Iraq War: 10 Years Later [VIDEO]

In the early morning hours of March 20, 2003 (at night on March 19th Eastern Time), under orders that President George W. Bush announced in a televised address to the nation, U.S. forces launched the opening salvo of Operation Iraqi Freedom.

FOX News Radio’s Courtney Kealy looks back on the events that happened 10 years ago today:

Tensions remain in Iraq, not only on the streets, but also in the power-sharing government between Shi’ite, Kurdish and Sunni factions.

(Sound of protests)

In recent months, the members of the Sunni minority have taken to the streets to protest against the Shi’ite-led government. ?

Roadside bombs and suicide attacks are still a reality for many. ?Sunni militants – some with links to al-Qaeda – often target the Shi’ite majority and government buildings. ?Nearly four-and-a-half thousand civilians died in 2012, the first annual climb in the death toll in three years.

In Jerusalem, Emily Wither, FOX News Radio.

WATCH more on the start of the Iraq War from FOX’s Rick Leventhal, who was embedded with troops at the start of the war: