Iraqi Fedayeen and forces slow invaders in key battles
Fedayeen Saddam and Saddam's security forces mount stiff resistance, using civilian clothing and feigned surrenders to draw in U S and British troops in An Nasiriyah and Umm Qasr. About 15 000 elite fighters report to one of Saddam's sons as signals fly on battlefield tactics.
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Saddam Hussein
U.S
Fedayeen
Saddam
An Nasiriyah
Umm Qasr
Fed
Najaf
Baghdad
U.S. Central Command
Iraq
Republican Guard
Defense
Donald Rumsfeld
Abizaid
Grenade Attack Kills Soldier at 101st Camp
At Camp Pennsylvania near the Iraqi border a soldier threw grenades into tents, killing Army Captain Christopher Seifert and wounding fifteen others including the division commander. Sgt. Alan Akbar of the 326th Engineer Battalion was in custody. motive cited as likely resentment.
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Kuwait City
101St Airborne Division
Camp
Pennsylvania
101St
Fort Campbell
Army
Christopher Scott Seifert
Seifert
Defense Department
Alan Akbar
326Th Engineer Battalion
George Heath
Akbar
Max Blumenfeld
Ina
Pennsyvania
Prayers for Peace Unite Varied Church Leaders
The Associated Press reports churchgoers across America prayed for peace and for leaders and soldiers amid the Iraq war. Clergy urged trust in God's will and avoided partisan debate while displaying tributes to service members and flags in worship spaces.
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America
John Conway
Albuquerque
N.M
Dorington Little
Hamilton
Mass
Meghan Greene
Florida
Tallahassee
Conway
Midlothian
U.S
Charlie Reynolds
Providence United Methodist Church
Richmond
Muslim anger at U.S. role grows across world
In Cairo and beyond, Muslims from mosques to the Internet condemn the Iraq war in religious terms. Clerics like Syed Ahmed Bukhari call it a jihad, while a London site posts a fatwa against rulers aiding the United States. The rise of anti U.S. sentiment draws on calls from more groups, including the banned Muslim Brotherhood, and worries Egypt’s secular government.
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Egypt
U.S
Iraq
Syed Ahmed Bukhari
India
New Delhi
Muslim Brotherhood
Dia
Rashwan
Al-Ahram Center For Political and Strategic Studies
United States
Fierce Fighting Near An Nasiriyah as U S Forces Advance
The AP reports the battle near An Nasiriyah escalated with hours of firefights, dozens of American casualties, and reports of prisoners. U S and coalition units press toward Baghdad, while a northern push gains strength and a supply convoy is ambushed.
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Iraq
Euphrates River
Baghdad
U.S
Daniel P. Leaf
An Nasimiyah
Abraham
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