enced ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 3 ▁continued ▁and ▁subsequently ▁intens ified ▁during ▁ 2 0 1 3 ). ▁Tro ops ▁for ▁the ▁invasion ▁came ▁primarily ▁from ▁the ▁United ▁States , ▁the ▁United ▁Kingdom ▁and ▁Poland , ▁but ▁ 2 9 ▁other ▁nations ▁also ▁provided ▁some ▁troops , ▁and ▁there ▁were ▁varying ▁levels ▁of ▁assistance ▁from ▁Japan ▁and ▁other ▁countries . ▁ ▁It ▁was ▁a ▁period ▁of ▁violence ▁and ▁political ▁tur mo il ▁with ▁strong ▁foreign ▁influence ▁ex ert ed ▁on ▁Ira qi ▁politics . ▁In ▁April ▁ 2 0 0 3 , ▁a ▁military ▁occupation ▁was ▁established ▁and ▁run ▁by ▁the ▁Co al ition ▁Pro vis ional ▁Author ity ▁( CP A ), ▁which ▁later ▁appointed ▁and ▁granted ▁limited ▁powers ▁to ▁an ▁Ira q ▁Inter im ▁G over ning ▁Council . ▁In ▁June ▁ 2 0 0 4 , ▁a ▁care t aker ▁government ▁was ▁established ▁– ▁the ▁Ira qi ▁Inter im ▁Government . ▁Following ▁parliament ary ▁elections ▁in ▁January ▁ 2 0 0 5 , ▁this ▁administration ▁was ▁replaced ▁in ▁May ▁by ▁the ▁Ira qi ▁Trans itional ▁Government . ▁A ▁year ▁later , ▁the ▁Al ▁Mal iki ▁I ▁Government ▁took ▁office . ▁ ▁During ▁this ▁period , ▁tens ▁of ▁thousands ▁of ▁private ▁military ▁company ▁personnel — many ▁from ▁abroad — w ere ▁employed ▁in ▁the ▁protection ▁of ▁infrastr ucture , ▁facilities ▁and ▁personnel . ▁E ff ort s ▁toward ▁the ▁reconst ruction ▁of ▁Ira q ▁after ▁the ▁damage ▁of ▁the ▁invasion ▁were ▁slow ed ▁when ▁coal ition ▁and ▁al lied ▁Ira