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The hotel was built in 1982 by the French hotel chain Le Meridien. It was one of a chain of five-star hotels of the same name across the Middle East. Starting with the 1991 Gulf War and continuing through the 2003 invasion of Iraq, this was one of several hotels Western and other foreign media used to cover situations that developed in Iraq. Jump to: navigation, search 1982 is a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... A map showing countries commonly considered to be part of the Middle East The Middle East is a region comprising the lands around the southern and eastern parts of the Mediterranean Sea, a territory that extends from the eastern Mediterranean Sea to the Persian Gulf. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1991 is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Jump to: navigation, search C Company, 1st Battalion, The Staffordshire Regiment, 1st UK Armoured Division The 1991 Gulf War was a conflict between Iraq and a coalition force of 34 nations mandated by the United Nations and led by the United States. ... Jump to: navigation, search This article covers invasion specifics. ... For alternative meanings for The West in the United States, see the U.S. West and American West. ...

A controversial incident occurred during the 2003 invasion of Baghdad. On April 8, 2003, the hotel was fired upon by an American tank shell, killing two journalists. The military said it had come under fire from the hotel and claimed someone had been directing fire from the roof; later investigations showed these claims were false. In early April 2003, as part of the 2003 invasion of Iraq, U.S. forces led by American soldiers and marines in M1 Abrams tanks and Bradley fighting vehicles invaded Baghdad. ... Jump to: navigation, search April 8 is the 98th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (99th in leap years). ... Jump to: navigation, search 2003(MMIII) is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Jump to: navigation, search A shell is a projectile, which, as opposed to a bullet, is not solid but contains an explosive or other filling, though modern usage includes large projectiles without a filling. ... On April 8, 2003, three locations in Baghdad housing journalists were fired upon by U.S. armed forces during 2003 invasion of Iraq, killing three journalists and wounding four. ...

Been a soft, highly visible target, the hotel periodically come under attack by the Iraqi insurgency. The Palestine is not located in the fortified Green Zone it is susceptible to mortar and rocket fire. On October 24, 2005, a cement mixer truck bomb detonated beside the hotel after breaching the defensive wall. Jump to: navigation, search Iraqi militants celebrating orders that the surrounding Coalition forces were given to stand-down. ... The Green Zone is a 10 km² (4 mile²) area in central Baghdad that is the main base for coalition officials in Iraq. ... Mortar has several meanings: A mortar is a military weapon into which is dropped a mortar shell, which is then fired in a high ballistic trajectory. ... A Redstone rocket, part of the Mercury program A rocket is a vehicle, missile or aircraft which obtains thrust by the reaction to the ejection of fast moving exhaust gas from within a rocket engine. ... Jump to: navigation, search October 24 is the 297th day of the year (298th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 68 days remaining. ... Jump to: navigation, search 2005 (MMV) is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... A Cement Mixer belonging to Bard Concrete of Dubuque, Iowa. ... A car bomb is a bomb that is placed in a car or truck and is intended to be exploded while there. ...

See also

• Al-Rashid Hotel
• Baghdad Hotel
• Sheraton Ishtar

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External links

• In Baghdad, lap of luxury isn't all that comfortable
• Deadly blasts rock Baghdad hotels