Fort Stewart is home to 24,000 soldiers and the Army's Third Infantry Division, the troops who seized Baghdad in the early days of the war in Iraq.

Coalition ground forces seized Baghdad on April 5, and the United States declared victory on April 14.

In an armed conflict, military planners expect that soldiers from the 101st will be among those leading the ground campaign to seize Baghdad.

The Hamdanid emir of Mosul and former amir al-umara, Nasir al-Dawla, attempted to seize Baghdad in 946.

The first wave came as American soldiers were seizing Baghdad, when looters broke into and largely gutted Iraq's national museums.

In 945, Amir Mu'izz al-Dawla seized Baghdad and gained nominal control over the caliphs.

What if coalition ground forces had seized Baghdad, captured Mr. Hussein and installed a more moderate government?

Ismail peacefully seized Baghdad in 1508.

Hulagu Khan seized Baghdad in 1258 and put the last Abbasid caliph to death.

In the seven weeks since American forces seized Baghdad, Iraq has been transformed from one of the world's most isolated economies into a huge new free-trade zone.