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Ground Commander Lauds Troops' Success in Iraq
Thursday, 24 April 2003, 11:22 am | American Forces Press Service
WASHINGTON, April 23, 2003 – Coalition forces are nearing the end of combat operations, but the campaign will continue, the chief of coalition land forces said during an interview from Baghdad. More >>
Coalition Takes "Queen of Spades"
Wednesday, 23 April 2003, 11:54 am | American Forces Press Service
WASHINGTON, April 22, 2003 – The coalition has trumped the Queen of Spades in the Iraqi most-wanted deck. More >>
U.S. Not Asking for Long-term Iraqi Bases
Wednesday, 23 April 2003, 11:23 am | American Forces Press Service
WASHINGTON, April 21, 2003 – The United States has neither asked nor considered asking a future Iraqi government for use of four air bases, Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld said today. More >>
More Regime Captured Army Takes Control of Baghdad
Wednesday, 23 April 2003, 11:04 am | American Forces Press Service
WASHINGTON, April 21, 2003 – At least one more leader of Saddam Hussein's regime is in custody, and another has allegedly turned himself in to the Iraqi National Congress. More >>
Troops in Iraq 'Not One Day Longer' Than Necessary
Wednesday, 16 April 2003, 2:47 pm | American Forces Press Service
U.S. Troops to Be in Iraq 'Not One Day Longer' Than Necessary, Myers Says More >>
Victory in Iraq Certain But Not Complete - Bush
Wednesday, 16 April 2003, 2:46 pm | American Forces Press Service
WASHINGTON, April 15, 2003 – "These are good days for the history of freedom," President Bush said during a Rose Garden ceremony this morning. More >>
Coalition Focuses on Pockets of Resistance
Wednesday, 16 April 2003, 2:43 pm | American Forces Press Service
WASHINGTON, April 15, 2003 – The focus of coalition operations in Iraq is on eliminating remaining pockets of resistance, said U.S. Central Command officials during a briefing in Qatar today. More >>
Shape of Coalition Forces Will Change
Tuesday, 15 April 2003, 11:00 am | American Forces Press Service
WASHINGTON, April 14, 2003 – As the war in Iraq winds down, the shape and number of coalition forces in the area will change, DoD officials said during a briefing in the Pentagon. More >>
Kuwait Delivering Aid to Iraqis, Looking For POWs
Tuesday, 15 April 2003, 10:18 am | American Forces Press Service
WASHINGTON, APRIL 14, 2003 – Kuwait is providing "significant humanitarian assistance" to Iraq while still hoping to recover its prisoners of war from Saddam Hussein's 1990 invasion. More >>
Marines in Tikrit, Encounter Sporadic Resistance
Tuesday, 15 April 2003, 9:59 am | American Forces Press Service
WASHINGTON, April 14, 2003 – U.S. Marines encountered sporadic resistance as they moved into Tikrit today, U.S. Central Command officials said this morning during a press conference in Qatar. More >>
Seven American POWs Returned to U.S. Control
Monday, 14 April 2003, 8:14 pm | American Forces Press Service
American Forces Press Service reports that seven US POWs have been freed and are now back in the care of US armed forces. Two of the seven have suffered gunshot wounds but are in good shape, said US Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld. More >>
Deck of Cards Helps Identify Regime's Most Wanted
Monday, 14 April 2003, 9:59 am | American Forces Press Service
WASHINGTON, April 12, 2003 – Coalition forces in Iraq are using a specially created deck of 55 playing cards to identify the "most wanted" members of Saddam Hussein's regime. More >>
Rumsfeld Says U.S. Will Find Iraqi WMD Materials
Monday, 14 April 2003, 9:54 am | American Forces Press Service
WASHINGTON, April 13, 2003 — Saddam Hussein's scientific adviser surrendered to U.S. forces Saturday, proclaiming that Iraq has no weapons of mass destruction. More >>
Ops Continue in Iraq, Humanitarian Aid Pours In
Monday, 14 April 2003, 9:52 am | American Forces Press Service
WASHINGTON, April 12, 2003 - U.S. and coalition troops are searching out and eliminating pockets of Saddam-regime diehards, while providing much needed humanitarian relief to the Iraqi people. More >>
No Part of Iraq Under Regime Control, Franks Says
Monday, 14 April 2003, 9:47 am | American Forces Press Service
WASHINGTON, April 13, 2003 – There are no towns under Iraqi regime control now, Army Gen. Tommy Franks said on Fox News Sunday today. More >>
Stories of Oppression, Compassion and Respect
Monday, 14 April 2003, 9:46 am | American Forces Press Service
WASHINGTON, April 12, 2003 – Two worlds collided in Baghdad this week. Coalition forces and Western journalists were shocked by emerging evidence of Saddam Hussein's tyranny and inhumanity, and the long-oppressed Iraqi people experienced the compassion ... More >>
Seven American POWs Returned to U.S. Control
Monday, 14 April 2003, 9:45 am | American Forces Press Service
WASHINGTON, April 13, 2003 – DoD officials identified the seven American prisoners of war found in northern Iraq today as five members of the 507th Maintenance Company and two Apache helicopter pilots. More >>
Navy May Reduce Gulf Carrier Presence
Monday, 14 April 2003, 9:44 am | American Forces Press Service
WASHINGTON, April 12, 2003 - The U.S. Navy may reduce the number of aircraft carriers deployed in the Gulf region if Operation Iraqi Freedom air strike requirements draw down, the commander of coalition naval forces said today. More >>
Coalition Envisions Iraqi Government of the People
Saturday, 12 April 2003, 9:29 pm | American Forces Press Service
WASHINGTON, April 11, 2003 – Iraq is capable of creating a viable government, according to Deputy Defense Secretary Paul D. Wolfowitz. In the meantime, the U.S.-led coalition has a responsibility to ensure food, water, medicine and basic services are provided ... More >>
Tough, Brave Troops Fight for Freedom
Saturday, 12 April 2003, 9:24 pm | American Forces Press Service
WASHINGTON, April 11, 2003 – America's men and women in uniform are brave, tough and courageous, President Bush said today after visiting more than 70 wounded service members and their families at two military hospitals. More >>
