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  • Baghdad, Iraq, April 10, 2003.On the morning after the entry of US Army in Baghdad, thousands of baghdadis from the poorer quarters of the city started to loot all official buildings houses of important people of Saddam's regime.

  • Baghdad, Iraq, April 10, 2003.A queue for bread in Al Rashid street, a poor neighbouhood in the old city of Baghdad.

  • Baghdad, Iraq, April 10, 2003.In the house of Watban, Saddam Hussein's half brother, people rejoice at the fall of the tyran. On the morning after the entry of US Army in Baghdad, thousands of baghdadis from the poorer quarters of the city started to loot all official buildings houses of important people of Saddam's regime.

  • Baghdad, Iraq, April 10, 2003.In the house of Watban, Saddam Hussein's half brother, a man loots the master bathroom. On the morning after the entry of US Army in Baghdad, thousands of baghdadis from the poorer quarters of the city started to loot all official buildings houses of important people of Saddam's regime.

  • Baghdad, Iraq, April 10, 2003.In the house of Watban, Saddam Hussein's half brother, looters spit and shout insults to a canvas painting of the fallen tyran. On the morning after the entry of US Army in Baghdad, thousands of baghdadis from the poorer quarters of the city started to loot all official buildings houses of important people of Saddam's regime.

  • Baghdad, Iraq, April 10, 2003.People looting the Al Mansour Hotel. On the morning after the entry of US Army in Baghdad, thousands of baghdadis from the poorer quarters of the city started to loot all official buildings houses of important people of Saddam's regime.

  • Baghdad, Iraq, April 11, 2003.Frustrated Iraqi civilians try to communicate with US Army personel to persuade them to let them cross the river to go home, as US forces keep most of the bridges across the Tigris river closed to trafic.

  • Baghdad, Iraq, April 11, 2003.Frustrated Iraqi civilians try to communicate with US Army personel to persuade them to let them cross the river to go home, as US forces keep most of the bridges across the Tigris river closed to trafic.

  • Baghdad, Iraq, April 11, 2003.Frustrated Iraqi civilians try to communicate with US Army personel to persuade them to let them cross the river to go home, as US forces keep most of the bridges across the Tigris river closed to trafic.

  • Baghdad, Iraq, April 12, 2003.A group of looters in the palace of Izzat Ibrahim Al Doury, Iraqi Vice-President, Vice-President of the Baath party, who crushed the 1991 Shi'ai insurrection in Nedjaf and Kerbala in a bloodbath, damaging the holy sites with his tanks.

  • Baghdad, Iraq, April 12, 2003.The "Triumphant Leader Museum", entirely dedicated to the glory of Saddam Hussein, set on fire today by looters.

  • Abu Ghraib, Iraq, April 12, 2003.Iraqis looting an industrial warehouse in Abu Ghraib, about 30 km South-West of Baghdad

  • Al Tajih, Iraq, April 13, 2003.A very poor refugee family returns home to Al Tajih, about 25 km North of Baghdad, wich has just been deserted by the retreating Iraqi Army.

  • Al Tajih, Iraq, April 13, 2003.A refugee family returns home to Al Tajih, about 25 km North of Baghdad, wich has just been deserted by the retreating Iraqi Army.

  • Baghdad, Iraq, April 13, 2003.An Iraqi Army truck full of 155mm shells was bombed a few days ago by US planes, resulting in a devastating explosion in a populated area...

  • Baghdad, Iraq, April 13, 2003.Saddam's gold plated eagle-shaped throne, inside the looted "Triumphant Leader Museum", entirely dedicated to the glory of Saddam Hussein, set on fire today.

  • Baghdad, Iraq, April 13, 2003.A vandalized canvas in the painting section of the "Triumphant Leader Museum", entirely dedicated to the glory of Saddam Hussein, set on fire today.

  • Baghdad, Iraq, April 13, 2003.The Iraqi archeological museum's collections had been removed before the war, their fate unknown. the museum was looted, many of the priceless historical treasures in its reserve destroyed or missing; US troops, less than 200 meters away, let it happen without reacting. Nasser hassan, 56, has been working there for 34 years....


