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On 20 March 2003, US and allied forces invaded Iraq and toppled Saddam Hussein's regime.

Tamara Al Attia was a 15-year-old schoolgirl at the time and lived through the invasion and its aftermath.

She shares her memories of the start of the invasion and the long-term effects that it had on her country with Newshour.

(Photo shows: In 2003, Tamara Al Attia as 15 years old and still in school when the US-led invasion of Iraq began. Credit: Tamara Al Attia)