{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"","title":"Iraq War - Part 2: The invasion explodes and chaos erupts","description":"At 5:34 in the morning, on March twentieth, two thousand three, Baghdad’s darkness was torn apart by missiles and bombs. The city shook as the coalition unleashed its fury. Shock and Awe—the world watched fire streak through the sky, while government buildings erupted in flames.\r\n\r\nSirens howled. Beneath the city, Saddam Hussein and his circle listened as explosions rattled the foundations. The invasion had truly begun. On the southern border, columns of American and British tanks rolled forward, headlights slicing through the haze of burning oil. The Third Infantry Division pushed north, their vehicles caked in grit. Marines stormed the port city of Umm Qasr. Smoke filled the air, while shell casings and fear covered the ground. Some Iraqi soldiers surrendered, hands trembling, faces streaked with sweat. Others vanished into the chaos, blending with terrified civilians.\r\n\r\nLearn more at: https://theconflictarchive.com/conflict/iraq-war","author_name":"The Archive Network"}