Witness History
Witness History
Iraq War: Refugees escaping
Up next
March 14, 2023
10 minutes
Available for over a year
It has been 20 years since the start of the Iraq War.
Millions of citizens attempted to flee the country after America and its allies invaded in March 2003.
One of those people was Baghdad resident, Yasir Dhannoon.
He has been sharing his story with Matt Pintus.
(Photo: Refugees fleeing from the fighting zone around Baghdad in 2003. Credit: Getty Images)