Battle of Baghdad: A Turning Point in Operation Iraqi Freedom | Documentary

Every war has its battles for the cities and in 2003 as US forces, aided predominantly by the United Kingdom, invaded Saddam Hussein’s Iraq, planners in Washington knew that at some point their troops would have to go into the Iraqi capital of Baghdad if they were to ever oust the middle eastern dictator and his government as was the mission objective of Operation Iraqi Freedom. No one was under any illusions that Baghdad would be a tough nut to crack and despite the technological advantage enjoyed by US forces, years of operational experience from Vietnam to Somalia told US commanders that in the end it would largely be down to the skill andfighting spirit of the infantry. This is the story of the Fall of Baghdad. Welcome to Wars of the World 00:00 Introduction 01:53 Operation Iraqi Freedom 05:21 To Capture a City 10:42 The Road to Baghdad 15:05 The Thunder Run 19:32 Mission Accomplished? Prefer to listen on the go? Check out the WotW Podcast: Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4i0FnOKqttgHtbOhgOmLpr iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/wars-of-the-world/id1548691968 Google: https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9mZWVkcy5idXp6c3Byb3V0LmNvbS85ODg5NjAucnNz RSS Feed: https://feeds.buzzsprout.com/988960.rss Written & Researched by: Tony Wilkins Narrated by: Will Chamberlin https://m.youtube.com/@WillchAudio Edited by: Jamit Productions History Should Never Be Forgotten...