Thursday May 15, 2003, Hillah, Iraq

Families search for loved ones in the largest mass grave found in Iraq

Families search for loved ones among human remains found in a mass grave containing more than 3,000 dead, all executed in 1991 under orders of former Iraqi president Saddam Hussein. The executions were carried out as retribution for the uprising that occurred in the area in the wake of the gulf war of 1991. This is the largest mass grave ever found in Iraq.

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Thursday May 15, 2003, Hillah, Iraq

Families search for loved ones in the largest mass grave found in Iraq

Families search for loved ones among human remains found in a mass grave containing more than 3,000 dead, all executed in 1991 under orders of former Iraqi President Saddam Hussein. The executions were carried out as retribution for the uprising that occurred in the area in the wake of the Gulf War of 1991. This is the largest mass grave ever found in Iraq.

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Wednesday May 14, 2003, Hillah, Iraq

Iraqi man mourns the death of his uncle found in a mass grave

A man mourns the death of his uncle after discovering his remains in a mass grave containing more than 3,000 dead, all executed in 1991 under orders of former Iraqi president Saddam Hussein. The executions were carried out as retribution for the uprising that occurred in the area in the wake of the gulf war of 1991.

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Thursday April 3, 2003, Basra, southern Iraq, Iraq

Iraqi men from Basra carry the body of a fallen Iraqi soldier killed during recent heavy fighting against British forces.

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Friday April 18, 2003, Baghdad, Iraq

Families gather outside a buss parked at a former Baath party office in central Baghdad to search for loved ones among a list of people who were executed because of their political opposition under the regime of Saddam Hussein. Listed onn 16 sheets of paper include the names of more than 300 people, missing since 1998. Other lists are being printed and posted throughout the city.

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Tuesday April 8, 2003, Baghdad, Iraq

Upon entering a military academy in south east Baghdad, US Marines both admire and confiscate weapons, ranging from swords to Russian made AK47 machine guns.

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Tuesday April 8, 2003, Baghdad, Iraq

US Marines patrol the streets of eastern Baghdad actively searching for Iraqi resistance.

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Monday April 7, 2003, Baghdad, Iraq

US Marines from the 3rd Marine, 4th Battalion duck for cover in a foxhole from Iraqi artillery. They advanced 10km north from south east Baghdad.

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Saturday March 22, 2003, Highway 6, southern Iraq, Iraq

US Marines run after hearing sporadic machine gun fire near their forward position along Highway 6, 50km (30 miles) south of Baghdad. An oilfield sabotaged by Iraq burns behind him.

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Sunday April 6, 2003, Baghdad, Iraq

US Marines from the 3rd Marine, 4th Battalion arrived in the suburbs of south east Baghdad this morning. In the late afternoon, they captured a main bridge to central Baghdad. Shortly thereafter, this Marine tore down a poster of Iraqi President Saddam Hussein.

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Saturday March 22, 2003, Highway 6, southern Iraq, Iraq

US Marines protect their forward position along Highway 6, 50km (30 miles) south of Baghdad. An oilfield sabotaged by Iraq burns behind him.

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Monday March 24, 2003, location undisclosed, central Iraq, Iraq

US Army Infantry soldiers enroute to a Patriot Missle staging area. They have been given orders to protect a perimeter surrounding the US missle site.

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Friday March 21, 2003, Safwan, southern Iraq, Iraq

Iraqi soldiers and civilians surrender to US Marines from the 1st Division Marine Expeditionary Force in the southern-Iraq city of Safwan, the first city to be occupied by US and British military forces.

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Friday March 21, 2003, Safwan, southern Iraq, Iraq

Two badly injured Iraqi men was burned, one over half his body by, an explosion cause by a mortar shell. US Marines from the 1st Division Marine Expeditionary Force administered first aid. The men were driven by family members to Safwan, the first city to be occupied by US and British military forces.

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Wednesday April 9, 2003, Baghdad, Iraq

Iraqis rejoice and celebrate as Saddam Hussein's government collapses as US troops enter Baghdad from the east, controlling practically the entire city. These men cheer and kiss a Marine at the central plaza across from the Palestine Hotel.

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Monday April 15, 2002, Bethlehem, West Bank, Israel

April 15, 2002 Bethlehem, West Bank Still under curfew after several weeks, Bethlehem residents try to venture out to buy food and supplies.

