U S braces for combat near Baghdad amid humanitarian crisis
American and British forces tighten control around Baghdad as the first humanitarian aid convoys reach southern Iraq. Bush vows reckoning with the Iraqi regime while paratroopers and elite units go on the ground. Iraqi claims of civilian deaths from U S missiles contrast with Western assessments of the air campaign.
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Iraq War Updates Draw Mixed Signals Across Regions
Brig Gen Vincent Brooks reports coalition strikes destroying Baath Party HQs in Basra and Al Samawah, with Iraqi missiles largely neutralized by Patriot systems. Saudi Arabia scales back a formal peace pitch, Turkey pledges coordination with the United States before any northern Iraq deployment, and protests erupt in Sydney and Seoul over the war. A relief convoy reaches Umm Qasr amid sand storms, Blair urges broader Middle East focus, and bridges around Baghdad are reportedly wired for destruction. Clinton urges continued support for Bush and U.S. troops.
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Dead enders defend Iraq to bitter end
Tens of thousands of Saddam loyalists including Fedayeen and internal security police resist US efforts to topple Baghdad. Rumsfeld calls them dead enders while Bush says liberation will be justice. Irregulars attack supply lines, hole up in southern cities, and use civilians as shields, complicating urban warfare and humanitarian aid.
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General Pace accuses Iraq of war atrocities
Washington AP General Peter Pace, vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs, said Iraq has executed prisoners of war and used human shields. He cited Iraqi violations after U S forces captured in An Nasiriyah. Video showed five POWs and at least five U S soldiers' bodies with possible execution style wounds.
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Larry King Live
Sandstorm Saps Morale as Allied Troops Face Record Storm
A massive sandstorm in central Iraq grounded the 101st Airborne and disrupted bombing missions aboard the USS Kitty Hawk. Soldiers described near zero visibility, grit infiltrating gear and bodies, and efforts to keep equipment functional amid 50 mph winds. The storm, reaching from Egypt, forced troops to endure dust, heat, and red mud while awaiting weather clearance to continue toward Baghdad.
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