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Anti-war Protests Sweep The Globe
Anti-war protests gathered pace across the globe following the start of the US-led war against Iraq, with hundreds of thousands marching to demand a quick end to air strikes on Baghdad.Some 150,000 demonstrators, many of them high school students, thronged central Athens in response to the launch of targeted strikes against Iraqi targets, according.. More -
Iraq & The United States Separately Address Themselves to The UN Security Council
Iraq said on Thursday it would ask the U.N. Security Council to condemn the United States for acting like a "terrorist state" by launching a war in violation of international law. In its first statement since military action began, Iraq's mission to the United Nations said Washington should be held accountable for its actions before international tribunals.. More -
Ground War Underway, 'Shock & Awe' on Hold
US and British forces have thrust into southern Iraq, as Baghdad was rocked by the second fierce aerial bombardment since the start of the war to oust Saddam Hussein. The ground assault began after an intense artillery attack on Iraqi positions across the Kuwaiti border. As American units pushed northwards, British marines backed by tanks mounted an.. More -
U.S. Launches Second Attack on Baghdad
American missiles fell on Baghdad for the second straight night Thursday and ground troops attacked Iraqi forces in the desert with artillery in a slow escalation of the war to drive Saddam Hussein from power. Iraqi missiles fell harmlessly in Kuwait.Half a world away from the war theater, U.S. intelligence officials sought to determine whether the.. More -
Britain Says Iraq Campaign Soon to Widen
Britain said Thursday's attack on Iraq would quickly widen and denied that the United States had taken its main ally by surprise with its pre-dawn raid on Baghdad. The United States began the war against Iraq by hitting selected targets in the outskirts of Baghdad and President Bush said the U.S.-led coalition planned to use decisive force to remove.. More -
China Calls for Immediate Halt to War on Iraq
China, in a surprisingly strong reaction to the start of the U.S.-led war against Iraq , called on Thursday for an immediate halt to military action and a return to efforts to resolve the crisis peacefully. Chinese analysts had expected the government to issue a mild rebuke that would not risk a setback to improving relations with Washington. Instead,.. More -
France Denounces Iraq War, Ups Security Alert
France expressed deep concern on Thursday at the launch of an Iraq war it had fought hard to avert and said it was boosting domestic measures against feared terror strikes on its soil.Denouncing what it called an "illegitimate and dangerous war," the National Assembly, the lower house of parliament, suspended its session to demonstrate the broad domestic.. More -
Iraq Fires Back
Only hours after the United States launched "Operation Iraqi Freedom" to oust Iraqi President Saddam Hussein, Iraq retaliated with missile strikes aimed at American forces in the Kuwait desert.U.S. ARMY troops at Camp New Jersey in the Kuwaiti desert donned gas masks in response to an alert, the Associated Press reported, after a suspected Iraqi missile.. More -
Saddam Accuses U.S. of 'Shameful Crime' ; 10 Iraqis killed in Attack
President Saddam Hussein accused the United States of committing a "shameful crime" by attacking Iraq, urging his people in a nationally televised address Thursday to "go draw your sword" against the enemy. Saddam appeared on television, wearing a military uniform, vowing, "Iraq will be victorious," about two hours after U.S. cruise missiles hit targets.. More -
Bush Warns War Could Be Longer Than Predicted
The United States began its war against Iraq on Wednesday by bombing selected targets in the outskirts of Baghdad and President Bush pledged to use decisive force to remove President Saddam Hussein from power. In a brief televised address to the American people two hours after his final ultimatum to Saddam expired, Bush said: "At this hour American.. More -
Explosions in Baghdad, Bush to Make an Address 3.15 GMT
The United States said it had begun its war against Iraq on Wednesday just minutes after several explosions were heard over Baghdad. "The opening stages of the disarmament of the Iraqi regime have begun. The president will address the nation at 10:15 p.m. EST," said White House spokesman Ari Fleischer. A handful of explosions rocked Baghdad at dawn.. More -
US Troops Poised to Attack as Deadline Expires
U.S. and British troops awaited the order to unleash a massive assault on Iraq on Wednesday after a U.S. deadline for President Saddam Hussein to give up power and seek exile expired.Saddam defied President Bush's ultimatum for him and his sons to leave the country by 8 p.m. EST, which is 4 a.m. local time on Thursday in Iraq. The world held its breath,.. More -
U.S. warplanes bomb Iraqi artillery
U.S. warplanes bombed Iraqi artillery just north of Kuwait on Wednesday, softening up the path of U.S. and British troops poised to invade Iraq. According to US military sources, the bombing came as 17 Iraqi soldiers surrendered at the border. The report came as the clock ticked toward the 1 a.m. GMT deadline set by the United States for Saddam Hussein.. More -
Abbas Accepts Post of Palestinian Premier
Mahmoud Abbas, a Palestinian moderate, on Wednesday accepted his appointment by Yasser Arafat as the Palestinians' first prime minister to carry out key reforms, a senior aide to Arafat said. "Brother Abu Mazen has officially accepted Arafat's appointment to become prime minister," Nabil Abu Rdainah told Reuters in the West Bank city of Ramallah, using.. More -
Iraqi Deputies Vow to Die for Iraq and Saddam
Iraq's parliament held an emergency session on Wednesday with loyal deputies pledging to lay down their lives for President Saddam Hussein as a deadline for a U.S.-led attack neared. "We'll sacrifice our blood and souls for Saddam," several legislators chanted, waving their fists in the air and drawing applause from others in the chamber as the session.. More
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