Saudi Arabia calls for a breather and opposes U S occupation in Iraq
Saudi Foreign Minister Saud al-Faisal urged a pause in the Iraq fighting and signaled opposition to a U S occupation government in Baghdad, warning of instability without UN help. In Washington, statements said missiles may have landed in Iran and that the U S investigates the incident. Palestinians in Gaza buy Iraqi flags in sympathy with Saddam Hussein amid U S strikes.
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Iraq
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Gaza Strip
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Tareq
Abu Daya
Saddam Hussein
Marwan Musallam
West Bank
Intelligence officials confirm Saddam in Iraqi TV video
U S intelligence officials say it was almost certainly Saddam Hussein on a video aired after an American air strike. It remains unclear whether the message was recorded before or after the attack and whether a lookalike was used.
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U.S
Saddam Hussein
Gazette Wire Services
Qusai Hussein
Saddam
Casualties Report Amid Baghdad Violence
Casualties to date include seven U S military dead and fourteen British dead. In Baghdad reports cite three dead and about two hundred injured. A journalist died while three missing and presumed dead.
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Baghdad
Saddam deputy alive commands Iraqi forces in southeast
U S officials say at least one top Saddam deputy remains alive and leads Iraqi military efforts, while Ali Hassan al Tikriti known as Chemical Ali directs forces in the southeast. Gen. Franks notes no confirmed sighting of Saddam. six Republican Guard divisions near Baghdad seen ready to fight.
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Iraq
Saddam
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Ali
Ali Hassan
Tommy Franks
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Qatar
Bush Administration
Republican Guard
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U.S
Kuwait
Emirate
Life goes on amid Baghdad bombings in dawn of shock and awe
In Baghdad neighbors return to cafes and daily routines as missiles strike and sirens echo. Amid fires at government buildings and smoke over the Tigris, residents endure while the poor stay and work, sobering memories of prior sieges shape the present.
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Syria
Car bomb kills Australian cameraman near Ansar al Islam camp
An apparent car bomb at a road checkpoint killed at least five people including Australian cameraman Paul Moran near a camp of Ansar al Islam in Iraq. Eight others were wounded as U S missiles hit the group’s base overnight. ITN reporters Terry Lloyd and others were missing, with an injured cameraman describing the attack and disappearance as crews moved toward Basra.
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Britain
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ITN
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Fred Ne
Hussein Omma
Daniel Demoustier
London
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Soldiers fight fatigue sleeping on the move in Iraqi desert
Exhausted U S soldiers from the 101st Airborne Division push through Iraq’s desert with improvised rest breaks. Troops nap in Humvees trenches and sand as convoy movements continue amid dust and danger.
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