What is the legacy of war in Iraq?
U.S. invasion of Iraq - 20 years on
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On March 20, 2003, U.S. and coalition forces began the invasion of Iraq. Twenty years later, have the Iraqi people got the democracy and freedom the U.S. promised them? As a record of what the Iraqi people have experienced in the past 20 years, and of their life today, CGTN presents 3-episode documentary series "The Legacy of War: Iraq 20 Years On".
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