U.S. News & World Report April 21, 2003
Saddam's Tikrit Compound
This satellite image of eastern Tikrit details various buildings in Saddam's riverfront presidential compound.
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Presidential palace 1
Presidential palace 2
Presidential palace 3
Main gate
Artificial lake
Tikrit
to Baghdad
to Mosul
to Kirkuk
Tigris River
Sources: DIGITALGLOBE, GLOBALSECURITY.ORG; USN&WR
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GRAPHIC: Picture, IN CHARGE. With Baghdad under control of U.S. forces, two marines stride across a parade ground marked by one of Iraq's victory arches. Resistance was fading, but soldiers still feared suicide bombers. (CHRISTOPHER ANDERSON--VII FOR USN&WR); Picture, Winning the peace. The next phase in Iraq involves establishing security, rebuilding the country's infrastructure, and preventing a highly volatile population from descending into violent anarchy. (CHRISTOPHER ANDERSON--VII FOR USN&WR); Picture, MAYHEM. Above, an American soldier's helmet records his unit's and his own kills --but whether of Iraqi fighters or armored vehicles could not be determined. Right, citizens of Baghdad loot government buildings shortly after U.S. troops entered the capital. By week's end, neither American troops nor Iraqis were policing the city. (CHRISTOPHER ANDERSON--VII FOR USN≀ SUNGSU CHO--GAMMA); Map, Saddam's Tikrit Compound (Digital Globe; GlobalSecurity.org; USN&WR); Picture, FUTILE. An Iraqi fedayeen fighter fires a machine gun, trying to hold back U.S. marines entering Baghdad. (JEROME SESSINI--IN VISU / CORBIS); Picture, CAUGHT. Soldiers from the 3rd Infantry Division deter looters who were taking weapons from an armory near the Iraqi Planning Ministry in Baghdad. News photographers came upon the scene and alerted U.S. troops. (HEATHCLIFF O'MALLEY--THE DAILY TELEGRAPH); Picture, CHANGES. Above, Shiite Muslims gather outside a Basra mosque for the first open-air prayers since the 1960s. At right, Baghdad residents return to their city after weeks of bombing. (JIM LO SCALZO FOR USN≀ DAVID BUTOW--CORBIS SABA FOR USN&WR)
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