(POC) — It has been 20 years since American and coalition forces invaded Iraq on a mission to topple Saddam Hussein’s dictatorship and find weapons of mass destruction.

43rd President George W. Bush and his administration wagered to the American public and the international community that Hussein was hiding weapons of mass destruction and posed a threat to the United States.

Shortly after Saddam Hussein was knocked out of power, clearing the way for a nation-building project that would stretch for nearly a decade...

(POC) — BACKGROUND: This report provides Department of Defense (DoD) contractor personnel numbers for the 4th quarter of Fiscal Year 2022 (FY22) and the current status of efforts underway to improve the management of contractors accompanying United States (U.S.) Forces. It includes data on DoD contractor personnel deployed in Iraq and Syria, Operation Inherent Resolve (OIR), and the U.S. Central Command (USCENTCOM) area of responsibility (AOR).