File:Iraq War 20th Anniversary- Dramatic First Shots of Attack on Baghdad (2003)

On 20 March 2003, pictures of the first strikes of the Iraq War were broadcast to the world. The most enduring images of the opening phase of the conflict are those of the "shock and awe" aerial bombardment of Baghdad, though the air campaign in fact began with a series of "decapitation strikes" aimed at killing Saddam Hussein and other senior members of the Iraqi regime. The precision attacks of the first day were limited compared to the force that would be unleashed on the city days later.


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