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Five years on, where Iraq stands
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A war on terror, an authoritarian regime, weapons of mass destruction... reasons why a superpower battered Iraq with all its might. Five years after the first American tank rolled into Baghdad's Al-Firdous Square on April 9, 2003 -- signalling the dawn of democracy in the country -- Iraqis are still picking up pieces of their shattered lives. Images speak a thousand words. The above image shows the present day Baghdad skyline that was once tarnished by burning oil trenches.
Photograph: Patrick Baz/AFP/Getty Images
Also read: The rise and fall of Saddam Hussein
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