By Aws al-Sharqy, IOL Iraq correspondent 

 Before the United States unleashed war against Iraq on Thursday, March 20, life here has been marked by a mixture of normal rhythm of lifestyle and beautiful scenes of magnificent nature.

Amid a group of these pictures in light of looming strikes many Iraqis are fully engaged to prepare for, I kept asking how the city would look like after this expected massive attack by the world's only superpower? How people would deal with horrendous chapters of destruction, massacre and death they have long feared down a 12 years?

Obsessed with these nagging questions, I decided to take the chance only one day before war for registering daily life, clear sky, innocent children and bridges and what was seemed to be the last sun-set before a long period of dark clouds.

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