1,000 Days Of War

Today is the 1,000th day of the Iraq war.

The London-based paper The Independent has a special report entitled: "Iraq: 1,000 days of war-

From Shock and Awe to a country torn between insurrection and democracy"

It has been the strangest war. A thousand days ago, on 20 March 2003, the US and British armies started a campaign which ended a few weeks later with the overthrow of Saddam Hussein.

It seemed so easy. President George Bush announced that the war was over. The American mission had been accomplished. Months passed before Washington and London realised that the war had not finished. In fact it was only just beginning...

Some subarticles-
-The war in numbers: From WMD to the victims

Key stats: $204.4 billion (The cost to the US of the war so far. The UK's bill up until March 2005 was £3.1 billion), 2,339 Allied troops killed, 98 UK troops killed, 30,000 Estimated Iraqi civilian deaths, 53,470 Iraqi insurgents killed, 67 per cent Iraqis who feel less secure because of occupation, 66 journalists killed in Iraq (Journalists killed during Vietnam war: 63), 47 per cent Iraqis who never have enough electricity, 70 per cent of Iraqi's whose sewage system rarely works, 90 Daily attacks by insurgents in Nov '05 (In Jun '03: 8), 82 per cent Iraqis who are "strongly opposed" to presence of coalition troops, 15,955 US troops wounded in action, and (last but not least) 0 Number of WMDs found

-A timeline of key events:
How a triumphant invasion turned into a disastrous occupation

-And a look at how the war has affected other Middle East nations (verdict- not so good):
A war and its fearsome consequences: How the world has changed post-Iraq
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And an AP update on election week in Iraq: Iraqis Go to the Polls in 15 Countries