Mar–May 2003US-led invasionof Iraq
Jun 2004–Apr 2013Renewed Kurdishinsurgency against Turkey
Apr 2005Syrian troops withdrawfrom Lebanon
Aug–Sep 2005Israel withdraws settlementsfrom Gaza Strip
Jan 2006Hamas winsPalestinianlegislative election
Jun 2006Montenegro declaresindependencefrom Serbia
28 Jun–26 Nov 2006Israel attacks Palestinianmilitants in Gaza
12 Jul–14 Aug 2006Israel invadessouthern Lebanon