Iraq War

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The Iraq War refers to the invasion of Iraq in 2003 by the so-named Coalition of the Willing, a multinational task force led by the United States of America with strong support coming from Britain, despite heated demonstrations against the war in London, which saw almost two million people march in opposition to Tony Blairs policy. The war has had the net result of the removal of Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein and the formation of a democratically elected parliament and ratified constitution, but with huge civilian losses since then, estimated to number around 655,000 deaths.