Image 1 of 1

ESMF_9644 sepia.jpg

Add to Cart Add to Lightbox Download
Image from Camp Slayer, an area formerly known as the Radwaniyah Presidential Site, which was just one of Saddam's many palaces. This area was off-limits to UN weapons inspection teams prior to the start of the war. The site is located about 9 miles east of central Baghdad, and is adjacent to 'Saddam International Airport'. The compound itself is 9.3 square miles in size, surrounded by three artificial lakes. This was a favorite playground of Saddam and his closest associates. This Palace was known to be one of Saddam's residence. The former Iraqi President named palace "Victory over America" in supposed rembrance of the First Gulf War. He believed and told the Iraqi people that he had defeated the Americans.
Copyright
Scott M. Foley
Image Size
3324x2169 / 6.8MB
Contained in galleries
2008 - Images from Iraq #2 (Public)
Image from Camp Slayer, an area formerly known as the Radwaniyah Presidential Site, which was just one of Saddam's many palaces. This area was off-limits to UN weapons inspection teams prior to the start of the war. The site is located about 9 miles east of central Baghdad, and is adjacent to 'Saddam International Airport'. The compound itself is 9.3 square miles in size, surrounded by three artificial lakes. This was a favorite playground of Saddam and his closest associates. This Palace was known to be one of Saddam's residence. The former Iraqi President named palace "Victory over America" in supposed rembrance of the First Gulf War. He believed and told the Iraqi people that he had defeated the Americans.