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Report blames wrong turns, jammed weapons for capture of US heroine Lynch WASHINGTON (AFP) Jul 10, 2003 A US army report blamed jammed weapons, wrong turns, fatigue and the harsh environment for a March 23 ambush in Iraq in which 11 soldiers died and six, including Private Jessica Lynch, were captured. Eighteen US firms suspected of selling war materiel to Iran WASHINGTON (AFP) Jul 10, 2003 Eighteen US companies are under investigation for allegedly selling hi-tech military equipment to Iran through a London-based front company, the Bureau of Customs and Immigration Enforcement (CIE) said Thursday. Report blames jammed weapons, fatigue for capture of US heroine Lynch WASHINGTON (AFP) Jul 10, 2003 A US army report blamed jammed weapons, navigational errors, fatigue and the harsh environment for an ambush in Iraq in which 11 soldiers died and six, including Private Jessica Lynch, were captured. |
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Army report details capture of Jessica Lynch WASHINGTON (AFP) Jul 10, 2003 A US army report blamed jammed weapons, navigational errors, fatigue and the harsh environment for an ambush in Iraq in which 11 soldiers died and six, including Private Jessica Lynch, were captured. Danish PM called to explain Iraq's missing weapons COPENHAGEN (AFP) Jul 10, 2003 Denmark's opposition far-left party called on Prime Minister Anders Fogh Rasmussen on Thursday to explain what intelligence officials knew about Iraq's alleged weapons of mass destruction before the war. Russia protests NATO's AWACs plane show in Georgia MOSCOW (AFP) Jul 10, 2003 Moscow expressed concern Thursday over NATO's decision to display an AWACs surveillance plane in Georgia, a former Soviet republic which has uneasy relations with its giant neighbor Russia. Iraqis say forget US and British WMD scandals; bring back power, security BAGHDAD (AFP) Jul 10, 2003 Barber Jawad Hadi has cut hair for 50 years and claims to have given Saddam Hussein six injections in the buttocks for tonsilitis. But asked about the row over Iraq's weapons of mass destruction, he says God only knows. Russia creeps slowly towards fully professional army MOSCOW (AFP) Jul 10, 2003 Russian authorities Thursday reaffirmed their commitment to having half the armed forces made up of volunteers within four years but warned that a fully professional army was still many years away. Sri Lankan defence minister leaves for Israel COLOMBO (AFP) Jul 10, 2003 Sri Lankan Defence Minister Tilak Marapane left here Thursday for an official visit to Israel, official sources said. |
NATO maneuvers in Ukraine KIEV (AFP) Jul 10, 2003 Some 1,000 troops representing 23 countries in NATO's Partnership for Peace program launched military exercises in western Ukraine, officials said Thursday. Kosovo civilians own almost 500,000 weapons: UN report PRISTINA, Serbia-Montenegro (AFP) Jul 10, 2003 Almost half-a-million small arms and rifles are washing around in Kosovo, illegally owned by the province's residents, a UN report said Thursday. Russian military to be half professional by end 2007: defence minister MOSCOW (AFP) Jul 10, 2003 Russian authorities Thursday reaffirmed their commitment to having half the armed forces made up of volunteers within four years but warned that a fully professional army was still many years away. British PM "absolutely confident" of finding Iraqi weapons LONDON (AFP) Jul 10, 2003 British Prime Minister Tony Blair insisted Thursday that proof of Iraq's weapons of mass destruction would be unearthed, as the furore over the run-up to the US-led war raged on. Five months debate over Iraq's alleged weapons BAGHDAD (AFP) Jul 10, 2003 Three months after the fall of Baghdad to coalition forces Iraq's alleged weapons of mass destruction, the existence of which was used as the main pretext to launch the war, remain as elusive as ever. Philippines, US creates defense policy forum to boost security cooperation MANILA (AFP) Jul 10, 2003 The Philippines and United States have formed a "defense policy group" which will serve as a forum to boost mutual strategic concerns such as regional security, the Philippine defense department said Thursday. |
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