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Images: General Franks Visits Baghdad

Thursday, 17 April 2003, 5:38 pm | CENTCOM

Members of General Tommy Franks component commanders in the theater meet for the first time inside a former palace of Saddam Husseins on Wednesday, April16, 2003. It was General Franks' first visit to the Baghdad area and one week after the capitol ... More >>

U.S.Army Gen. Tommy R. Franks' Visits Baghdad (2)

Thursday, 17 April 2003, 5:27 pm | CENTCOM

"I appreciate you guys being here and being pros. I asked that all the commanders who have been responsible for this operation meet here in Baghdad today. Part of it actually is an emotional event because they're people who have done the bone-crushing ... More >>

U.S.Army Gen. Tommy R. Franks' Visits Baghdad (1)

Thursday, 17 April 2003, 5:26 pm | CENTCOM

Baghdad time is one hour later.) Gen. Franks departed Camp Sayliyah at 7:10 am in a Black Hawk helicopter, arriving 7:25 am at Al-Udeid Air Base. More >>

CENTCOM Operation Iraqi Freedom Briefing 16 April

Thursday, 17 April 2003, 5:16 pm | CENTCOM

GEN. BROOKS: Good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen. Operation Iraqi Freedom continues in the 27th day since coalition forces entered Iraq. With each day that passes, more Iraqis are experiencing freedom and more Iraqis are expressing their desires for ... More >>

Images: U.S. Iraqi Meeting DiscussesThe Future

Wednesday, 16 April 2003, 10:03 am | CENTCOM

Delegates travel, attend and listen to remarks at the opening of the US-sponsored meeting on post-war Iraq 15 April, 2003 at the Tallil Air Base, north of Nasiriyah, in the southern Iraqi desert. More >>

Pool Report: U.S. Iraqi Meeting At An Nasiriyah

Wednesday, 16 April 2003, 9:59 am | CENTCOM

Your pool met at 3:15 a.m. at the base and loaded a bus about a half an hour later for Al Udeid AFB. According to one of our observant Arabic speakers, our bus was Iranian. As we rolled onto the dark, vast base just south of Doha, we could see the ... More >>

Meeting At An Nasiriyah - 13 Point Statement

Wednesday, 16 April 2003, 9:59 am | CENTCOM

1.Iraq must be democratic 2.The future government of Iraq should not be based on communal identity 3. A future government should be organized as a democratic federal system, but on the basis of countrywide consultation 4. The rule of law must be paramount ... More >>

CENTCOM Operation Iraqi Freedom Briefing 15 April

Wednesday, 16 April 2003, 12:49 am | CENTCOM

GEN. BROOKS: Ladies and gentlemen, good afternoon. Today is the 26th day since coalition forces entered Iraq to initiate Operation Iraqi Freedom. And we're moving ahead with our efforts to return Iraq to the Iraqi people. Iraqis are gaining confidence in ... More >>

 
 
 
 
 

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