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Thursday March 28, 2002, Kalandia, West Bank, Israel

Kalandia checkpoint Ramallah, West Bank After Wednesday's suicide attack in Netanya which killed more than 20 and injured more than 170, rumors quickly spread of a possible Israeli retaliatory attack on Ramallah, causing hundreds to flee from Ramallah into nearby Jerusalem via the Kalandia checkpoint. Here an Israeli soldier checks an identity card of a Palestinian man.

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Thursday May 2, 2002, West Bank

Kalandia checkpoint.

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Friday April 26, 2002, Ramallah, West Bank

Palestinian demonstrators clash with Israeli soldiers near Yasser Arafat's besieged compound. Tear gas and stun grenades were used to disperse the crowd.

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Thursday April 18, 2002, Jenin, West Bank

A Palestinian boy who lives the Jenin Refugee Camp was severely injured when he opened a door which was booby-trapped with explosives. It was unclear who placed the explosives. Several fingers of his badly injured hand had to be amputated after an hours-long operation in a Jenin hospital.

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Sunday April 14, 2002, Jenin, West Bank

Jenin refugee camp, West Bank Rashida Ahmad cries as she surveys the destruction her home after the 8 day Israeli siege of the city of Jenin.

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May 2002, Ramallah

Ramallah

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Friday April 5, 2002, Bethlehem, West Bank

This baby is the considered youngest casualty of Israel's siege of Bethlehem. According to physicians at Beit Jala Hospital, the mother who is Palestinian was being driven by her husband to the hospital after entering labor. Soldiers would not permit the car to cross a checkpoint, she delivered the baby in the car, but it died hours later apparently because of lack of medical attention. The mother is recuperating at home.

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Friday April 19, 2002, Jenin, West Bank

Residents of Jenin Refugee Camp walk amidst the ruins after 8 days of heavy fighting and 3 weeks of occupation during the Israeli siege. These brothers walk where their house once stood.

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Saturday April 19, 2003, Jenin, West Bank

As hospital workers prepare 42 bodies for a mass burial, men mourn the loss of relatives killed during the Israeli siege of Jenin.

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Friday July 20, 2001, Genoa, Italy

Demonstrations against the G8 summit in Genoa, Italy

A demonstrator protesting the G8 summit smashes the window of a local bank. Anarchist demonstrators destroyed property and clashed with riot-police for three days along the coastal section of downtown Genoa. The G8 summit continued despite the continuing violence and death of one demonstrators.

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Saturday July 21, 2001, Genoa, Italy

Demonstrations against the G8 summit in Genoa, Italy

An anti-globalization demonstrator lies bleeding and wounded after clashes with police along the coastal section of downtown Genoa. Police order him not to move. Anarchist demonstrators destroyed property and clashed with riot-police for three days along the coastal section of downtown Genoa. The G8 summit continued despite the continuing violence and death of one demonstrator.

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Wednesday July 11, 2001, Germo, Macedonia

Ethnic-Albanian Macedonians hide in a bunker in the NLA rebel-held village of Germo.

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Thursday July 12, 2001, Aracinovo, Macedonia

Ethnic-Albanian residents of Aracinovo look at the bullet-ridden windshield of a neighbor's car destroyed during recent fighting between the NLA rebels and the Macedonian military. Aracinovo, 10km north-east of Skopje, was a predominently ethnic-Albanian town of 10,000 people. Now it is a virtual ghost-town, with most inhabitants having fled to Kosovo and some to neighboring villages in Macedonia.

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Timothy Fadek

Timothy Fadek is an independent photojournalist based in New York City. A graduate with a BA degree in Marketing and a minor in Journalism, he later attended NY~s School of Visual Arts. After a 6 year stint in advertising, he made a major career change to work as a photographer. His photographs and stories have been widely published in magazines such as Time, Newsweek, US News & World Report, German Geo, The New York Times Magazine, Paris Match, Le Monde, Le Figaro and Stern, among others.

He has faced personal risk in order to bring attention to major world events such as conflicts in Kosovo, Israel and the Palestinian Territories, the attack on the World Trade Center, the US-led war in Iraq and civil wars in Macedonia and Haiti.

His photographs have earned him industry awards and have been exhibited in major galleries. He has been a contributor to several photo books, including books on the World Trade Center attacks and the war in Iraq.

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