Battle of Baghdad (2003)

The placemark sits at Firdos Square where one of the most memorable images of the battle took place when the Iraqi people toppled the statue of Saddam Hussein.  

Battle of Baghdad (2003)

The Battle of Baghdad also known as the Fall of Baghdad was a military invasion of Baghdad that took place in early April 2003, as part of the invasion of Iraq.

• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle of Baghdad (2003)
• Spilling, M., 2010, Battles that Changed History: Key Battles that Decided the Fate of Nations: Amber Books, London, 448p