Up to 1m. people 'disappeared' in Iraq in last half century - UN
Disappearances continued after the US-led invasion in 2003, which saw the capture of at least 200,000 Iraqis, nearly half of whom were held in prisons run by the US or Britain.
Smoke billows from a presidential palace compound in Baghdad during airstrikes, Iraq, March 21, 2003. Large explosions shook Baghdad during a night of blistering air strikes, as US and British ground forces advancing across southern Iraq battled for hours for control of a strategic airfield.(photo credit: REUTERS/GORAN TOMASEVIC/FILE PHOTO)ByREUTERSUpdated:
