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NEWS IN BRIEF US says Saddam's fate still a mystery WASHINGTON (AFP) Apr 02, 2003 The White House said Tuesday that Saddam Hussein's failure to deliver a threatening televised speech personally raises "interesting questions" about whether the Iraqi leader is dead or alive. Iraqi state-run television had trumpeted Saddam's pending address, only to broadcast Iraqi Information Minister Mohammad Said al-Sahhaf reading a fiercely worded call to arms that he attributed to Saddam. Powell arrives in Turkey to seek backing for Iraq war ANKARA (AFP) Apr 02, 2003 US Secretary of State Colin Powell arrived in Turkey late Tuesday on a mission to win Ankara's support for US military operations in northern Iraq, after rows over the war against Baghdad damaged the relationship of the NATO allies. |
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US apologizes for civilian deaths while defending war plan WASHINGTON (AFP) Apr 02, 2003 The top US military commander Tuesday apologized to the families of the seven women and children shot dead at a US military roadblock in Iraq, as the White House defended its war plan against a barrage of criticism. British soldier killed in Gulf road accident LONDON (AFP) Apr 02, 2003 A British soldier was killed Tuesday in a road accident involving a light armoured vehicle, taking to 27 the British death toll since the start of the war on Iraq 13 days ago, the defence ministry said. Top general lashes out at critics of the war plan WASHINGTON (AFP) Apr 02, 2003 The top US general on Tuesday indignantly rejected criticism of the US war strategy by active and retired military officials, who have accused US Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld of fielding insufficient forces in Iraqi in a bid to fight the war on the cheap. More Canadian troops with US, British forces may go to Iraq: Army chief OTTAWA (AFP) Apr 02, 2003 A senior Canadian military officer said Tuesday that more Canadian troops, serving in British, US and Australian units on exchange training programmes, could be sent with those units to Iraq. Saddam calls for Muslim holy war after dozens more civilians killed BAGHDAD (AFP) Apr 02, 2003 President Saddam Hussein called on Muslims around the world Tuesday to wage holy war against the United States and Britain, after dozens more Iraqi civilians were reported killed by coalition air attacks. Washington and London tighten security against feared terrorist attacks WASHINGTON (AFP) Apr 02, 2003 The United States and Britain, the two countries leading the war on Iraq, took joint steps Tuesday to tighten security against eventual terrorist attacks on their own soil. |
British soldier killed in Gulf accident: defence ministry LONDON (AFP) Apr 02, 2003 A British soldier was killed Tuesday in a road traffic accident involving a light armoured vehicle, taking to 27 the British death toll since the start of the war on Iraq 13 days ago, the defence ministry said. Spanish parliament rejects opposition motions against Iraq war MADRID (AFP) Apr 02, 2003 The Spanish parliament on Tuesday rejected two motions condemning the US-led war against Iraq, which has been strongly supported by Prime Minister Jose Maria Aznar's government, parliament officials said. Arab volunteers head to Iraq to fight US-led invasion BEIRUT (AFP) Apr 01, 2003 Many young Arabs moved by what they see as an unjust US-led war on Iraq have volunteered to fight alongside Baghdad's troops, Arab and Iraqi officials said. More Canadian troops with US, British forces may go to Irak: Army chief OTTAWA (AFP) Apr 01, 2003 A senior Canadian military officer said Tuesday that more Canadian troops, serving in British, US and Australian units on exchange training programmes, could be sent with those units to Iraq. US military says no evidence of Apache attack on Iraqi civilians AS-SALIYAH, Qatar (AFP) Apr 01, 2003 The US Central Command said Wednesday it had no initial evidence of an Apache helicopter attack that killed Iraqi civilians. US 4th Infantry Division starts arriving in Kuwait KUWAIT CITY (AFP) Apr 01, 2003 Thousands of troops from the US 4th Infantry Division, expected to reinforce US-led troops in Iraq, have started to arrive in Kuwait, a US military official Tuesday. |
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