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WEDNESDAY 19 MARCH
US-led forces move into position for an assault on Iraq as its leadership vows defiance.
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THURSDAY 20 MARCH
President Bush announces the start of war, with the Iraqi leader thought to be the target of an initial attack.
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FRIDAY 21 MARCH
Baghdad and other Iraqi cities come under aerial attack in what US officials say is a major escalation.
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SATURDAY 22 MARCH
US-led forces seize key areas of southern Iraq as they push on to Baghdad, which comes under heavy bombardment.
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SUNDAY 23 MARCH
Five captured US soldiers are paraded on Iraqi television as coalition forces meet determined resistance.
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MONDAY 24 MARCH
Coalition forces bomb units of Saddam's elite Republican Guard on the outskirts of Baghdad.
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TUESDAY 25 MARCH
Adverse weather disrupts the US-led advance towards Baghdad, but heavy bombing of Republican Guards goes on.
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WEDNESDAY 26 MARCH
At least 14 people are dead following a coalition air strike on a shopping area in the Iraqi capital, the authorities say.
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THURSDAY 27 MARCH
President Bush says the US-led forces will press on for "however long it takes" to topple the Iraqi leader.
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