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Battle of Baghdad

2003 • Bagdad Stadtkampf
US Marines Corps (USMC) Marines from the 1st Battalion, 7th Marines (1/7), Charlie Company, Twentynine Palms, California (CA), cover each other with 5.56 mm M16A2 assault rifles as they prepare to enter one of Saddam Husseins palaces in Baghdad as they takeover the complex during Operation Iraqi Freedom.

US Marines Corps (USMC) Marines from the 1st Battalion, 7th Marines (1/7), Charlie Company, Twentynine Palms, California (CA), cover each other with 5.56 mm M16A2 assault rifles as they prepare to enter one of Saddam Husseins palaces in Baghdad as they takeover the complex during Operation Iraqi Freedom.

Author: Lance Corporal Kevin C. Quihuis Jr. (USMC)Sgt.Luciano Carlucci (USMC)License:PD
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Statue of Saddam Hussein being toppled in Firdos Square after the US invasion of Iraq. Found on the US military website. CAPTION:The statue of Saddam Hussein topples in Baghdad's Firdos Square on April 9, 2003. Three years later, Iraqi forces increasingly are taking the lead in securing their country.

Statue of Saddam Hussein being toppled in Firdos Square after the US invasion of Iraq. Found on the US military website. CAPTION:The statue of Saddam Hussein topples in Baghdad's Firdos Square on April 9, 2003. Three years later, Iraqi forces increasingly are taking the lead in securing their country.

Author: Unknown U.S. military or Department of Defense employeeLicense:PD
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Historical Overview

"Thunder Runs" by US tanks into the capital's center.

Quick Facts

Outcome:Coalition victory.

US Marines

  • Commander: Buford Blount
  • Strength: 10000
  • Casualties: 34

Iraq

  • Commander: Saddam Hussein
  • Strength: 40000
  • Casualties: ca. 2.000

Strategic Context

Overthrowing Saddam Hussein's regime.

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