Civilian infrastructure
Coalition bombing raids destroyed Iraqi civilian infrastructure. 11 of Iraq's 20 major power stations and 119 substations were totally destroyed, while a further six major power stations were damaged.
[18][19] At the end of the war, electricity production was at four percent of its pre-war levels. Bombs destroyed the utility of all major
dams, most major pumping stations, and many
sewage treatment plants,
telecommunications equipment, port facilities, oil refineries and distribution, railroads and bridges were also destroyed.