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Updated on 19 March 2003

By Channel 4 News

Aerial attacks on Baghdad mark the start of the War on Iraq.


Aerial attacks on Baghdad mark the start of the War on Iraq.


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Ground forces moving into Southern Iraq, the captial under bombardment, some oil wells already reportedly ablaze - the second American-led Gulf War is underway.

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