Showdown with Iraq on hawaiian105.com

Iraq is a nation that has been in conflict with itself and the world since well before the birth of the nation. Take a closer look at Iraq's history and people, its global significance and its neighbors, as coalition forces struggle to liberate with the war-torn nation from its tyrannical leader, Saddam Hussein.

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The war in review
As military operations in Iraq wind down, take a look back at some of the most memorable moments in the war.

March 17: Bush gives Hussein 48 hours to leave Iraq...more.

March 19: War begins with airstrikes targeting Iraqi leadership...more

March 22: Fighting intensifies in Nasiryah...more.

March 23: Al-Jazeera broadcasts U.S. POW footage...more.

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March 24: 2 Apache pilots reported missing in action...more.

April 2: Coalition forces set their sights on Baghdad...more.

April 2: POW Jessica Lynch rescued...more.

April 5: Saddam Hussein appears on Iraqi TV...more

April 6: U.S. soldiers find possible chemical agents...more.

April 7: U.S. forces target regime leaders in Baghdad... more

April 8: 1 journalist killed in U.S. strike on Palestine Hotel ...more.

April 9: U.S. and Kurdish forces overtake Kirkuk...more.

April 10: U.S. forces greeted with cheers as Baghdad falls...more.

April 13: 7 American POWs rescued near Samarra...more.

April 15: Iraqis meet to discuss new government...more.

April 16: Special forces capture Hussein's half-brother...more.

April 16: Homeland Security Secretary Tom Ridge lowers national threat level to "yellow"...more.

April 17: Iraqi Kurds hand over Samir abd al-Aziz al-Najim...more.

April 17: Coalition forces begin transition to stability operations...more.

Historical perspectives

Iraq's neighbors

Iran
Kuwait
Qatar
Turkey

A look back at Iraq
Iraq is a nation that has been in conflict with itself and the world since well before the birth of the nation...more

Iraq's Arsenal
Because the Bush administration has said getting rid of Saddam Hussein is a major objective, Saddam is more likely to use his chemical and biological weapons than he was during the Gulf War, analysts say...more

Saddam Hussein: Fact and Fiction
Saddam Hussein is a man who rules by fear and lives in constant fear himself. From food-tasters to look-alikes, Saddam uses many tactics to try to avert the dangers posed by his many opponents...more

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