10 Best Movies About the Iraq War, Ranked

The Iraq War lasted from 2003 until 2011 and was caused by several factors, including then-dictator Saddam Hussein's claim that his country was in possession of WMDs, or weapons of mass destruction, prompting a United States-led coalition's invasion of the country. As it turns out, Hussein possessed no such WMDs, but the conflict dragged on after Hussein was overthrown and loyalist insurgents began rising in the region and waging guerrilla warfare.