  • Baghdad, Iraq, April 14, 2003.A man tries to put out a fire in his house in Saddam city after an Iraqi hidden artillery depot exploded, levelling 4 houses and projecting shells and debris at several hundred meters. Several other houses caught fire in the incident...

  • Baghdad, Iraq, April 14, 2003.An old woman collapses and is helped out by neighbours as she fears for the life of her grandson, after an Iraqi hidden artillery depot exploded, levelling 4 houses and projecting shells and debris at several hundred meters. Several other houses caught fire in the incident...

  • Baghdad, Iraq, April 14, 2003.A new unfinished fountain in front of the Al Khaddamein mosq, was featuring a monumental portrait of Saddam; it has been replaced in the last couple of days by pictures of Imam Ali and Imam Hussein.

  • Baghdad, Iraq, May 19, 2003.Al Jhumuhrya (Republic avenue), littered with garbage of all sorts, one of the main avenues of central Baghdad, normally thriving with intense trafic and commercial activity is all but deserted in the middle of the afternoon more than a month after the US troops captured the city.

  • Baghdad, Iraq, May 20, 2003.A US soldier walks by one of the buildings inside the Iraqi TV complex, set on fire this morning by unidentified looters.

  • Baghdad, Iraq, May 20, 2003.Street scene at dusk: Hamid in front of his sports training club.

  • Baghdad, Iraq, May 21, 2003.On the floor of the looted and arsoned Iraq National Archive and Library where counless books and document were destroyed in the aftermath of the fall of Baghdad.

  • Baghdad, Iraq, May 22, 2003.US troops mounting guard near Rashid street to protect Iraq's National Bank and its employees, all traffic is thus diverted away from this normally very active area, creating massive congestions and trouble for the people.

  • Baghdad, Iraq, May 22, 2003.Baghdad souks are slowly re-opening, just for a few hours every morning, but fear of looters and insecurity are still high.

  • Baghdad, Iraq, May 23, 2003.Thousands of Shiai'i worship during the Friday prayer in Al Khaddamein, the most important Shiai'i shrine in Baghdad.

  • Baghdad, Iraq, May 30, 2003.As most cinemas in Baghdad, the Al Rahssafi in Rashid street plays old sexy or action movies, very popular with the Iraqi men...

  • Baghdad, Iraq, May 30, 2003.Mohammed Jabbar, 19, shows cigarette burns scars on his arms. He was repeatedly tortured in Saddam's prisons.


  • Baghdad, Iraq, May 30, 2003.Young Baghdadis spend their Friday afternoon drinking and swimming on the bank of the Tigris river in central Baghdad..


  • Baghdad, Iraq, June 2, 2003.Discarded statues of Saddam's regime war heroes....

  • Baghdad, Iraq, June 2, 2003.US troops often completely misunderstand perfectly benign circumstances for lack of translators and proper training, creating potentially dangerous situations for the Iraqi population they are supposed to protect. Here, a couple of gunshots were fired in the air at the end of a wedding as is customary, US troops patrolling the area blocked up a street and tried to break into a house where they wrongly thought the "shooter" had taken refuge, the man being arrested and quite brutally treated, is in fact the owner of the house who keenly offered to open it to prove it was empty...

  • Baghdad, Iraq, June 2, 2003.US troops often completely misunderstand perfectly benign circumstances for lack of translators and proper training, creating potentially dangerous situations for the Iraqi population they are supposed to protect. Here, a couple of gunshots were fired in the air at the end of a wedding as is customary, US troops parolling the area blocked up a street and tried to break into a house where they wrongly thought the "shooter" had taken refuge, the man being arrested and quite brutally treated, is in fact the owner of the house who keenly offered to open it to prove it was empty...

