POWs Survive Iraq Prison Escape Mission Win Returns
Army Spc Shoshana Johnson and six other POWs were rescued by Marines after days of harsh captivity in Nasiriyah Iraq. They described jammed weapons and fear of death as villagers and guards clashed, with some prisoners beaten and others aided by locals before medical checks in Kuwait.
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Knight Ridder
Iraq
Army Spc
Shoshana Johnson
Johnson
Fort Bliss
Texas
U.S
Ron Young
Pfc
Patrick Miller
Park City
Kan
Miller
David Williams
Orlando
Fla
Young
Atlanta
Kuwait
Spc
Joseph Hudson
Alamogordo
N.M
Army
507Th Battalion
Nasiriyah
Jessica Lynch
Williams
Baghdad
Bush praises Red Oak officer for Najaf gesture
President Bush commended Lt. Col. Chris Hughes of the 101st Airborne Division for his calm order in Najaf on April 2. Witnesses say Hughes signaled his troops to kneel and lower weapons to defuse a tense crowd outside the Ali Mosque.
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Bush
Iowa
Chris Hughes
101St Airborne Division
Najaf
Ali
U.S
Hughes
Patrick
Fort Campbell, Ky
Red Oak
Council Bluffs
Iraq Q and A on pilots gear and vehicle cooling
AP answers questions on ejecting pilots survival kits and equipment. A survival kit includes up to 50 items such as food flares a compass and radio with raft possible over water. Tanks Bradleys lack air conditioning due to space. cooling is limited by filters.
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Associated Press
Iraq
Army
Ap.org
Marines curb looting near Baghdad through checkpoints and local cooperation
In Baghdad and southern cities, Marines set up checkpoints to seize looted goods and confront thieves. Local help and improvised Arabic phrases aided detaining suspects while authorities battle gunmen near the Palestine Hotel and ministries as looting and arson persist.
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U.S
Baghdad
Iraq
Steven Christopher
Basra
Palestine Hotel
Ministry of Trade
Rashid Theater of Fine Arts
Christopher
Bush urges Syria to cooperate and not harbor Iraqi fugitives
President Bush warned Syria against harboring Iraqi leaders and accused Damascus of chemical weapons threats but avoided threats of force. He urged cooperation after returning from Camp David. Syria’s Buthayna Shaaban favored dialogue with Washington while opposing the war and noting Iraqi leaders had not sought asylum. Rumsfeld cited Syria as a source of foreign fighters in Iraq and notes of busloads.
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Bush
Syria
Washington
Damascus
North Korea
White House
Camp David
Foreign Ministry
Buthayna Shaaban
Al-Jazeera Television
Iraq
Shaaban
World Bank IMF back plan for Iraq rebuilding mission
Two international lenders endorsed sending fact finding teams to Iraq to assess reconstruction costs after regional divisions over post Saddam plans. James Wolfensohn said talks yielded agreement for a mission when safe, with a U.N. Security Council resolution to govern rebuilding.
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Washington
U.S
Iraq
Nomic
Saddam Hussein
World Bank
International Monetary Fund
James Wolfensohn
IMF
Wolfensohn
United States
U.N. Security Council
U.N
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