lynsey addario, photographer

Middle East: Iraq War

United States Marines take a break to shave in front of one of Saddam Hussain's presidential palaces the day Tikrit fell from Republican Guard rule in Iraq, April 15, 2003. As the regime of Saddam Hussain fell across Iraq, soldiers and civilians pillaged his palaces across the country, revealing luxurious accomodations and major weapons caches.
Tikrit, Iraq
United States Marines take a break to shave in front of one of Saddam Hussain's presidential palaces the day Tikrit fell from Republican Guard rule in Iraq, April 15, 2003. As the regime of Saddam Hussain fell across Iraq, soldiers and civilians pillaged his palaces across the country, revealing luxurious accomodations and major weapons caches.