by Al-Qaeda in Iraq. Although no injuries occurred in the blast, the mosque was severely damaged and the bombing resulted in violence over the following days. As of 20 October the U.S military announced that Operation Together Forward had failed to stem the tide of violence in Baghdad, and Shiite militants under al-Sadr seized several southern Iraq cities. On 23 November,
184-432: Is different from Wikidata All set index articles Sweeny (disambiguation) Sweeny is a surname. It may also refer to: Sweeny Inlet , Antarctica Sweeny, Texas , United States, a city Sweeny High School (Texas) Clarence Williams (defensive end) (1946–2017), American football player nicknamed "Sweeny" The title character of Sweeny Toddler ,
207-588: The CPA , engaged in securing control of the oil infrastructure (a source of Iraq's foreign currency) and control of the major cities of Iraq. The insurgency, the developing the New Iraqi Army , disorganized police and security forces, as well as a lack of revenue have hampered efforts to assert control. In addition, former Baathist elements and militant Shia groups have engaged in sabotage, terrorism, open rebellion, and establishing their own security zones in all or part of
230-409: The surname Sweeny . If an internal link intending to refer to a specific person led you to this page, you may wish to change that link by adding the person's given name (s) to the link. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Sweeny&oldid=1253549788 " Category : Surnames Hidden categories: Articles with short description Short description
253-542: The Iraqis carry out their campaign to put down sectarian violence and bring security to the people of Baghdad. This will require increasing American force levels. So I've committed more than 20,000 additional American troops to Iraq. The vast majority of them—five brigades—will be deployed to Baghdad." As part of this new strategy, 2007 saw several major military operations aimed at eliminating insurgent activities, increase support services such as medical facilities and utilities and
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#1732851034540276-461: The U.S. also launched Operation Matador , an assault by around 1,000 Marines in the ungoverned region of western Iraq. Coalition and Iraqi soldiers, Iraqi fighters and civilians have been killed in these conflicts. As of late July 2007, nearly 3,700 U.S. soldiers have been killed, and around ten times this many have been wounded. The number of Iraqi citizens who have fallen victim to the fighting has risen. The Iraqi government, with some holdovers from
299-460: The coalition troops began counterinsurgency, humanitarian, security and various other types of operations in order to stabilize the country. During the early occupation, a number of widely cited humanitarian, tactical, and political errors by coalition planners, particularly the United States and United Kingdom led to a growing armed resistance, usually called the "Iraqi insurgency" (referred to by
322-487: The deadliest attack since the beginning of the Iraq war occurred. Suspected Sunni-Arab militants used five suicide car bombs and two mortar rounds on the capital's Shiite Sadr City slum to kill at least 215 people and wound 257. Shiite mortar teams quickly retaliated, firing 10 shells at Sunni Islam's most important shrine in Baghdad, badly damaging the Abu Hanifa mosque and killing one person. Eight more rounds slammed down near
345-548: The link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Sweeny_(disambiguation)&oldid=1052643439 " Categories : Disambiguation pages Place name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Operation Sweeny Invasion (2003) Post-invasion insurgency (2003–2006) Civil war (2006–2008) Insurgency (2008–2011) This
368-415: The mainstream media and coalition governments). The anti-occupation/anti-coalition forces are believed to be predominantly, but not exclusively, Iraqi Sunni Muslim Arabs, plus some foreign Arab and Muslim fighters, some of the latter tied to al-Qaeda. Several minor coalition members have pulled out of Iraq; this has been widely considered a political success for the anti-occupation forces. Despite this, there
391-482: The militant and guerrilla activity. Targets here where often Shia gatherings or civilian concentrations mainly of Shias. As a result, over 700 Iraqi civilians died in the month. In anticipation of the, 15 December nationwide elections, U.S. soldiers assigned to 1st Battalion, 184th Infantry Regiment, as well as Iraqi forces from the 4th Public Order Brigade and 1st Commando Brigade, raided about 350 homes and detained 49 suspected terrorists. Military officials said ten of
414-564: The offices of the Association of Muslim Scholars, the top Sunni Muslim organisation in Iraq, setting nearby houses on fire. Two other mortar barrages on Sunni neighborhoods in west Baghdad killed nine and wounded 21, police said. After capture in December 2003, Saddam Hussein was hanged on 30 December 2006, after being found guilty of crimes against humanity by an Iraqi court. 2007 saw a rise in humanitarian and peacekeeping operations as well as
437-399: The present day, the insurgency has employed bombings as their primary means of combating the coalition forces. This has led to hundreds of Iraqi civilians and police killed in addition to the coalition forces they were fighting. Many were killed in a series of massive bombings at mosques and shrines throughout Iraq. The bombings indicated that as the relevance of Saddam Hussein and his followers
460-1098: The soldier of fortune Craig Sweeny , American television producer and screenwriter George Sweeny (1796–1877), American politician Glynis Sweeny (born 1962), American illustrator and caricaturist Harry Sweeny (born 1998), Australian racing cyclist Hugh Sweeny , Australian prisoner of war during the Second World War James Sweeny (1857–1940), Canadian Anglican bishop John Sweeny (bishop) (1821–1901), Canadian Roman Catholic bishop John Sweeny (judge) (born 1949), American judge Mary Sweeny , 19th-century American vandal Matt Sweeny , Australian-American inventor and entrepreneur Peter B. Sweeny (1825–1911), American lawyer and politician Robert Sweeny Jr. (1911–1983), American amateur golfer and socialite, brother of Charles Francis Sweeny and nephew of Charles Sweeny . Thomas William Sweeny (1820–1892), Irish-American Union Army general See also [ edit ] Sweeney (name) [REDACTED] Surname list This page lists people with
483-496: The suspects were forwarded to detention facilities. The beginning of 2006 was marked by government creation talks, growing sectarian violence, and continuous anti-coalition attacks. Sectarian violence expanded to a new level of intensity following the al-Askari Mosque bombing in the Iraqi city of Samarra, on 22 February 2006. The explosion at the mosque, one of the holiest sites in Shi'a Islam,
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#1732851034540506-399: Was a reduction in violence throughout Iraq in the start of 2004 due to reorganization within the insurgent forces. During this time the tactics used by coalition forces were studied and the insurgency began to plan a new strategy. The calm did not last long however and once the insurgency had regained its footing attacks resumed and increased. Throughout the remainder of 2004 and continuing into
529-471: Was diminishing, radical Islamists, both foreign and Iraqi was increasing to take their place. An organized Sunni insurgency, with deep roots and both nationalist and Islamist motivations, was becoming clear. The Mahdi Army also began launching attacks on coalition targets and to seize control from the Iraqi security forces. The southern and central portions of Iraq began to erupt in urban guerilla combat as coalition forces attempted to keep control and prepared for
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