Six Years of War in Iraq (64 images)

On March 17, 2003 President Bush spoke to the United States and the world from the White House on national television. On that night, President Bush gave Iraqi President Saddam Hussein 48 hours to leave Iraq or face a war with the U.S. and its allies. On March 19, 2003 a multinational force led by the United States and the United Kingdom began the invasion and the Iraq War had begun. Six years later, we take a look back at the major events that shaped this war from the capture of Saddam Hussein, to the battles in Fallujah and the Protests back home. Each gallery presents the top photos of the year captured by UPI photographers beginning in March of 2003 and ending today. [Part 1 is 11 Pages - 60 Images]

Iraqi Police respond to Baghdad Hotel blast that killed at least six and wounded dozens of people on Sunday, October 12, 2003 in Baghdad. U.S. civilian administrator Paul Bremer vowed to hunt down those responsible for the suicide car bomb attack. (UPI/Mitch Prothero) ......s.

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Family members of Iraqi Police Sgt. Sheehab Sabah Sheehab mourn his death in Baghdad, Iraq, on October 28, 2003. Sheehab was killed when car bombers struck the Al Dura police station the day before, in addition to mulitple sites, including the International Red Cross and four police stations across Baghdad on Monday, killing about 40 people in a spree of destruction that terrorized the Iraqi capital on the first day of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, according to police and Red Cross reports. (UPI/P. Mitchell Prothero)

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Family members of Iraqi Police Sgt. Sheehab Sabah Sheehab mourn his death in Baghdad, Iraq, on October 28, 2003. Sheehab was killed when car bombers struck the Al Dura police station the day before, in addition to mulitple sites, including the International Red Cross and four police stations across Baghdad on Monday, killing about 40 people in a spree of destruction that terrorized the Iraqi capital on the first day of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, according to police and Red Cross reports. (UPI/P. Mitchell Prothero)

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U.S. troops clash with anti-occupation forces on October 31, 2003 in Abu Graib, outside Baghdad. One Iraqi policeman was killed along with several resistance members. No U.S. troops were killed in the day-long gunbattle. (UPI/P. Mitchell Prothero)

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