During Operation IRAQI FREEDOM, an Iraqi soldier explains to US Army (USA) Soldiers, 1ST Infantry Division (ID), part of the Coalition Forces, what happened during the rebels attack at their checkpoint in the city of Ba'qubah, Iraq. The struggle during the insurgent uprising left a death toll of approximately 15 Iraqi police officers, 2 US Soldiers, and more than 30 rebels

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.