Baghdad — On April 9, 2003, U.S. forces and Iraqis pulled down a statue of Saddam Hussein at Firdous Square, as seen in an Associated Press photograph taken by Jerome Delay. Today, the pedestal in central Baghdad stands empty.

PHOTOGRAPH BY: Maya Alleruzzo / Associated Press

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Baghdad — Today, the crossed-sword archways that Saddam Hussein commissioned during Iraq’'s nearly eight-year war with Iran still stand on a little-used parade ground inside the Green Zone. In an Associated Press photograph taken by Karim Kadim on Nov. 16, 2008, U.S. soldiers populated the area.

PHOTOGRAPH BY: Maya Alleruzzo / Associated Press

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Baghdad — Iraqi policeman Ahmed Naji stands on the grounds of the Iraqi National Museum, where on May 6, 2003, Murad Sezer took a photograph for the Associated Press showing a U.S. Army tank parked outside the repository.

PHOTOGRAPH BY: Maya Alleruzzo / Associated Press

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Baghdad — These days, shoppers are on the move in Baghdad's Karrada district. But on Sept. 29, 2008, the scene -- as shown in an Associated Press photo taken by Hadi Mizban -- was much different: a bomb had exploded, killing 22 people.

PHOTOGRAPH BY: Maya Alleruzzo / Associated Press

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Baghdad — Ten years ago, in a photograph taken by Maya Alleruzzo, Iraqi orphans play soccer with a U.S. soldier from the Third Infantry Division. Now the park is a popular destination for families.

PHOTOGRAPH BY: Maya Alleruzzo / Associated Press

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Baghdad — This is Abu Nawas Street. In April 2003, Maya Alleruzzo took this picture of an Iraqi orphan. Today, the park that runs along Abu Nawas Street, named for an Arabic poet, is a popular destination for families.

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Baghdad — The Baghdad Zoo was wrecked during the U.S.-led invasion; the staff fled and looters gutted the zoo and the park surrounding it. Only a handful of animals survived, and later the grounds were used as a holding facility for looters detained by U.S. soldiers. The zoo reopened in July 2003 -- as shown in the snapshot by Niko Price of the Associated Press -- after being rehabilitated under the care of U.S. Army Capt. William Sumner and South African conservationist Lawrence Anthony. Today, it houses more than 1,000 animals and is frequented by families and children, including Abdullah, 8.

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Baghdad — Motorists fill the main street in the busy shopping district of Karrada, the site of an Associated Press photo taken by Hadi Mizban on March 7, 2008 after a bombing killed 53 people.

PHOTOGRAPH BY: Maya Alleruzzo / Associated Press

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Baghdad — Iraqi photographer Raad Mohammed poses with a June 2006 photograph taken for the Associated Press by Khalid Mohammed in Baghdad's Tahrir Square. Back then, vehicles were banned in the area in an effort to prevent suicide car bombs. Today, the square is the site of anti-government protests and is a place for candidates to display their campaign posters.

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