Prior to the invasion in 2003, Arabic was the sole official language.

Iraqi people have sustained much more suffering prior to the invasion.

Several months of rigorous training had been conducted prior to the invasion.

These include men killed in the region prior to the invasion and those who died during the fighting in 1944.

However, they only managed to produce five or six movies prior to the Japanese invasion in 1941.

Prior to the 2003 invasion, the hotel housed a shopping centre.

"No blood for oil" was a popular protest cry prior to the invasion in March 2003.

The number of publicly owned stations increased to 10 prior to the 1939 invasion.

He had only joined the regiment five days prior to the invasion.

R operations started on the day prior to the invasion.