Day by day, images of a four-week invasion

As the allied takeover of Iraq unfolded, MSNBC.com followed the lives of soldiers and civilians, from the initial troop movements to the aftermath of the fall of Baghdad. Choose a date below to begin.

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Interactive: Fight for Iraq Learn more about the ethnic, religious and political power plays in and around Iraq during a briefing of the region led by NBC’s Richard Engel.

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CONTINUED: Go to Week 2, March 27-April 2, 2003

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