▁was ▁directed ▁at ▁former ▁government ▁buildings ▁and ▁other ▁rem n ants ▁of ▁the ▁former ▁government , ▁and ▁reports ▁of ▁losses ▁of ▁up ▁to ▁ 1 7 0 , 0 0 0 ▁items ▁of ▁Ira q ' s ▁arch ae ological ▁tre asures ▁worth ▁bill ions ▁of ▁U . S . ▁dollars , ▁mostly ▁from ▁the ▁National ▁Museum ▁of ▁Ira q , ▁were ▁later ▁revealed ▁to ▁be ▁vast ly ▁ex agger ated . ▁ ▁In sur gency ▁begins ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁summer ▁of ▁ 2 0 0 3 , ▁the ▁U . S . ▁military ▁focused ▁on ▁hunting ▁down ▁the ▁remaining ▁leaders ▁of ▁the ▁ou sted ▁government , ▁cul min ating ▁in ▁the ▁killing ▁of ▁S add am ' s ▁sons ▁U day ▁Hus sein ▁and ▁Q us ay ▁Hus sein ▁on ▁ 2 2 ▁July . ▁In ▁all , ▁over ▁ 2 0 0 ▁top ▁leaders ▁of ▁the ▁former ▁regime ▁were ▁killed ▁or ▁captured , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁numerous ▁less er ▁function aries ▁and ▁military ▁personnel . ▁ ▁After ▁the ▁initial ▁invasion , ▁most ▁of ▁the ▁Ira qi ▁military ' s ▁former ▁soldiers ▁and ▁officers ▁offered ▁little ▁resistance ▁to ▁Co al ition ▁forces ▁in ▁the ▁early ▁days ▁of ▁the ▁occupation . ▁Many ▁soldiers ▁had ▁simply ▁gone ▁home ▁rather ▁than ▁open ly ▁fight ▁the ▁inv ading ▁forces . ▁This ▁seem ing ▁accept ance ▁of ▁Co al ition ▁authority ▁stem med ▁from ▁the ▁US ▁military ▁continu ing ▁to ▁pay ▁the ▁sal aries ▁of ▁S add am ' s ▁former ▁soldiers , ▁while ▁prom ising ▁senior