A Polish Soldier stops an Iraqi civilian from getting out of his car. The Soldier is waiting for the rest of his men to disembark the Tarpan Honker light vehicle they are using for their patrol around the perimeter of Camp Babylon, Iraq, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM. The civilian was stopped and checked to make sure he did not have any illegal weapons on him or in the car

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.