:00:10. > :00:12.I'm Ayshah with Wednesday's Newsround.
:00:13. > :00:17.The Iraq War lasted for eight years and began after the US and UK
:00:18. > :00:24.Thousands of soldiers and Iraqi people lost their lives,
:00:25. > :00:27.and many people questioned why Britain and America got involved.
:00:28. > :00:29.Today the results of a special investigation into what happened
:00:30. > :00:41.In 2003, the US led an invasion of Iraq in the Middle East,
:00:42. > :00:47.They targeted the Iraqi president Saddam Hussein.
:00:48. > :00:50.The American and British leaders at the time said he was dangerous
:00:51. > :00:57.They also said that Iraq had weapons of mass destruction that
:00:58. > :01:04.Saddam Hussein said he didn't have any such weapons.
:01:05. > :01:08.But the American and UK leaders didn't believe him.
:01:09. > :01:14.Not everyone agreed with the decision to go to war -
:01:15. > :01:19.millions of people protested all over the UK.
:01:20. > :01:22.But the British Prime Minister at the time, Tony Blair,
:01:23. > :01:25.Iraq's army was defeated and Saddam Hussein was
:01:26. > :01:32.But no weapons of mass destruction were found in Iraq.
:01:33. > :01:42.The mission turned into a long war lasting eight years.
:01:43. > :01:44.4500 American troops died and the UK lost 179
:01:45. > :01:48.No-one knows for sure how many Iraqis died,
:01:49. > :01:53.It also left different groups in Iraq fighting
:01:54. > :01:57.Many people questioned why the UK and US got
:01:58. > :02:04.In 2009, the then British Prime Minster, Gordon Brown,
:02:05. > :02:07.set up a special investigation called the Chilcot Inquiry -
:02:08. > :02:14.Sir John Chilcot was asked to find out what happened in the run-up
:02:15. > :02:17.to the invasion and whether the right decisions were made.
:02:18. > :02:25.After nearly seven years, the results are finally being published.
:02:26. > :02:28.To the Euros in France, where tonight Wales will play
:02:29. > :02:42.They take on Portugal for the aid of a place in the final of Euro 2016.
:02:43. > :02:44.26 days ago, Wales played their first ever game at the Euros
:02:45. > :02:47.in Bordeaux where they beat Slovakia 2-1 to kick start their European
:02:48. > :02:50.So far, they've played 450 minutes of football,
:02:51. > :02:53.won four out of five matches and scored ten goals to reach
:02:54. > :02:59.They are now just one game away from making the final of Euro 2016.
:03:00. > :03:03.It's a truly incredible story of a team with unbreakable spirit
:03:04. > :03:08.A small country who have taken one of the world's biggest football
:03:09. > :03:15.Whatever happens tonight here in Lyon, one thing's for sure -
:03:16. > :03:18.this Wales team will be national heroes in their fans' eyes.
:03:19. > :03:20.And you lot have been sending in some special good luck
:03:21. > :03:24.messages for the team ahead of tonight's semifinal.
:03:25. > :04:14.Now, a lot of the talk in the build-up to this game has
:04:15. > :04:17.been focussed on the head-to-head clash between Real Madrid team mates
:04:18. > :04:25.And if you want to know more about Bale v Ronaldo -
:04:26. > :04:28.two of the world's greatest players - then just head
:04:29. > :04:34.I'll be back at 4:20pm with all the team news
:04:35. > :04:40.Thanks, Jenny, and there's also action at Wimbledon today.
:04:41. > :04:43.Britain's number one Andy Murray will take on France's
:04:44. > :04:48.Murray is the second match on Centre Court and is expected