Soldiers from Alpha Co. 168 CAB, 3rd Brigage, 4th ID , question an Iraqi driver out after curfew while on a patrol in Kana, Iraq, on Mar. 26, 2006. Soldiers from Alpha Co. 168 CAB, 3rd Brigage, 4th ID conduct patrols to insure the safty and security of Iraqi citizens in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. (U.S. Army photo by PFC. William Servinski II) (Released)

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.