page_title: Timeline of the 2003 invasion of Iraq
section_title: April 2
hierarchical_section_title: Timeline of the 2003 invasion of Iraq / April 2
caption_attribution_description: Statue of Saddam Hussein being toppled in Firdos Square after the US invasion of Iraq. Found on the US military website. CAPTION:The statue of Saddam Hussein topples in Baghdad's Firdos Square on April 9, 2003. Three years later, Iraqi forces increasingly are taking the lead in securing their country.
context_page_description: This is a timeline of the events surrounding the United States-led invasion of Iraq in 2003.
context_section_description: U.S. forces reach the outskirts of Baghdad and encounter fierce fighting from small units of Iraqi Republican Guard.
  Kurdish militiamen, aided by U.S. forces, move into Kanilan near Mosul in northern Iraq. Citizens living in the town tell reporters that they are happy that the Iraqi soldiers are gone.
caption: U.S. Marines and Iraqi civilians pull down a statue of Saddam Hussein in April 2003.
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