Timeline of the 2003 invasion of Iraq

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This is a timeline of the events surrounding the United States-led invasion of Iraq in 2003.

Contents

Coalition invasion route: The majority of US and British invasion forces approached Iraq from the south en route to Baghdad. Iraq War 2003.gif
Coalition invasion route: The majority of US and British invasion forces approached Iraq from the south en route to Baghdad.

March 16

March 17

U.S. President George W. Bush addresses the world about U.S. intentions regarding Saddam Hussein and Iraq on March 17, 2003.

March 18

Protests against a possible invasion of Iraq begin to take place around the world.

March 19

President George W. Bush address the world on the evening of March 19, 2003 to announce that the U.S. has invaded Iraq.
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The Iraqi flag as it was in March 2003.
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The Iraqi coat of arms as it was in March 2003.

March 20

Map of the route of the advance by U.S. and allied forces Iraq invasion map US Army CMH.jpg
Map of the route of the advance by U.S. and allied forces

The first assaults on Baghdad begin shortly following the 01:00 UTC expiry of the United States' 48-hour deadline for Iraqi President Saddam Hussein and his sons to leave Iraq.

March 22

March 23

March 24

Oh, brave fighters! Hit your enemy with all your strength. Oh Iraqis, fight with the strength of the spirit of jihad which you carry in you and push them to the point where they cannot go on. [23]

March 25

March 26

March 27

March 28

March 29

March 31

April 2

U.S. Marines and Iraqi civilians pull down a statue of Saddam Hussein in April 2003. SaddamStatue.jpg
U.S. Marines and Iraqi civilians pull down a statue of Saddam Hussein in April 2003.
U.S. Army M1A1 Abrams pose for a photo under the Victory Arch at Baghdad's Ceremony Square in 2003. UStanks baghdad 2003.JPEG
U.S. Army M1A1 Abrams pose for a photo under the Victory Arch at Baghdad's Ceremony Square in 2003.
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. USMarineTankinBaghdad.jpg
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.

April 3

April 4

April 6

April 8

April 9

April 11

April 12

April 13

April 15

May 1

See also

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