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Sunrise over the Hands of Victory, 2004
Stars and Stripes
January 1, 2025
Baghdad, Iraq, Jan. 17, 2004: Gigantic crossed sabers, held by giant hands representing the hands of former Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein, split the sky at sunset Saturday in Baghdad. The sabers form what is called the Victory Arch, which leads into parade grounds built by Saddam. The parade grounds honor the deaths of Iraqi soldiers during the Iran-Iraq war in the 1980s.