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Updated From September 11, 2001 - April 17, 2003

 

 

 
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APRIL 17, 2003
U.S. Captures Saddam's Half-Brother

American commandos captured a half brother of Saddam Hussein on Thursday, the latest success in a campaign to round up insiders from the former regime. U.S. troops thwarted a Baghdad bank robbery over the protests of Iraqis eager to share in the loot.

 

Second U.S. Aircraft Carrier Leaves Gulf

WASHINGTON - A second U.S. Navy aircraft carrier departed the Persian Gulf on Thursday, leaving only the USS Nimitz battle group on station in the Gulf, defense officials.

 

APRIL 16, 2003
Terror Alert Falls From Orange to Yellow

The Bush administration lowered the national terror alert level to "yellow" Wednesday, saying the end of heavy fighting in Iraq has reduced the threat of terrorist attacks.

 

Troops Find Terror Training Camp in Iraq

American troops raided the home of the mastermind of Saddam Hussein's biological weapons lab on Wednesday and discovered a sprawling, recently abandoned terrorist training camp south of Baghdad as they dug for secrets from a dead regime.

 

Pentagon: War Cost Is $20 Billion So Far

The Pentagon has spent more than $20 billion so far in the war against Iraq and will spend up to $4 billion more each month the war continues, defense officials said Wednesday.

 
US rejects Palestinian demand to release Abu Abbas

 

APRIL 15, 2003
Terrorist Abul Abbas Captured in Baghdad
U.S. Cites Threat from Guerrillas in Iraq
U.S. Offers Cash for Info on Saddam
Zayed affirms UAE's solidarity with Iraqis

 

APRIL 14, 2003
Major Combat Phase of Iraq War Is Over
Numbers and Estimates From Iraq
US warns Syria of possible sanctions
U.S. Takes Last Saddam Bastion, Turns Heat on Syria
Troops Face Difficult Mix in Kut, Iraq
U.S. Overruns Saddam Loyalists in Tikrit

 

APRIL 13, 2003
US says US forces engaged Syrians in combat in Baghdad
Marines Find Seven Americans Who Were Missing in Iraq
U.S. Marines Move Into Saddam's Hometown
Rumsfeld: Iraqi Leaders Fleeing to Syria

 

APRIL 12, 2003
U.S. Marines Move North Toward Tikrit
U.S., Iraqis Set Up Joint Baghdad Patrols
Saddam's Science Aide Surrenders to U.S.
U.S. Finds Suicide Vests in Iraqi School
U.S. Reinforcements Calm Northern Iraq
Numbers and Estimates From Iraq War
Saddam's advisor surrenders to US forces, insists regime had no banned arms
U.S. Troops Seize Arab Fighters' Baghdad Stronghold
Some U.S. Carriers Set to Leave Iraq

 

APRIL 11, 2003
Too Soon to Declare Victory in Iraq, Bush Says
U.S. Officials Start Leaning Toward View Saddam Dead
U.S. Marines on Edge in Baghdad
Northern Oil Hub Falls to U.S., Kurds
Baghdad sinks into chaos as looters swarm capital
Iraqi soldiers surrender outside Mosul
Saddam and sons 'almost certainly still in Iraq'
US: Saddam Government 'Gone,' Hard Fights Ahead
U.S. Asks Allies to Assist in Rebuilding

 

APRIL 10, 2003
U.S. Targets Saddam Hussein's Hometown
US forces accompany Kurdish troops into Kirkuk: Pentagon
After Saddam 'Nightmare' Baghdad Wants U.S. Out Soon
Baghdad in U.S. Hands
Weapons-Grade Plutonium Possibly Found at Iraqi Nuke Complex
U.S. Targets Last Iraqi Forces in North
Senior Iraqi Shiite leader killed in Najaf
Bush Vows Iraqis Will Regain Control of Iraq
Coalition Troops Close on Kirkuk; Special Forces Take Oil Fields
Iraqi Leaders Are Nowhere To Be Seen
Britain Seeks to Engage Iran and Syria Over Iraq
U.S. Forces Say They Complete Cordon Around Baghdad
Combat helicopters aid US soldiers in Baghdad battle
U.S. Marines Battle Holdouts in Baghdad
Syria caught between defending Iraqi regime, fearing US action
Marines find missile in soccer stadium

 

APRIL 9, 2003
Iraqis Cheer Collapse of Saddam's Regime
U.S., British Pound Iraqi City of Tikrit
Evidence Syria Helping Saddam Backers Flee -U.S.
Regime collapses
U.S. Not Ready to Declare Victory in Iraq
U.S. General Says Forces Secure Central Baghdad
U.S. Uniforms Found at Iraqi Prison -- No POWs
Kurdish, U.S. Forces Seize N. Iraq Target
Baghdad falls to US forces
U.S. Marines Take 'Secret Police' Headquarters
US tanks enter central Baghdad
Block by block, marines clear the city
U.S. Tells Iran, Syria, N. Korea 'Learn from Iraq'

