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A handful of explosions rocked Baghdad at dawn on March 20, 2003 as jets roared overhead, Iraqi anti-aircraft batteries opened up and air raid sirens sounded.	US armoured column moves through the Kuwait desert	With a banner calling for the impeachment of President George W. Bush flying behind him, actor Danny Glover leads several thousand demonstrators down Market Street during a march protesting the war against Iraq in San Francisco on March 19, 2003.
California National Guard members Pfc. Doss and Pfc. Pincus patrol at the south end of the Golden Gate bridge near San Francisco, March 19, 2003. National Guard patrols around San Francisco's famous landmark are in response to an increase in the national terror alert to level orange.	Iraqi President Saddam Hussein with his sons Udai  the eldest, and Qussay in Baghdad	Map of Iraq
Explosions and fires are seen in Baghdad. 20 March 2003 1438 pm	Deadline on MSNBC 19 March 2003 1900 pm	So Far So Good
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A fire is seen through a bridge in the Iraqi capital city of Baghdad early Thursday after a nearby target was hit during U.S. airstrikes. U.S. forces launched their long-awaited war against Saddam Hussein, targeting him personally with a barrage of cruise missiles and bombs as a prelude to invasion.	Smoke billows as a missile hits the ministry of planning in Baghdad	An explosion is seen in Baghdad as the US launched a war on Iraq  with air stikes on the capital