Central Baghdad following the initial assault on the Iraqi capital. Fearing additional U.S. bombing, few people ventured outside their homes and bunkers. (Carolyn Cole / LAT)
Images from the first strike on Baghdad and the Hussein regime. March 20, 2003
A U.S. Navy F/A-18 Hornet assigned to an Iraqi target launches from the flight deck of the USS Constellation shortly after the U.S.-led war against Iraq had begun. (Justin Sullivan / Getty Images)