  • Baghdad, Iraq, June 2, 2003.US troops often completely misunderstand perfectly benign circumstances for lack of translators and proper training, creating potentially dangerous situations for the Iraqi population they are supposed to protect. Here, a couple of gunshots were fired in the air at the end of a wedding as is customary, US troops parolling the area blocked up a street and tried to break into a house where they wrongly thought the "shooter" had taken refuge, the 2 men being arrested and quite brutally treated, were in fact the owners of the house who keenly offered to open it to prove it was empty...

  • Baghdad, Iraq, June 2, 2003.Achmed, left, and Ali, right, get drunk on cheap Turkish beer. Alcoolism is on a sharp rise in Baghdad as alcool can be purchased and drunk freely in public after the fall of Saddam's regime.

  • Baghdad, Iraq, June 2, 2003.Young baghdadis come on the bank of the tigris river at dusk to drink and hang out with friends. Alcoolism is on the rise in Baghdad as alcool can be purchased and drunk freely in public.


  • Baghdad, Iraq, June 4, 2003.The walls from the tiny shop of Abu Haidar the watchmaker in Rashid street are covered from Iraqi and Arab leaders from the past: Kassem, King Faycal, King Hussein, Nasser and many others.

  • Baghdad, Iraq, June 4, 2003.Omar (flying) and his friends are working children, sorting garbage under an expressway bridge to earn a little extra money for their family.

  • Baghdad, Iraq, June 4, 2003.Omar, right, and Ahmed, left on the cart, are working children, sorting garbage under an expressway bridge to earn a little extra money for their family.

  • Baghdad, Iraq, June 5, 2003.US Captain Polpek from the 422nd Civil Affairs gets a $1 hair cut at Saddam's Palace salon; at this stage of the procedings, he just said: "a little shorter on the top, please"....

  • Baghdad, Iraq, June 5, 2003.Master Sargent Cortolesso is the enthusiast weapon expert of his unit; as such he is responsable for listing, describing and finally disposing all the weapons cofiscated by US troops in the Northern part of Baghdad. Most weapons originate from the eastern block: Russia, China, Yougoslavia...some are older such as this 1943 British Enfield rifle..

  • Fallujah, Iraq, June 6, 2003.Mohammed Abdallah, 15, was hit by machine gun bullet shrapnel in the face as he was standing in frontof his house; Fallujah sees a lot of armed resistance against the US troops.

  • Falluja, Iraq, June 6, 2003.Alahem Salman is without news from her son Ayad Kudhayr born in 1979 since the second day of the war; she came to one US troops position in the vain hope to receive some information....

  • Fallujah, Iraq, June 6, 2003.Rahmeh, 5, received on June 5th a falling 12,7 caliber bullet (heavy machine-gun) on the shoulder, it went right through her entire body and stopped in the liver region. She is in a stable condition on observation in the Jordanian military field hospital in Fallujah, a 55 beds facility, the only one of its kind in Iraq.

  • Falluja, Iraq, June 6, 2003.US Army soldiers during a large scale search operation attempting to find weapons or fighters..

  • Baghdad, Iraq, June 6, 2003.US Sergeant Blankenship from the 2nd ACR arrests a man who was selling guns on a the market during an evening patrol in Thawra (ex-Saddam City), the most dangerous area of Baghdad..

  • Baghdad, Iraq, June 6, 2003.A US Army officer interrogates a man arrested during an evening patrol in Thawra (ex-Saddam City), the most dangerous area of Baghdad as he was selling guns and ammunition..

  • Baghdad, Iraq, June 6, 2003.Open sewage in Thawra (ex-Saddam City), the most dangerous area of Baghdad, more than 2 millions people live in there in a very precarious environment..

  • Baghdad, Iraq, June 6, 2003.The US Army (2nd ACR) on night patrol in Thawra (ex-Saddam City), the most dangerous area of Baghdad..

  • Baghdad, Iraq, June 6, 2003.US soldier on night patrol in Thawra (ex-Saddam City), the most dangerous area of Baghdad..

