A British Army Challenger II tank crushes a portrait of Iraqi President
Saddam Hussein at a former military training ground outside the southern
city of Basra March 27, 2003. British troops battling to take Basra, Iraq's
second city, have taken over the local radio and television stations, Sky
television news said on Thursday. REUTERS/Chris Helgren PP03030070
Pictures of the month March 2003

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