Saddam Hussein19 March 2003
The invasion is preceded by an air strike on the Presidential Palace in Baghdad
Iraq · Warfare / Gulf War, 2nd. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.
The invasion is preceded by an air strike on the Presidential Palace in Baghdad
America begins the war with air strikes on Baghdad
At least 70 people die when three bombs explode in attacks at the mostly Shiite Mustansiriya University
At least 60 people die when a bomb tears through a crowded market in Baghdad, the attack comes two days after Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki called the security offensive a "dazzling success"
A bomb explodes at Baghdads Mustansiriya University, killing about 40 people, mostly students
Two suicide bombings in Baghdad kill at least 155 people and wound 700 others, the deadliest attacks in the country since 2007, and they raise the question of the safety of Iraq, despite Prime Minister Nuri Kamal al-Malikis recent assurances. The Islamic State of Iraq al-Qaeda claims responsibility for the attack
Five bombs kill at least 120 people and wound some 400 at or near Government buildings in Baghdad, the Islamic State of Iraq al-Qaeda says it carried out the attacks
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