Polish involvement in the Iraq War

Polish involvement in the Iraq WarPart of the Iraq WarA Polish Army soldier patrol leader debriefs his team after completing an afternoon patrol around the perimeter of Camp Babylon, Iraq.Date17 March 2003 – 19 December 2011 (2003-03-17 – 2011-12-19)LocationMultinational Division Central-South, IraqResult Polish withdrawal Overthrow of Ba'athist Iraq, see 2003 invasion of Iraq for details Withdrawal of Polish troops alongside other international troops in 2011, see Iraq War for detailsBelligerents Poland Ba'athist Iraq (2003)Iraqi insurgents Ba'ath Loyalists Mahdi Army Al-Qaeda in IraqCommanders and leaders Aleksander Kwaśniewski (President; 2003-2005) Lech Kaczyński (President; 2005-2010) Bronisław Komorowski (President; 2010-2011) Radosław Sikorski Bogdan Klich Saddam Hussein (President; 2003) Izzat Ibrahim al-Douri Muqtada al-Sadr Abu Deraa Abu Musab al-Zarqawi Strength 2,500 (2005)Casualties and losses 28 killedAround 150 wounded On March 17, 2003, then-Polish President Aleksander Kwaśniewski announced that Poland would send about 2,000 troops to the Persian Gulf to take part in the 2003 invasion of Iraq. Polish soldiers had been present in the region since July 2002 a