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Browse through a collection of photos that assesses U.S. bombing damage of Iraqi military and civilian locations. Analyst William Arkin took these photos in 1991 when he was in Iraq assessing damage with a team from Harvard.


Destroyed bridge South view of bridge	14 July Bridge
	Alwiya Telephone Exchange	New construction Old outbuildings
View of exterior	Iraqi Intelligence Service Regional HQ
	Baath Party HQ	Baath Party office buildings
Repairs on telephone exchange View of higher floors Repairs around entrance to telephone exchange Reconstruction	Mamoon Telephone Exchange
	Ministry of Industry	View from the ground Gutted top floor Rebuilding
Roof damage Roof damage	Saddam Conference Center
	Jumhuriyah Bridge	Bridge reconstruction Bridge spanning the Tigris River Engineers under the bridge Makeshift repairs and shoring
Rasheed Street international telephone exchange Makeshift repairs to the roof	AT&T Building
	'Ministry of Information and Culture'	Ministry of Local Gov't. Interior courtyard of the Ministry of Local Gov't. Ministry of Justice Interior courtyard of Ministry of Justice Remains of the Ministry of Local Gov't and Justice Collateral damage
The building off Naser Square	State Radio and Television Establishment
	Iraqi Air Force Headquarters	Air force headquarters
Hardened shelter Destroyed air traffic control radar antenna Destroyed VIP transport helicopter Destroyed VIP transport helicopter	Muthenna Airfield
	Shuhada Bridge	The bridge over the Tigris River
The building on the riverbank	Ministry of Defense HQ
	Bab al Muadem Telephone Exchange	Collateral damage Adjacent buildings The rebuilt telephone exchange Maiden Square
Twin to the shelter Interior Communications center Communications cables Amiriyah shelter Bombed roof Blackened columns and debris Gutted bathroom Bombed roof Bombed roof (exterior view)	Amiriyah Shelter
	Baby Milk Factory	Milk cans and other debris Camouflaged buildings Interior of building Interior of building

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