In pictures: Iraq war - day 12

In pictures: Iraq war - day 12

1 of 11 People of al-Fedayliyeh, south-west of Baghdad, grieve after coalition missiles reportedly kill six inhabitants

2 of 11 This man said he lost his wife and three children

3 of 11 More Arab volunteers have been leaving for Baghdad to 'die as martyrs for Iraq'

4 of 11 On the ground, British soldiers searched the Baath party headquarters in the village of At Thunbah Al Hamra

5 of 11 The US Army rolled north, seizing a key bridge over the Euphrates river at Hindiya

6 of 11 In Nasiriya they found a cache of Iraqi weapons, which included gas masks and anti-nerve gas chemicals

7 of 11 There are some signs of opposition to Saddam Hussein

8 of 11 The Iraqi leader is also waging a TV war: on Monday he was shown with his sons Uday and Qusay

9 of 11 Marsh Arabs in southern Iraq - victims of past chemical attacks - met British soldiers on Monday

10 of 11 Aid agencies face a battle to get humanitarian aid to the needy

11 of 11 As dusk fell over Basra, a British helicopter set off for a mission