April 9: As the word spreads that the battle for Baghdad was all but over, many thousands of pinch-me-this-must-be-a-dream Kurds in Sulaymaniyah hit the streets. They show no signs of going home until dawn.

Audio: Listen to the sounds of celebration in Sulaymaniyah

Richard Sennott
Star Tribune
Published April 9, 2003
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