Tony Blair will not be put on trial for war crimes but British soldiers could be, prosecutors at the International Criminal Court have said. British soldiers who have been accused of committing war crimes in Iraq were unlikely to face criminal prosecution, an official has said. Decorated Navy SEAL Is Accused of War Crimes in Iraq. Also read: One-day coronavirus deaths in US surpasses 9/11, Iraq war toll ... Use of chemical weapons during the Iran-Iraq war in the 1980s. Iraq War, conflict in Iraq (2003–11) that consisted of two phases: a conventionally fought war in March–April 2003, in which a combined force of troops primarily from the United States and Great Britain invaded Iraq and defeated Iraqi military forces, and a second phase consisting of a U.S.-led occupation of Iraq. Independent investigators were asked to look at thousands of allegations made against the British military after the invasion of Iraq in 2003. Officials said Iraqis who have committed war crimes in the current war will be tried in U.S.-run courts. However, given the hundreds of allegations made about war-related crimes in Iraq, several of which have been covered in the media, many people will find it difficult to believe that there is insufficient evidence for any prosecutions at all. Such an incident - if confirmed - would be the worst documented war crime committed by US forces since the invasion of Iraq. Special Operations Chief Edward Gallagher, seen during his 2017 deployment, may face a military trial on murder and other charges. Accessibility links Skip to article