War intensifies as forces engage near capital hospital
Reports detail Iraqi fire near a capital hospital as U S and British forces press Baghdad siege. A British supply ship arrives at Umm Qasr with humanitarian aid, fires at oil wells are extinguished, and troops reportedly use chemical gear while unloading drums. Air strikes hit Basra targets. missile near Kuwait City. civilian casualties rise as Information Ministry blast kills 58.
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Umm Qasr
Saddam Hussein
U.S
Donald H. Rumsfeld
Iraq
Iran
Bush
101St Airborne Division
Republican Guard
Baghdad
Kuwait City
Basra
U.S. Air Force
Britain
Press Assn
Medina
Information Ministry
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