 

APRIL 8, 2003
U.S. Seizes Military Airport in Baghdad
Basra collapses into death, disorder
British Troops Have 6,500 Iraqi POWs
Air strike targets Saddam
American Soldiers Find Drums Possibly Storing Chemical Agents
US Marines reach Baghdad after traffic jam hold-up
Iraq vows no surrender
Iraqis Launch Counterattack in Baghdad
US attacks key Baghdad sites
U. S. pierces Iraq's heart
Airstrike Targets Hussein, Sons
U.S. Forces Seize 2 Hussein Palaces As Armor Reaches Heart of Baghdad
U.S. Plane Shot Down in Iraq; Pilot Rescued

 

APRIL 7, 2003
American Forces Gain Foothold in Central Baghdad
U.S. Takes Saddam Palace, Topples Statue
Iraqi Missile Hits Army Base
U.S. Stance on Postwar Iraq Widens Rift
U.S. Assault on Central Baghdad Intensifies
With Baghdad palace under siege, Saddam resurfaces on TV
Iraqis Fight Each Other in Nassiriya, U.S. Says
American Troops Occupy Saddam's Palace
Iraq may have set up Russian convoy attack: senior US official
U.S. Finds Possible Chemical Weapons Site
150 Iraqis Killed at Baghdad Airport
U.S. forces target palaces, -- a 'dramatic show of force'
U.S. Surrounds Key Buildings in Baghdad
Marines enter Baghdad: senior US officer
Troops, Tanks Attack Central Baghdad

 

APRIL 6, 2003
Fighting erupts as US troops roar into Saddam's capital
U.S. Troops Take Kerbala After Fierce Fight
U.S. Troops Open Battle for Baghdad
British troops move to secure Basra
U.S. planes land at Baghdad airport
Saddam calls on Iraqis to save Baghdad as US tanks enter capital
Two Large Explosions Hit Central Baghdad

 

APRIL 5, 2003
U.S. Air War Chief Says Iraq Guard Broken
U.S. Forces Move Into Iraqi Capital
US troops take to Baghdad streets; 1,000 Iraqis reported killed
US troops threatened with 'unconventional attack'

 

APRIL 4, 2003
Marines: 2,500 Iraqi Guards Surrender  
Officer: Troops Find White Powder Vials
U.S. Takes Battle to Baghdad Airport
In Najaf, regime's symbols tumble
Iraqi TV Shows What Says Is Saddam Touring Baghdad

 

APRIL 3, 2003
Marines Move Within 4 Miles of Baghdad
U.S. Air, Ground Forces Target Baghdad Airport
U.S. Troops Roll to Edge of Baghdad
U.S. Says 320 Iraqi Troops Killed in Airport Battle
Warplanes Hammer Northern Iraqi Troops
U.S. Suggests Saddam Has Lost Control
Power Off in Baghdad for First Time in War
U.S. Seizes Papers From Saddam's Palace

 

APRIL 2, 2003
Missile Downs U.S. FA-18 Hornet Over Iraq -Networks
U.S. Army Black Hawk Copter Shot Down
Some U.S. Forces Cross Baghdad 'Red Zone'
U.S. Planes Pound Baghdad, Loud Blasts
Republican Guard Seek to Block U.S. Near Baghdad
Report: Iraq torture chamber found - Apr. 2, 2003  
U.S. Destroys Two Iraqi Brigades
Saddam Shown on Iraqi TV, Laughing with Ministers
US forces take crucial bridge, now "threatening Baghdad"
U.S. Forces Drive Back Iraqi Troops in North
Powell Discusses N.Iraq Troop Supplies with Turkey
Iraqi TV Releases New Saddam Statement
11 Bodies Found With Rescued POW
Iraq's elite Republican Guard face coalition assault
U.S. Closes to Within 30 Miles of Baghdad
Saddam: Only 1/3 of Forces in Battle
U.S. Forces Drive Within Sight of Baghdad

 

APRIL 1, 2003
American Troops Rescue Iraq POW Lynch
Explosions Thunder in Baghdad, Saddam Complex Hit
4th Infantry Weeks Away From Entering War
U.S. Surprised With Iraqi Resistance
American Marines Say Seize Key Bridge Over Tigris
US Troops Attack Fedayeen in Najaf-Reuters Witness
Kerbala Secured, American Forces Move North
South Korea president urges parliament to approve troop dispatch to Iraq
U.S. Soldiers Advance Toward Karbala
Intense Airstrikes Slam Baghdad, Region
Allies Battle in South on Road to Baghdad
Purported Saddam Message Calls for Jihad
U.S. Says Iraqi Guard Severely Degraded
U.S. Fighters Pound Northern Iraqi City of Kirkuk
Iraq War Statistics
Saddam's Palace, Olympic Compound Bombed
Iraq War Boosts Militants' Recruiting
Kuwait Shoots Down Iraqi Missile  
US Troops Kill Eight Iraqi Civilians at Roadblocks

 

 

 

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