Iraq, 20 years on: Fallujah bears brunt of legacy of a brutal war

On March 20, 2003, then-US president George W. Bush launched Operation Iraqi Freedom, aimed at bringing down the regime of Saddam Hussein. The invasion was deemed illegal by the United Nations, and as we know today, was based on a lie: Iraq's alleged possession of weapons of mass destruction. No such weapons were never found. Intended to last just a few months, the war ultimately dragged on until 2011, leaving hundreds of thousands of Iraqis dead. 

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