Bush Blair review Iraq war progress at Camp David
President Bush and Prime Minister Blair assess Iraqi war progress after fierce combat and growing resistance. They discuss a longer conflict, humanitarian aid, and rebuilding. Blair presses for a strong UN role and broader Middle East peace focus while Bush emphasizes that progress is ahead of schedule yet the war is far from over.
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War intensifies as U S and British air campaign rages near Baghdad
U S and British forces flew over 600 bombing missions aimed at Republican Guard positions around Baghdad as weather cleared. In southern Iraq a captured airfield near An Nasiriyah was renamed Bush International Airport to serve as a supply hub. Brig Gen Vincent Brooks reported attacks on Iraqi forces, with Marines injured near An Nasiriyah. Basra bombardments continued with Royal Scots Dragoon Guards destroying Iraqi tanks. Mines delayed aid through Umm Qasr while Basra authorities warned of Baath party coercion. Al Jazeera aired Kenyan drivers among aid workers. Baghdad suffered a sandstorm clear, followed by several explosions and 36 civilian deaths with 215 injured.
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Key developments in the Iraq war amid shifting fronts
Coalition plans to intensify attacks as sandstorms clear. Iraqi paramilitary forces seize children and threaten men to force fighting. British delay relief ops after finding mines near Umm Qasr. About 1,000 U.S. paratroopers open a Kurdish northern front. Basra clashes, ally air strikes in Baghdad, civilian casualties claimed by Iraq. Bush and Blair discuss strategy and UN role postwar.
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