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A series of dramatic explosions rocked Baghdad, with one of Saddam Hussein's presidential palaces going up in flames

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Coalition forces used intelligence from satellite photos to guide hundreds of bombs and missiles

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Huge plumes of smoke cast a pall over Baghdad as several government buildings are hit

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The attacks were part of the US "shock and awe" plan to destroy the Iraqi Government infrastructure

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A fire in one of Baghdad's presidential compounds lit up the night sky

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Daylight showed the extent of the damage

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Residents emerged in the morning to survey the damage

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But the march of US and UK ground troops continues north into Iraq