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Current Operations

• Transcript: DoD News Briefing - Secretary Rumsfeld and Gen. Myers 21 Apr 2003 -- "Operations continue throughout Iraq. Earlier today, the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit was engaged in a firefight on the Mosul airfield in the north. One Marine was wounded. The Marines returned fire, but the attackers escaped and we have no idea who they were. Also in the north, U.S. Special Forces discovered a very large weapons cache south of Kirkuk. This cache is in 40 different bunkers; it contains multiple rocket-launch rockets, artillery rounds, and other munitions, including, significantly, 50 SA-7s, the hand-held surface-to-air missile."
• POOL REPORT OF MR. GARNER'S TRIP TO BAGHDAD CENTCOM 21 Apr 2003
• POOL REPORT OF MR. GARNER'S TRIP TO BAGHDAD (PART 2 OF 2) CENTCOM 21 Apr 2003
• POOL REPORT OF MR. GARNER'S TRIP TO BAGHDAD (PART 3 OF 3) CENTCOM 21 Apr 2003

• U.S. FOURTH INFANTRY MOVES INTO IRAQ VOA 21 Apr 2003-- A week after Saddam's overthrow by coalition forces, the U.S. army's elite fourth infantry division is moving into Southern Iraq to serve as the main force for maintaining order in the region
• More Regime Captured, Army Takes Control of Baghdad AFPS 21 Apr 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.
• IRAQ/I-N-C VOA 21 Apr 2003 -- At least seven Iraqis on the U-S list of 55 most-wanted members of Saddam Hussein's government and inner power circle have been apprehended or have surrendered. Some of those who surrendered are using the opposition group, the Iraqi National Congress as an intermediary to the U-S military.
• EOD mission ends in "Ammo Alley" Army News 21 Apr 2003 -- A mission started a year ago in Afghanistan ended April 15 when Explosive Ordnance Disposal technicians destroyed two caches of ordnance in what has come to be called "Ammo Alley."
• MEMBER OF 'IRAQI TOP 55' IN COALITION CONTROL CENTCOM 21 Apr 2003 -- Muhammad Hazmaq al Zubaydi was taken into custody today by Coalition forces.
• 26th MEU (SOC) strives to bring stability to Mosul USMC News 21 Apr 2003 -- For the Marines and Sailors of the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable), this has been an exciting and challenging week.
• Battle For Hearts And Minds In Baghdad Far From Won RFE/L 21 Apr 2003 -- Although U.S and British soldiers have won the military battle in Iraq, they have a long way to go to convince Iraqis that their "liberation" will lead to a better life than what they had under Saddam Hussein, RFE/RL reports.
• F-117 pilots receive Distinguished Flying Cross for first strike mission ACCNS 21 Apr 2003 -- Two F-117A Nighthawk pilots from the 379th Air Expeditionary Wing at a forward-deployed desert air base in the Middle East were awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross recently for extraordinary achievement while flying in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom.
• Some 'doctors' still make house calls AFPN 21 Apr 2003 -- Have mat, will travel. That is the newly adopted creed of the 332nd Expeditionary Medical Group's three-person physical therapy team at a forward-deployed location in Southwest Asia.

Deployments

• Special Boat Team Warriors Return From Iraq Navy NewStand 21 Apr 2003 -- Naval Special Warfare warriors returned home April 18 after playing a vital role in Operations Iraqi Freedom (OIF) and Enduring Freedom (OEF) and the War on Terrorism (WOT).
• Deployed chaplains: Faith on front lines AFPN 21 Apr 2003 -- Since the onset of Operation Iraqi Freedom, Air Mobility Command chaplains have deployed alongside thousands of Air Force people.
• Air Force, Central Command set war trophy policy AFPN 21 Apr 2003 -- Servicemembers deployed supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom may be tempted to bring home souvenirs of their war experience, but Air Force legal officials are urging them to think twice.

