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Current Operations

• Two More Iraqi "Top 55" Figures Reported Captured Washington File 20 Apr 2003 -- U.S. Central Command (Centcom) reported April 20 that two more figures on the "Iraqi Top 55" list had been captured.
• IRAQI NATIONAL CONGRESS REPORTS HAVING 'IRAQI TOP 55' MEMBER CENTCOM 20 Apr 2003 -- The Iraqi National Congress has reported they have Jamal Nustafa Abdullah Sultan al Tikriti and that they are turning him over to Coalition forces in Baghdad.
• MEMBER OF 'IRAQI TOP 55' IN COALITION CONTROL CENTCOM 20 Apr 2003 -- Abd al-Khaliq Abd Al-Gafar was taken into custody yesterday by Coalition forces.
• CMOC AT PALESTINE HOTEL TURNED OVER TO ARMY'S 3ID CENTCOM 20 Apr 2003 -- 1st Marine Division elements in Baghdad were relieved by the Army's 3rd Infantry Division yesterday. Marines are moving to their new areas of operations in areas south of Baghdad.
• Marines stop bank robbers in Iraq, recover $3.7 million in U.S. currency USMC News 20 Apr 2003 -- After a short firefight, U.S. Marines stopped three bank robbers who were attempting to steal $3.7 million in U.S. currency from a Baghdad bank April 15.
• Forces shifting from combat to humanitarian assistance USMC News 20 Apr 2003 -- Now that the regime of Saddam Hussein has fallen, U.S. military forces in Iraq are shifting their focus from combat to helping the Iraqi people get back on their feet.
• U.S. Army Troops Replace Marines in Baghdad Washington File 20 Apr 2003 -- The U.S. Army's 3rd Division has replaced elements of the 1st Marine Division in Baghdad, the U.S. Central Command announced April 20. The transition includes the Civil Military Operations Center, which has responsibilities in the areas of electricity, law enforcement, water and sanitation, and medical care.

Deployments

US Policy

• Bush Says Iraq's Liberation Will Make World More Peaceful Washington File 20 Apr 2003 -- The liberation of Iraq will make the world more peaceful, President Bush said in April 20 remarks in Fort Hood, Texas.
• Bush Says Anti-U.S. Demonstrations A Symbol Of Freedom RFE/L 20 Apr 2003 -- U.S. President George W. Bush today said he isn't worried by anti-U.S. demonstrations in Iraq, saying such protests are a symbol of freedom.
• BUSH/IRAQ VOA 20 Apr 2003 -- President Bush says the liberation of Iraq makes the world a more peaceful place. He spoke after attending Easter services at an army base not far from his Texas ranch.

United Nations

• UN humanitarian effort in Iraq picks up pace as security gradually improves UN News Centre 20 Apr 2003 -- The first major new United Nations food convoy to arrive in Baghdad entered the city today as the international relief effort picked up pace thanks to gradually improving security conditions.

Reconstruction Issues

• IRAQ-JORDAN: Over 1,000 people in "no man's land" IRIN 20 Apr 2003 -- More than 1,000 people fleeing from Iraq and seeking humanitarian assistance in Jordan are currently stuck in the "no man's land" area separating the two countries at the Al Karama border crossing.

Foreign Reactions

News Reports

• IRAQ / CHRISTIANS VOA 20 Apr 2003 -- Less than two weeks since the end of the war that ousted Saddam Hussein, thousands of Iraq's Shiite Muslims began a pilgrimage to the holy Islamic city of Karbala. Iraq's small Christian community celebrated a subdued Easter Sunday.