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On 27 October 2003, a series of suicide car bombings targeting the Red Cross headquarters and four Iraqi police stations in occurred in Baghdad. The attacks killed 34 people and injured another 224. [1] [2] The bombings began at approximately 8:30 am. All occurred within about 45 minutes of each other, and were also set to occur on the first ...
The Canal Hotel bombing was a suicide truck bombing in Baghdad, Iraq, during the afternoon of 19 August 2003.It killed 23 people, including the United Nations' Special Representative in Iraq Sérgio Vieira de Mello, and wounded over 100, including human rights lawyer and political activist Amin Mekki Medani.
A T-72 Asad Babil (Lion of Babylon) battle tank abandoned after facing the final US attack into Baghdad A Marine Corps M1 Abrams tank patrols a Baghdad street after its fall in 2003 during Operation Iraqi Freedom. NASA Landsat 7 image of Baghdad, April 2, 2003. The dark streaks are smoke from oil well fires set in an attempt to hinder attacking ...
NASA Landsat 7 image of Baghdad, 2 April 2003. The dark streaks are smoke from oil well fires set in an attempt to hinder attacking air forces. The invasion itself was swift, leading to the collapse of the Iraqi government and the military of Iraq in about three weeks. The oil infrastructure of Iraq was rapidly seized and secured with limited ...
7 August 2003 Baghdad: 2003 Jordanian embassy bombing in Baghdad: 17 Unknown [7] 19 August 2003 Baghdad Canal Hotel bombing: 23 Jama'at al-Tawhid wal-Jihad [8] 29 August 2003 Najaf: Imam Ali Mosque bombing: 95 Unknown [9] 27 October 2003 Baghdad 27 October 2003 Baghdad bombings: 34 Unknown [10] 12 November 2003 Nasiriyah: 2003 Nasiriyah bombing: 28
The Iraq War started with a US-led invasion on 20 March 2003, causing much damage to the capital city, Baghdad. The war and collateral damage continued for years. In October 2003, a joint United Nations/World Bank team conducted an assessment of funding needs for reconstruction in Iraq during the period 2004-2007. [2]
October 27: 2003 Baghdad bombings: Four or five suicide car bombings rocked Baghdad, killing 30-40 people including, two US soldiers. The deadliest attack was on the HQ of the International Committee of the Red Cross, where a suicide bomber driving an ambulance killed 12 people and wounded 20. The other attacks targeted Iraqi police stations.
A U.S. Marine M1 Abrams tank of the U.S. 1st Marine Division patrols a Baghdad street after its capture in 2003 during Operation Iraqi Freedom. U.S. forces reach the outskirts of Baghdad and encounter fierce fighting from small units of Iraqi Republican Guard. Kurdish militiamen, aided by U.S. forces, move into Kanilan near Mosul in northern ...