  • Baghdad, Iraq, June 6, 2003.US Army soldiers on night patrol in Thawra (ex-Saddam City), the most dangerous area of Baghdad. The "night vision" googles reveal a dense crowd surrounding the Hummvees and...a "Batman" T-shirt!.

  • Baghdad, Iraq, June 7, 2003.Women and children waiting for medecine and vitamine distribution at an "ECHO" sponsored clinic in Hay Tareq, the most miserable slums around Baghdad..

  • Baghdad, Iraq, June 7, 2003.Women and children waiting for medecine and vitamine distribution at an "ECHO" sponsored clinic in Hay Tareq, the most miserable slums around Baghdad. Most children suffer from chronic malnutrition and many are affected by diseases caused principally by the absence of drinking water..

  • Baghdad, Iraq, June 8, 2003.Ali Talib, left, director and title role during make-up backstage in the looted Rasheed Theatre before the beginning of "Obey the Devil" a dance show by the Mardohk Dance Group, a free adaptation of Shakespeare's Othello. Unfortunately one of Baghdad's power cuts forced the organiser to postpone the show for 4 days...

  • Baghdad, Iraq, June 8, 2003.The public waits in the foyer of the looted Rasheed Theatre for the beginning of "Obey the Devil" a dance show by the Mardohk Dance Group, a free adaptation of Shakespeare's Othello. Unfortunately one of Baghdad's power cuts forced the organiser to postpone the show for 4 days...

  • Baghdad, Iraq, June 8, 2003.Lhoi Kherala, 19, whith his father, center, and family, was severely wounded to both legs during the March 28th bombing of the Shu'ala market during wich 57 civilians were killed. 12 days and 3 operations after the event, doctors in Shahid Adnan hospital had to amputate his left leg; they only give him 40% chances to recover the use of his right leg. Lhoi is engaged to his cousin Adrah Ayad, they were supposed to get married in July, but they will delay the wedding a few months until he recovers. .

  • Fallujah, Iraq, June 10, 2003.Hassan Ali, a shopkeeper, in the souk proudly displays a recruitment poster for "Saddam Fedayins", as he does so, another man takes a hand-grenade out of his pocket, and chants "Down USA". A large proportion of Fallujah's inhabitants still supports Saddam Hussein, an even larger proportion wishes the US troops would leave for good...

  • Baghdad, Iraq, June 11, 2003.People recuperate metals, wheels, rubber, electric wiring and...explosives in a gigantic cemetery for disabled Iraqi military equipment just outside Baghdad..

  • Baghdad, Iraq, June 12, 2003.Three young Baghdadis arrive at dawn to work before the Iraqi summer heat to recuperate metals, wheels, rubber, electric wiring and...explosives in a gigantic cemetery for disabled Iraqi military equipment just outside Baghdad. Thousands of Saddam's toys -tanks, trucks, apc's, field guns, missile containers and military equipment of all sorts- litter the plain as far as the eye can see....

  • Baghdad, Iraq, June 13, 2003.Unidentified young Shia'i cleric in ex- Saddam city, now called Medina Al Sadr in memory of Imam Al Sadr who was killed in 1999 by Saddam Hussein

  • Baghdad, Iraq, June 13, 2003.A boy eats an ice-cream in a street of Saddam City inundated by sewage water. About amillion children live there surrounded by garbage and without access to clean water.

  • Baghdad, Iraq, June 13, 2003.Ahmed a young shepherd, leads his flock through the garbage surrounding Saddam City, a cracked Iraqi Army helmet on his head.

  • Baghdad, Iraq, June 13, 2003.Roadside "advertisement" for tyres repairers in Saddam City.

  • Baghdad, Iraq, June 13, 2003.Children swimming in a pond of sewage soiled irrigation water in Hay Tareq, the poorest slum around Baghdad. The only water available comes directly from the Tigris river through a 30km pipeline; but serious sewer leakage renders it very dangerous....

  • Baghdad, Iraq, June 13, 2003.After more than 20 years of wars and suffering, Iraqis deserve a peaceful and prosperous future..

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