Saddam resurfaces in video footage amid war posts
Associated Press reports Saddam Hussein reappears in video and audio tapes broadcast by Abu Dhabi TV amid the Iraq war. The footage shows him addressing crowds in Baghdad style amid uncertainty over whether he is alive or dead. U.S. officials doubt authenticity while troops search Tikrit and Baquba, with cheers and banners visible in the clips.
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Tikrit
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Baghdad
Four McConnell air crew win Distinguished Flying Cross
Four members of an air refueling crew from McConnell Air Force Base Wichita received the Distinguished Flying Cross for aiding in the rescue of a fighter pilot shot down in Iraq. The award honors valor in combat related flight operations as pilots searched, refueled, and fought fuel limits to retrieve the missing airman. Coalition forces continue prisoner processing with nearly 900 civilians released from various camps at Umm Qasr and surrounding areas as operations persist in locating leaders and weapons programs.
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United States
Umm Qasr
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Maj
Ted Wadsworth
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Top Baath official Samir al Najim captured in Mosul area
U S forces hold Samir Abul Aziz al Najim a senior Baath regional commander captured near Mosul by Iraqi Kurds allied with the United States He was on the CENTCOM most wanted list and ranked four of clubs in the same deck as Saddam Hussein loyalists two of Saddam's half brothers and top science adviser Amer Hammoud al Saadi have also surrendered or been taken into custody.
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Samir Abul Aziz al-Najim
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Mosul
United States
Al-Najim
U.S. Central Command
Amer Hammoud al-Saadi
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