Post Latest Iraq War News Here - Part III

[Ming]

Since the other thread was around 500 posts, it's time for part Three.

Part 1 can be found at:

http://apolyton.net/forums/showthre...0&pagenumber=10

Part II can be found at:

http://www.apolyton.net/forums/showthread.php?threadid=81550&pagenumber=1

Remember the rules... This is for legitimate news only.

Please include a link, text of story, or a source.
If the link or story is not in english, post a translation, otherwise, don't post it.

This is not an "opinion" thread... so don't argue, post commentary, and don't spam it.

[Agathon]

OK - AL Jazeera expelled from Iraq. This from CNN just now.

[August Borms]

Seven soldiers killed, four rescued when a U.S. Army Black Hawk helicopter goes down in Iraq, the Pentagon says.

CNN Breaking News, no story yet

[The Vagabond]

TAMBOV, APRIL 2 (from RIA Novosti's Natalia Gorbunova) - According to Russian President Vladimir Putin, the United States' defeat in Iraq is not in Russia's best interest, neither politically nor economically. But his country is keen on having the Iraqi conflict resolved within the United Nations, he said as he was speaking to reporters in the city of Tambov Wednesday.

http://en.rian.ru/rian/index.cfm?prd_id=160&msg_id=3149271&startrow=1&date=2003-04-02&do_alert=0

[August Borms]

Link for downed Black Hawk:

http://www.cnn.com/2003/WORLD/meast/04/02/sprj.irq.war.main/index.html

"The Pentagon said seven soldiers were killed and four others wounded and rescued. A statement from U.S. Central Command headquarters in Qatar said only six people were on the Black Hawk and that casualties could not be confirmed."

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Missile Downs U.S. FA-18 Hornet Over Iraq -Networks

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A U.S. FA-18 Hornet fighter-bomber has been shot down over southern Iraq by a surface-to-air missile, U.S. television networks reported on Wednesday.

Fox News Channel and ABC News said the fate of the pilot from the carrier-based aircraft was not known.

Pentagon officials had no immediate comment on the reports.

http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml;jsessionid=YLI00DA3AFLBECRBAEOCFFA?type=topNews&storyID=2498760

[Kramerman]

ewww

ABU AL KHASIB, Iraq (CNN) -- A torture chamber equipped with hooks hanging from ceilings and an on-site electrocution room has been found in the basement of an Iraqi police station, an embedded reporter with the BBC reports.

more...

Full Article

[Ned]

Fox reports at 12 midnight that lead elements are 13 miles away from Baghdad meeting only light resistance.

[Lord Merciless]

Decisive battle looming? With courtesy of CNN, the current situation.

It seems a hell of a battle is drawing up.

[Shi Huangdi]

not sure if this has been mentioned, but according to CNN and FOX the Republican Guard has been crushed South of Baghdad

[Messer Niccolò]

Originally posted by Shi Huangdi
not sure if this has been mentioned, but according to CNN and FOX the Republican Guard has been crushed South of Baghdad

That's form Pentagon military briefing:

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Major General Stanley McChrystal

US troops now less than 30 miles from Baghdad

Republican Guard Baghdad division "incapable of effective manoevre or defence any more", and Medina "close to that point". The two divisions are "no longer credible forces"

Command and control and integrated air defence continues, but not apparently effective.

We are expecting and planning for a big fight ahead, we do not expect to just drive into Baghdad.

We believe liklihood of use of chemical weapons increases as forces move closer to Baghdad.

We have not found any Scud missiles, nor have their been any launches. Nor have we found any launchers.

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[Chemical Ollie]

Coalition forces from 3rd Infantry now at Bagdhad international airport, only 10 km from city and 20 km from "Saddam's bunker", preparing to take over the airport.

Source: Aftonbladet/TT/Reuters and Swedish Radio news

[PLATO]

FoxNews.com now reporting:

Troops now 4 miles from Baghdad

[Ned]

According to embedded reporters with 2nd Brigade, 3 ID, they destroyed 72 T72's on drive to Baghdad. They are just outside Baghdad awaiting orders. 6:30 pm Baghdad time.

[DanS]

Shiite Ayatollah in Najaf issues fatwah telling followers not to resist US/UK invasion...

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story2&cid=574&ncid=721&e=1&u=/nm/20030403/wl_nm/iraq_fatwa_dc

[Eli]

Reuters :

83 soldiers and civilians were killed and 120 injured in an attack on the village Forat(sp?) near the Baghdad Airport.