An M1 Abraham tank provides front security for a convoy bringing construction material to a traffic control point near a brick factory in Narwan, Iraq on April 11, 2006. This tank and crew is part of 1-68th Armor Battalion, 4th Infantry Division. The 4th Infantry Division is currently deployed in Iraq supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom.(U.S. Army photo by SPC. Teddy Wade) (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.