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NEWS IN BRIEF Bush says US forces advancing in "fierce fight" against Iraqi regime WASHINGTON (AFP) Mar 29, 2003 President George W. Bush said Saturday US and British forces were advancing steadily on Baghdad in a fierce fight against "the most desperate" Iraqi units. British air commander dreads shooting his Iraqi friends IN THE IRAQI DESERT (AFP) Mar 29, 2003 Group Captain Mike Harwood, commander of Britain's air force in the war against Saddam Hussein, dreads the moment he may have to shoot down Iraqi pilots -- because some are longtime friends. Iraqi leader Saddam nearly cut off in his prime in 1970: report BRATISLAVA (AFP) Mar 29, 2003 Nine years before sweeping to power in Iraq Saddam Hussein came within a whisker of his life following a blunder by Slovak and Czech workers building the Iraqi airport at Nasiriyah, the Slovakian press reported Saturday. |
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Kuwait announces new defence system after Iraqi missile hits the capital KUWAIT CITY (AFP) Mar 29, 2003 Kuwait said Saturday it was installing a new defence system hours after a Silkworm missile became the first projectile fired from Iraq to hit the heart of the emirate's capital. Some Iraqi missiles have fallen back on Baghdad: Britain LONDON (AFP) Mar 29, 2003 Many Iraqi surface-to-air missiles have malfunctioned and some have fallen on Baghdad, a Downing Street spokesman told AFP Saturday. Three Israeli soldiers injured in Gaza explosion: Army JERUSALEM (AFP) Mar 29, 2003 Three Israeli soldiers were injured Saturday evening in an explosion in the Gaza strip, said an Israeli army spokesman. More bombardments rock Baghdad into the night BAGHDAD (AFP) Mar 29, 2003 Baghdad came under fresh bombardment late Saturday, setting off a series of explosions and prompting anti-aircraft fire, an AFP journalist said. Al-Jazeera says 22 dead and 68 injured in coalition bombing on Basra DOHA (AFP) Mar 29, 2003 Airstrikes on the southern Iraqi city of Basra in the past 24 hours have claimed the lives of 22 people and injured 68, the Qatari satellite television channel Al-Jazeera said citing local officials. Chilean delegate to UN rights body ignored president in vote on Iraq SANTIAGO (AFP) Mar 29, 2003 Chile's delegate to the UN's top human rights body ignored President Ricardo Lagos' instruction to vote against calling a special meeting on Iraq, Foreign Minister Soledad Alvear said Saturday. |
Pentagon denies supply problems in Iraq war WASHINGTON (AFP) Mar 29, 2003 The Pentagon said Saturday it was supplying advancing troops in Iraq with adequate food, water and munitions, rejecting reports of logistics problems. Pentagon may accelerate deployment of armored cavalry regiment WASHINGTON (AFP) Mar 29, 2003 The Pentagon is considering accelerating the deployment to Iraq of elements of the 2nd Armored Cavalry Regiment in Fort Polk, Louisiana, a senior military official said Saturday. Guinea-Bissau cinemas switch to TV to satisfy Iraq-mad public BISSAU (AFP) Mar 29, 2003 Movie theatres in Guinea-Bissau have abruptly cancelled their usual Hollywood fare to do a roaring new trade screening the latest war news from Iraq by satellite television stations. Pentagon says Iraqis will rise up against Saddam's regime WASHINGTON (AFP) Mar 29, 2003 Iraqi people will rise up against President Saddam Hussein's regime when they are confident it is doomed, the Pentagon predicted Saturday. Explosions heard in northern Iraqi city Mosul: Al-Jazeera DOHA (AFP) Mar 29, 2003 Explosions were heard in and around northern Iraq's main city Mosul late on Saturday, according to the Qatari-based Al-Jazeera sattelite television channel. Dead British soldiers flown home, as PM's remarks stir anger LONDON (AFP) Mar 29, 2003 The bodies of the first British servicemen to die in the Iraq war were flown home on Saturday amid controversy over Prime Minister Tony Blair's claims that two soldiers were executed by Iraqi forces. |
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