Picture Gallery: Saddam's surprise parade

Saddam Hussein oversaw a surprise parade of Iraqi tanks, warplanes and missiles in Baghdad on Sunday. The display was seen as a show of support for the Palestinian uprising against Israel.

Iraqi President Saddam Hussein, left, fired two shots with a rifle to begin the parade

A truck loaded with a 150-kilometer range missile is displayed in front of a new statue of President Saddam Hussein

Iraqi soldiers sit next to an anti-Israeli poster at the military parade

Iraqi warplanes fly by a statue of Iraqi President Saddam Hussein

Potential suicide bombers parade in front of a poster of President Saddam Hussein

Tanks roll down Baghdad's Grand Celebrations Ground