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  • Iraq Promises Unconventional Counterattack Against Invasion Troops as Resistance Bombers Kill 3 US Soldiers

    The Iraqi information minister, Mohammad Saeed al-Sahaf promised Friday that his nation's military would launch an "unconventional" counterattack against the invasion troops. "We will do something which I believe is very beautiful," said Minister Mohammed Saeed al-Sahhaf at a Baghdad news conference, adding that the Iraqis planned to strike back "in.. More

  • Iraq TV Shows Saddam Touring Baghdad Neighborhood

    Iraqi President Saddam Hussein toured the streets of his bombed capital in footage shown on Iraqi television Friday shortly after he read a statement calling on citizens to "strike the enemy with force." As thousands of U.S.-led ground forces moved toward the Iraqi capital after a 16-day aerial assault, television footage showed a smiling Saddam greeted.. More

  • Saddam Vows to Defend Baghdad in Statement Read on TV

    Iraqi President Saddam Hussein told his people Baghdad would be defended, in a message read out on state television on Friday by one of his ministers. "The enemy is trying to enter Baghdad," Iraqi Information Minister Mohammed Saeed al-Sahaf said, quoting a statement he said was from Saddam. "Let every family in Baghdad be assured...our faithful men.. More

  • US Invasion Army Says Saddam Airport Occupied, 320 Iraqi Soldiers Killed

    U.S. invasion infantry occupied part of Baghdad's airport Friday and sealed the entrance closest to the capital. The U.S. military said 320 Iraqi foot soldiers had been killed so far in fighting for control of Saddam International Airport. Gunshots were heard from inside, and it was unclear how many Iraqi troops remained in the airport, about 16 KMs.. More

  • Israeli Occupation Forces Battle Resistance Men in Gaza

    Israeli occupation troops with tanks and combat helicopters moved into a Gaza refugee camp Friday, hunting Islamic resistance men and setting off a two-hour gunbattle that left four Palestinians and one occupation soldier wounded. Residents of the Nusseirat refugee camp said Israeli snipers took up positions on rooftops, as occupation troops searched.. More

  • Attack on Saddam Airport, Dozens of Iraqis Killed; Baghdad Power Grid Hit

    U.S. troops attacked Baghdad's international airport Thursday night after pushing through the outskirts of the capital. Tracer rounds, anti-aircraft fire and artillery blasted near Saddam International Airport, 16 kms southwest of the city center. Planes blasted targets in and around the city. Saddam International Airport is located west of central.. More

  • Twenty 'Taliban' killed in fresh Afghan offensive

    Pro-government militia forces killed 20 suspected Taliban in a new offensive in southern Afghanistan while US warplanes pounded extremists holed up nearby."Following the interrogation of suspects captured in the operation north of Kandahar we could identify a new base in the Haba moutnains," said Gul Agha, governor of the southern province of Kandahar... More

  • Land Mine Shreds Bus in Chechnya, 6 Die

    A bus was blown apart by a remote-controlled mine in Chechnya Thursday, killing at least six people just weeks after a referendum touted as the start of a peace process. The explosive was hidden in a pile of trash in the capital Grozny, said Yuri Miroshnichenko, a duty officer at the Emergency Situations Ministry's office for southern Russia. A Chechen.. More

  • US Invasion Forces Poised Outside Baghdad, Iraq Remains defiant

    Artillery fire sounded on Baghdad's southern fringes for the first time after US invasion forces advanced to the outskirts of the capital, but the Iraqi regime remained defiant as the war to oust President Saddam Hussein entered its third week.US troops were within 15 kilometers (nine miles) of downtown Baghdad and controlled the southern approaches.. More

  • Saddam Hails "Brave" Fighters in New Message

    Saddam Hussein hailed the "courageous" resistance put up by Iraqi fighters in the Al-Kut region in a message read on state television by Iraqi Information Minister Mohamed Said Al-Sahhaf. The tribute comes after US invasion forces claimed to have inflicted heavy losses on Iraqi divisions around Al-Kut, 150 kilometers (90 miles) southeast of Baghdad,.. More

  • U.S. Invasion Troops Ponder Options on Baghdad

    U.S. invasion troops have advanced quickly to the doorstep of Baghdad, leaving their commanders with a tantalizing choice: Continue the charge into Saddam Hussein s capital or wait for reinforcements and give Iraqis a chance to overthrow the regime themselves.But part of the price for the rapid advance was Iraq's first two successes in shooting down.. More

  • Powell Holds "Frank" Talks with Europeans on Iraq

    US Secretary of State Colin Powell held "frank" talks with European counterparts on rebuilding Iraq , seeking to mend fences despite continuing differences over the war. In his first trip to Europe since the conflict started, Powell met EU and NATO foreign ministers for a day of consultations which both sides hope could begin to put transatlantic.. More

  • Two US Aircraft Downed Over Iraq

    Two US aircraft have been shot down over southern Iraq. A Black Hawk helicopter came under small arms fire, and an F/A-18 Hornet was hit by a surface-to-air missile, both near Karbala. It was the first fixed-wing aircraft to be brought down by enemy fire during the campaign. Further north, Republican Guard units moved early on Thursday to defend Baghdad.. More

  • U.S. Helicopter Shot Down in Karbala; 7 killed, 4 Injured

    A U.S. Army Black Hawk helicopter was struck by small-arms fire and crashed near Karbala, the site of fierce fighting between the invading US Army's 3rd Infantry Division and Iraqi resistance troops, U.S. military officials said Thursday. Seven of the 11 invasion soldiers aboard were killed, and the four others were rescued by U.S. troops. The casualties.. More

  • Saddam Shown on Iraqi TV, Laughing with Ministers

    Iraqi domestic television showed footage of President Saddam Hussein on Wednesday, smiling and laughing with members of his cabinet. Saddam was wearing military uniform in the footage. The president and his ministers appeared to be in a bare, closed room, with no windows or curtains. Iraqi television earlier reported that Saddam had chaired a meeting.. More