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NEWS IN BRIEF No sign of North Korean missile launch: South Korea SEOUL (AFP) Apr 01, 2003 South Korea's defense ministry denied reports Tuesday that North Korea had test-fired a missile into the Yellow Sea. Fresh air strikes hit Saddam's palace BAGHDAD (AFP) Apr 01, 2003 US-British forces bombarded the main presidential palace complex in the Iraqi capital on Tuesday morning for the second consecutive day, an AFP reporter said. Crack US troops unnerved by Iraqis firing from ambulance, garbage truck SOUTHERN IRAQ (AFP) Apr 01, 2003 Paratrooper Zach Talraas nursed his wounds on a hospital bed and shook his head at how Iraqi troops firing from a garbage truck and an ambulance could face down the the US army's elite 82nd Airborne Division. |
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Intense bombing of Baghdad and Saddam palace, civilian death toll climbs BAGHDAD (AFP) Apr 01, 2003 More and more missiles and bombs battered Baghdad into Tuesday as civilian death tolls rose ever higher with US-led forces stepping up the pummeling of the Iraqi regime. Australian military experts at war over progress of Iraq conflict SYDNEY (AFP) Apr 01, 2003 Australian military chiefs backed US claims Tuesday that the Iraq war is progressing well and according to schedule despite claims by analysts that the battle for Iraqi hearts and minds has been been lost. Air raid sirens sound in Kuwait KUWAIT CITY (AFP) Apr 01, 2003 Air raid sirens sounded in Kuwait Tuesday hours after defence forces fired a Patriot missile in the direction of a suspicious target, an AFP correspondent reported. Indonesian anti-war protests enter another day JAKARTA (AFP) Apr 01, 2003 Indonesians in several cities staged another day of street protests on Tuesday against the US-led attack on Iraq, with some targeting US-franchised fast food chains. Iran hopes US coalition will destroy People's Mujahedeen TEHRAN (AFP) Apr 01, 2003 Iran may have condemned the war raging just over the border in Iraq, but it is nevertheless hoping that the US-led coalition forces will knock out the leading Iranian armed opposition group, the People's Mujahedeen. US troops kill seven women and children at checkpoint: US military AS-SALIYAH, Qatar (AFP) Apr 01, 2003 US troops, fearful of a fresh suicide attack, opened fire on a civilian vehicle at a military checkpoint in Iraq, killing seven women and children, a US military spokesman said here Tuesday. |
Marines seize big ammunition supply depot: US military AS-SALIYAH, Qatar (AFP) Apr 01, 2003 US marines have seized a huge Iraqi ammunition supply depot in south-central Iraq, an officer said in a statement released here Tuesday at the US military's forward command center. North Korea fires another anti-ship missile TOKYO (AFP) Apr 01, 2003 North Korea test fired another anti-ship missile on Tuesday, a Japan Defense Agency spokesman said. British soldier killed in southern Iraq LONDON (AFP) Apr 01, 2003 A British soldier has died while on duty in southern Iraq, taking to 26 the British death toll since the start of the war on Iraq 13 days ago, the defence ministry announced on Tuesday. Australian military paints rosy picture of progress of Iraq war SYDNEY (AFP) Apr 01, 2003 Australian military leaders backed up US claims Tuesday that the war in Iraq is progressing successfully and according to schedule despite what were described as a number of surprises. British siege of Basra offers lessons for Baghdad AS-SALIYAH, Qatar (AFP) Apr 01, 2003 Many analysts predict a protracted bloodbath when coalition forces finally take on Iraqi President Saddam Hussein's most loyal fighters in the streets of Baghdad. US Marines fight for Playboy spirit in Iraqi desert CENTRAL IRAQ (AFP) Apr 01, 2003 After two months in Kuwait and two weeks in Iraq, many US Marines are grousing about why they are here -- they hate the desert and the gas masks they wear. |
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