Postwar Iraq: ORHA to establish interim administration
U S and British forces in Basra and Baghdad set up an interim Iraqi administration. Retired Lt Gen Buck Walters will head the southern ORHA branch at Umm Qasr with about 15 staffers. ORHA plans three regional HQs in Basra Baghdad and Mosul for humanitarian aid reconstruction and civil administration.
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Knight Ridder
Kuwait City
Kuwait
U.S
Baghdad
Basra
United States
Iraq
Buck Walters
Umm Qasr
Office of Reconstruction and Humanitarian Aid
ORHA
Washington
Pentagon
Coalition
Army
Jay Garner
Pany Walters
Garner
Nathan Jones
Mosul
Great Brit
Allies overstate gains in Baghdad invasion reports
U S and British officials often overstated battlefield progress amid chaos and propaganda. Iraqi Information Minister al Sahhaf denied American presence in Baghdad while allies cautioned of tougher fighting ahead. A weekend raid into Baghdad’s southwestern suburbs was described as moving through the heart of the city.
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U.S
Baghdad
Palestine
Mohammed Saeed al-Sahhaf
Coalition
London
Central Command
Qatar
Navy
Frank Thorp
U.S. Central Command
U S Army Seizes Saddam Palaces in Baghdad Advance
American troops of the 3rd Infantry Division moved into central Baghdad capturing the New Presidential Palace and two other palaces. They set up a mobile command center and a POW collection point while gathering intelligence as they secure key roads and broadcast a message that the regime is gone.
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Baghdad
Iraq
U.S
Saddam Hussein
Tigris River
Spc
Robert Blake
State College
7Th Infantry Regiment
Saddam
Baath Party
Richard Myers
Joint Chiefs of
Looting in Basra Gridlock City Center
An Iraqi man pushes furniture with a donkey cart after looting houses in Basra center. The scene unfolds in southern Iraq on Monday as residents cope with widespread theft.
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Basra
Iraq
Rescued POW Jessica Lynch buoyed by family visits
Jessica Lynch, in stable condition at Landstuhl Regional Medical Center, has been lifted by family visits from West Virginia. Her ward includes comforting items: applesauce, a red white and blue ribbon teddy bear, and a bunny by the bed as doctors note excellent recovery prognosis.
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Jessica Lynch
Landstuhl
Germany
Lynch
Deadra
Gregory
West Virginia
Ical Center
Marie Shaw
Iraqi War FAQs on flag patch Baath Party and weapon disposal
An explainer covers why the flag patch is worn reversed on uniforms and vehicles to simulate wind from forward movement. It outlines Saddam Hussein’s Baath Party origins and goals, its regional presence, and notes coalition practice of destroying captured Iraqi weapons and ammunition.
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A. Saddam Hussein
Baath Party
Baath
Renaissance
Syria
Mideast
Iraq
Bush Blair discuss postwar Iraq plans on Air Force One
President Bush and Prime Minister Blair, en route to Northern Ireland, planned steps to finish Saddam Hussein’s government and shape a post-hostility Iraqi government with Secretary of State Powell saying the hostilities phase was ending. Bertie Ahern joined talks for discussions on Iraq’s future government.
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Iraq
Department of Defense
State Department
Bush
Tony Blair
U.N
Northern Ireland
Secretary of Defense
Donald H. Rumsfeld
Dick Cheney
Ahmed Chalabi
Rumsfeld
Chalabi
Hillsborough
Baghdad
Saddam Hussein
Colin Powell
Air Force One
Bertie Ahern
U S Commanders Granted Freedom of Movement in Baghdad
Brig. Gen. Vincent Brooks said U S commanders in Baghdad will decide which city areas to hold and when to move without Central Command input. As U S forces push into various districts, the local commander gains movement autonomy.
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Sayliyah
Qatar
U.S
Baghdad
Central Command
Vincent Brooks
Journalists Killed in Iraqi Rocket Attack Near Baghdad
AP reports two reporters died in a rocket strike on the U.S. Army 3rd Infantry Division south of Baghdad. Victims are Spaniard Julio Anguita Parrado, 32, of El Mundo, and German Christian Liebig, 35, who worked for Focus.
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Sayliyah
Qatar
U.S. Army
Baghdad
U.S. Central Command
Julio Anguita Parrado
el Mundo
Christian Liebig
Focus
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