Iraq, then and now: Ten years on from the allied invasion, how the country has changed from a war zone full of rusting wrecks to a modern Arab playground
A man driving a wrecked car on October 24, 2003 in Baghdad on the left and on the right a young man performing on his motorbike during a motor show on February 8, 2013 in the Baghdad's district of al-Jadriya
Iraqi capital Baghdad, left, shows on the left a girl driving a makeshift bumper car on February 16, 1998 during the UN embargo imposed on Iraq and on the right a woman driving a bumper car at an amusement park on February 4, 2013
Iraq has been the scene of bitter battles and bloodshed for years, but as these poignant photos show life still goes on.
This month is the tenth anniversary of the U.S led invasion of Iraq and the volatile region still remains a dangerous place to live - this morning five people were killed in a blast at a busy market.
But according to these images March 2013 is a very different landscape to March 2003 when bloodshed was daily and buildings were being bombed.
They claim to show that women who once cowered in their homes as troops marched through the heart of their country are now taking part in hairdressing competitions.
Children who used to walk past coalition tanks in the streets are shown being able to play more freely and posters of former Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein no longer adorn the shop walls.
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