Bush vows humane treatment as war in Iraq continues
President Bush urged humane handling of any U S prisoners in Iraq and said progress in the campaign is on track despite ongoing resistance. He spoke after Iraqi television aired footage of alleged U S prisoners and bodies, while promising rapid humanitarian aid and stressing the plan to free Iraq from Saddam Hussein and eliminate weapons of mass destruction.
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Army thrust near Najaf tests Iraqi IDF resistance
After a 40 hour desert dash the 2nd Brigade of the 3rd Infantry Division moved to within 100 miles of Baghdad. U.S. armored columns engaged an Iraqi convoy outside Najaf with air support from A-10s and B-52s. The fight ended without American casualties or direct tank fire, and the advance continued toward the capital amid a Bedouin encounter.
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Five U S soldiers captured in Iraq shown on TV
Iraqi TV and Al Jazeera broadcast footage of five captured U S soldiers and at least four bodies after an ambush near An Nasiriyah. Officials say 12 soldiers are missing. U S leaders vow humane treatment and warn against violations of the Geneva Conventions. Red Cross seeks access while calling the airing a breach.
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Officials: No sign of banned weapons found in Iraq
U S troops hunting for banned chemical and biological arms and Scud missiles in Iraq have found none. Iraq denies possessing such weapons. Maj Gen Stanley McChrystal says no missiles or launchers uncovered at western airfields. Gen Tommy Franks says about two dozen Scuds unaccounted for. A grenade attack at a Kuwait command center killed one and wounded 19. an American soldier was detained as a suspect.
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