US Policy

• Rumsfeld Says U.S. Not Seeking Permanent Military Bases in Iraq Washington File 21 Apr 2003 -- Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld dismissed as "inaccurate and unfortunate" any suggestion that the United States seeks a permanent military presence in Iraq, noting that there has been "zero discussion" on that among senior Bush administration officials.
• Rumsfeld Rejects Report U.S. Seeks Long Military Presence RFE/L 21 Apr 2003 -- U.S. Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld is denying a media report that the United States plans to have a long-term military presence in Iraq.
• U.S. Not Asking for Long-term Iraqi Bases AFPS 21 Apr 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.
• PENTAGON / IRAQ VOA 21 Apr 2003 -- Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld says the United States is not considering any long-term military presence in Iraq.
• CONGRESS / IRAQ AID VOA 21 Apr 2003 -- A key U-S lawmaker says the United States will have to deploy more troops in Iraq to provide the security necessary to begin crucial relief and reconstruction efforts.
• EDITORIAL: IRAQI LEADERS WILL BE ACCOUNTABLE VOA 21 Apr 2003 -- U.S.-led coalition forces have taken into custody several former officials of Saddam Hussein's regime. They include Jamal Mustafa [MUH-stah-fah] Abdallah Sultan, deputy head of tribal affairs and the only surviving son-in-law of Saddam Hussein. Another is Humam Abd al-Khaliq [hah-LECK] Abd al-Ghafar [GUH-far], the former Iraqi minister of higher education and scientific research. In addition, science adviser Lieutenant General Amer [AH-mare] al-Saadi and the ousted president's half brother Watban [WAT-bahn] Ibrahim Hasan [HA-san] have been arrested. Hasan once served as Iraq's interior minister. They and many others will be held to account for the suffering they inflicted on the Iraqi people.

United Nations

• UN weapons inspector Blix to meet Security Council for first time since Iraq war UN News Centre 21 Apr 2003 -- Top United Nations weapons inspector Hans Blix is scheduled to address the Security Council tomorrow for the first time since the eve of hostilities in Iraq as Council members joust over what the UN's post-war role should be.
• UN relief agencies laud dedication of Iraqi health workers UN News Centre 21 Apr 2003 -- United Nations relief agencies today praised the Iraqi doctors, nurses and support staff who have kept services running despite the destruction and looting, but they also underscored the enormity of the tasks ahead in repairing the national infrastructure and feeding the population.
• Annan hopeful fate of missing Kuwaitis will be resolved following Iraq conflict UN News Centre 21 Apr 2003 -- United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan voices hope in a new report to the Security Council that the fate of Kuwaiti and third-country nationals missing since Iraq's invasion of Kuwait in 1990 will now be solved quickly after the end of the current conflict in Iraq.
• Sanctions Tied Up In 12-Year Web Of UN Resolutions RFE/L 21 Apr 2003 -- The U.S. call for the lifting of Iraqi sanctions has helped focus the debate on Iraq's future back on the UN Security Council.

Reconstruction Issues

• U.S. Names Head of Iraq Agriculture Reconstruction Efforts Washington File 21 Apr 2003 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has named a Washington-based agribusinessman to head the department's agriculture reconstruction efforts in Iraq.
• IRAQ / GARNER VOA 21 Apr 2003 -- The retired U-S general responsible for Iraq's post-war reconstruction has arrived in Baghdad. The general's first priority is to help restore essential services throughout the country as quickly as possible.
• U.S. Administrator Arrives In Baghdad RFE/L 21 Apr 2003 -- Retired U.S. Army General Jay Garner arrived today in Baghdad to start work as the U.S.-backed postwar administrator for Iraq.
• IRAQ: Schools reopen in the south IRIN 21 Apr 2003 -- Schools have begun reopening in southern Iraq for the first time in over a month.
• IRAQ: NGOs form coordination committee in Baghdad IRIN 21 Apr 2003 -- A total of 18 international NGOs based in the Iraqi capital, Baghdad, have joined together to coordinate their assistance efforts.
• IRAQ: First food delivery about to reach Kirkuk IRIN 21 Apr 2003 -- The World Food Programme (WFP) has announced that its first food delivery to the northern city of Kirkuk is set to arrive within days.

Foreign Reactions

News Reports

• IRAQ DEMOCRACY VOA 21 Apr 2003 -- To further understand the opinions of scholars in Kuwait in regards to post-war Iraq, Voice of America's William Chien meets Shafiq Ghabra, the president of the American University in Kuwait.
• NORTHEAST/IRAQI AMERICANS REACT VOA 21 Apr 2003 -- In the Northeastern State of New Jersey, home to some 120,000 Arab-Americans, heated conversations about the U-S war with Iraq can be heard in the storefront cafes and along the main streets. Relief over the demise of Saddam Hussein's regime seems clear. But what lies beneath the surface is the struggle of some Iraqi-Americans, who are trying to reconcile the personal costs of war.
• CHINESE IN IRAQ VOA 21 Apr 2003 -- During the brief war in Iraq, three scholars from China have stayed in Baghdad and continued their research.
• CHANGE FOR IRAQ VOA 21 Apr 2003-- Yesterday, a group of scholars from ten Arab countries converged at Kuwait University to discuss the future of post-war Iraq. Most believe that the future of Iraq can only be positive. Yet, last Friday, after prayers ended in most major Baghdad mosques, tens of thousands of Muslims poured into the streets and held the largest anti-American demonstration since the U.S. occupied the city.