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NEWS IN BRIEF US forces repel two counter-attacks on key bridgehead KARBALA, Iraq (AFP) Apr 03, 2003 US forces repelled two heavy Iraqi counter-attacks early Thursday against the key bridge they captured over the Euphrates river, an AFP correpsondent reported. Several strong explosions heard near Turkish-Iraqi border SILOPI, Turkey (AFP) Apr 03, 2003 Several loud explosions were heard early Thursday near the Turkish-Iraqi border and an area controlled by Iraqi Kurds, witnesses in Turkey said. Warplanes target command post and storage facility in Iraq AS-SAYLIYAH, Qatar (AFP) Apr 03, 2003 Coalition forces struck a farm used as a command and control post southwest of Baghdad and a military store in the Iraqi capital, US Central Command (Centcom) said Thursday. |
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UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter is US military's proven workhorse WASHINGTON (AFP) Apr 03, 2003 They have a solid reputation as flying workhorses of the US military that have been around for a quarter-century. US helicopter shot down in Iraq, death toll uncertain WASHINGTON (AFP) Apr 03, 2003 A US Army Blackhawk helicopter was shot down in Iraq Wednesday, but there were conflicting reports between the Pentagon and US Central Command on the number aboard and the number dead. Divers need another week to clear Iraqi port: Australian defence SYDNEY (AFP) Apr 03, 2003 Australian divers will need another week to clear mines from the Iraqi port of Umm Qasr, the main gateway for humanitarian aid into the war-torn nation, the Australian Defence Force (ADF) said Thursday. Gulf leisure, business hub pins hopes on short Iraq war DUBAI (AFP) Apr 03, 2003 The Gulf leisure and business hub of Dubai is pinning its hopes on a short-lived war in Iraq to ride a dip in tourists but officials say most of the emirate's mega projects are too long-term to be affected by the US-led assault. War on Iraq cripples tourism in Jordan PETRA, Jordan (AFP) Apr 03, 2003 An eerie silence grips the Nabatean splendors of Petra, Jordan's first tourist destination, where the only visitors to be seen are foreign journalists in the kingdom to cover the war in neighbouring Iraq. Looking beyond Iraq, China and Russia eye new checks on US power PARIS (AFP) Apr 03, 2003 Having failed to block war in Iraq, China and Russia are retooling strategies to attenuate US dominance and ensure that Washington cannot override their interests with impunity in the future, experts say. |
Balance the first casualty as Russian media slam US over Iraq war MOSCOW (AFP) Apr 03, 2003 Coffins for babies. US soldiers firing at women and children. Banner headlines denouncing "US aggression". Swathes of the Russian media have given up any pretence of even-handedness in their coverage of the US-led invasion of Iraq. US helicopter shot down in Iraq, seven believed dead WASHINGTON (AFP) Apr 03, 2003 A US Army Blackhawk helicopter was shot down in Iraq, leaving seven of the troops on board presumed dead, a Defense Department official said late Wednesday. Powell in Europe to discuss post-war Iraq scenarios BRUSSELS (AFP) Apr 03, 2003 US Secretary of State Colin Powell meets NATO and European Union officials Thursday for talks on rebuilding Iraq that could also help repair the collateral diplomatic damage done to transatlantic relations. Heavy bombing heard on outskirts of Baghdad BAGHDAD (AFP) Apr 03, 2003 Another heavy bombing raid directed at the outskirts of Baghdad was under way early on Thursday morning, an AFP journalist in the Iraqi capital reported. Iraq violated international law with mines in mosque: rights group WASHINGTON (AFP) Apr 03, 2003 Iraq has violated international humanitarian law by storing anti-personnel landmines in a mosque in Kadir Karam in northern Iraq, Human Rights Watch said Tuesday. India's king of fruits suffers shock and awe of Iraq war NEW DELHI (AFP) Apr 03, 2003 The Iraq war has shrivelled India's mango exports to the Gulf but has created a bonanza for the domestic market where top brands of the "king of fruits" are now easy picking. |
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