An unidentified US Army (USA) Soldiers guards an abandoned Iraqi L-29 Jet Trainer aircraft at the East Samarra Airfield in Iraq, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM. The L-29 is under investigation because of the possibility of it being converted to an Unman Aerial Vehicle (UAV), which could be used as a chemical weapon delivery system. (SUBSTANDARD)

Iraq War aka Operation IRAQI FREEDOM was the 2003 invasion of Iraq, led by U.S. Army General Tommy Franks, under the code-name "Operation Iraqi Freedom". 248,000 soldiers from the United States, 45,000 British soldiers, 2,000 Australian soldiers and 194 Polish soldiers from Special Forces unit GROM sent to Kuwait for the invasion. The invasion force was also supported by Iraqi Kurdish militia troops, estimated to number upwards of 70,000.