After Saddam Hussein was removed from power in 2003, the most immediate consequence was that civil war broke out between different ethnic and religious groups. The power vacuum left by his removal led to significant violence and sectarian conflict, particularly between Sunni and Shia Muslims, as well as between various ethnic groups in Iraq.
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What happened in Iraq most immediately after Saddam Hussein was removed from power?
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The new government used chemical weapons against civilians.
The new government used chemical weapons against civilians.
ISIS declared the formation of the Islamic State.
ISIS declared the formation of the Islamic State.
Iraqi refugees fled to neighboring countries.
Iraqi refugees fled to neighboring countries.
Civil war broke out between different ethnic and religious groups.
Civil war broke out between different ethnic and religious groups.
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