Battle of Baghdad (2003)
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The Battle of Baghdad Arabic: مَعْرَكَةُ بَغْدَاد, romanized: Maʿrakatu baghdād, also known as the Fall of Baghdad Arabic: سُقُوطُ بَغْدَاد, romanized: suqūṭu baghdād, was a military engagement that took place in B
Statue of Saddam Hussein being toppled in Firdos Square
A T-72 Asad Babil (Lion of Babylon) battle tank abandoned after facing the final US attack into Baghdad
A Marine Corps M1 Abrams tank patrols a Baghdad street after its fall in 2003 during Operation Iraqi Freedom.
NASA Landsat 7 image of Baghdad, April 2, 2003. The dark streaks are smoke from oil well fires set in an attempt to hinder attacking air forces.
The Iraq War started with a US-led invasion on 20 March 2003, causing much damage to the capital city, Baghdad. The war and collateral damage continued for years.
The population of Baghdad is around 7 million people.
Canal Hotel bombing
The Mosque in 2006 after the first bombing
Al-Sarafiya bridge