June 28: Ex-U.S. civilian administrator L. Paul Bremer hands over documents to Iraqi Chief Justice Midhat al-Mahmood in Baghdad
June 28: Iraqi Chief Justice Midhat al-Mahmood smiles after receiving papers from ex-U.S. civilian administrator L. Paul Bremer during the transfer of power to Iraqis in Baghdad.
June 28: Iraqi interim Prime Minister Iyad Allawi smiles during the transfer of power from U.S. authorities to Iraqis in Baghdad.
June 28: L. Paul Bremer shakes hands with Iraqi President Ghazi Al-Yawer during the transfer of power ceremony in Baghdad
June 28: A note passed to President Bush from National Security Adviser Condoleezza Rice denotes the early transfer in Baghdad.
June 28: Iraqi Deputy Prime Minister Barham Salih accompanies L. Paul Bremer to his plane at Baghdad International Airport after the transfer of power.
June 28: An American soldier removes a barbed wire blockade to a Baghdad street that had been closed during the occupation
June 28: L. Paul Bremer waves as he boards a plane to leave Iraq after the transfer of sovereignty in Baghdad.
June 28: Iraqi President Ghazi Al-Yawer, Vice President Ibrahim Al-Jaafari, Prime Minister Iyad Allawi, and Deputy Prime Minister Barham Salih sit during a swearing in ceremony in Baghdad.
June 28: U.S. soldiers guard a Baghdad street after the transfer of sovereignty.
June 28: Iraqi Chief Justice Midhat al-Mahmood kisses Iraqi President Ghazi Al-Yawer during a swearing in ceremony in Baghdad.
June 28: A boy leans out the window of a car after learning of the early transfer of sovereignty in Baghdad.
