A US female soldier searches Iraqi women, Baghdad, June 2003.
Valdrin Xhemaj/EPA
The beginnings of Iraq’s sectarian civil war, the failures of its US-built political system, and the struggle for civilians attempting to survive chaos and violence are here in these 2004 interviews.
‘Operation Iraqi Freedom’: the bombing of Baghdad, March 2003.
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Iraq Body Count has kept a close tally of people killed in Iraq since the invasion started in March 2003.
Greetings: the first papal visit to Iraq.
EPA-EFE/Ahmed Jalil
Attacks on churches and targeted killings of Christians began as Iraq descended into sectarian violence after the fall of Saddam Hussein.
Anger on the streets: protesters in al-Tayaran square in central Baghdad on October 4.
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Why young Iraqis to took the streets in protests that left more than 100 people dead after a brutal suppression.
Central square in the Iraqi Kurdish capital, Erbil.
Eng. Bilal Izzadin
Iraqi Kurds will vote Yes to independence in September – and it could lead to trouble.
Picking up the pieces.
EPA/Ali Abbas
As the Chilcot Report’s release approaches, Iraqis are helping each other survive terror, insecurity and corruption.