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Members of the U.S. Army Charlie Company pass a secondary explosion en route to Baghdad, Iraq, April 2003. Christopher Morris/VII

Members of the U.S. Army Charlie Company pass a secondary explosion en route to Baghdad, Iraq, April 2003. Christopher Morris/VII

Ropes from the hangman’s gallows are seen in Abu Ghraib Prison in Baghdad, Iraq, where political and criminal prisoners from the war were held, April 19, 2003. Ron Haviv/VII

Ropes from the hangman’s gallows are seen in Abu Ghraib Prison in Baghdad, Iraq, where political and criminal prisoners from the war were held, April 19, 2003. Ron Haviv/VII

A mosaic of Saddam Hussein lies in ruins on the road to Basra, southern Iraq, March 28, 2003. Antonin Kratochvil/VII

A mosaic of Saddam Hussein lies in ruins on the road to Basra, southern Iraq, March 28, 2003. Antonin Kratochvil/VII

Iraqi civilians killed by inappropriate use of force by U.S. Marines during the battle for Diyala bridge are seen in Baghdad, Iraq. April 8, 2003. Gary Knight/VII

Iraqi civilians killed by inappropriate use of force by U.S. Marines during the battle for Diyala bridge are seen in Baghdad, Iraq. April 8, 2003. Gary Knight/VII

The body of a dead Iraqi fighter lies outside the Technical School Compound in Basra, southern Iraq, during a weeks-long battle between British forces and Iraqi fighters over control of the city, April 3, 2003. Antonin Kratochvil/VII

The body of a dead Iraqi fighter lies outside the Technical School Compound in Basra, southern Iraq, during a weeks-long battle between British forces and Iraqi fighters over control of the city, April 3, 2003. Antonin Kratochvil/VII

The burial of Fedayn, who was killed during a U.S. air strike, is held at the Baratha cemetery in Baghdad, Iraq, on April 1, 2003. Franco Pagetti/VII

The burial of Fedayn, who was killed during a U.S. air strike, is held at the Baratha cemetery in Baghdad, Iraq, on April 1, 2003. Franco Pagetti/VII

Members of the U.S. Special Forces perform a target raid where they have arrested two al Qaeda supporters in Samarra, Salah ad Din Province, Iraq, Sept. 28, 2007. Franco Pagetti/VII

Members of the U.S. Special Forces perform a target raid where they have arrested two al Qaeda supporters in Samarra, Salah ad Din Province, Iraq, Sept. 28, 2007. Franco Pagetti/VII

U.S. troops of Charlie Company remove a dead body from the road in the northern outskirts of Baghdad, Iraq, April 2003. Christopher Morris/VII

U.S. troops of Charlie Company remove a dead body from the road in the northern outskirts of Baghdad, Iraq, April 2003. Christopher Morris/VII

The body of a man who was killed during fighting in Iraq lies on a gurney, March 25, 2003. Alexandra Boulat/VII

The body of a man who was killed during fighting in Iraq lies on a gurney, March 25, 2003. Alexandra Boulat/VII

The body of an Iraqi civilian killed during the battle for Diyala bridge lies next to a car in Baghdad, Iraq, April 7, 2003. Gary Knight/VII

The body of an Iraqi civilian killed during the battle for Diyala bridge lies next to a car in Baghdad, Iraq, April 7, 2003. Gary Knight/VII