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• IRAQ /ARREST VOA 27 Apr 2003 -- Iraq's former chief liaison with U-N inspectors has turned himself over to U-S forces. His name was on the U-S list of most wanted associates of Saddam Hussein. U-S forces have detained the self-declared mayor of the capital.
• Coalition Forces Detain Self-Proclaimed Mayor of Baghdad AFPS 27 Apr 2003 -- Coalition forces detained Mohammed Muslim Al Zubaidi today near the Coalition Civil Military Coordination Center, according to U.S. Central Command officials.
• AL-ZUBAIDI DETAINED IN BAGHDAD CENTCOM 27 Apr 2003 -- Coalition forces detained Mohammed Mushin Al Zubaidi today at approximately 4 pm (Kuwaiti Time) while he was in the vicinity of the Coalition Civil Military Coordination Center, Baghdad. Al Zubaidi obstructed Coalition efforts to get Iraqis back to work and exercised authority he did not have.
• U.S. Captures Iraqi Disarmament Liaison Chief RFE/L 27 Apr 2003 -- The U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) says that U.S.-led forces are holding the former head of Iraq's National Monitoring Directorate, who figures on a list of 55 wanted Iraqis.
• SOLDIERS INJURED IN AMBUSH CENTCOM 27 Apr 2003 -- A group of U.S. Army Civil Affairs soldiers was ambushed while traveling in downtown Baghdad this morning at approximately 10 a.m.
• MARINES DELIVER EQUIPMENT, KEEP LOCAL SCHOOL OPERATING CENTCOM 27 Apr 2003 -- Marines from the 1st Force Service Support Group helped the Veterinarian Science Department at Al Qadisiya University in Ad Diwaniyah start their summer semester on time by moving desks Friday from the university campus to an off-campus animal laboratory.
• IRAQI NATIONAL MONITORING DIRECTOR UNDER COALITION CONTROL CENTCOM 27 Apr 2003 -- Husam Muhammad al-Yasin, the National Monitoring Director, is now under Coalition control.
• 1 SOLDIER KILLED, 1 INJURED IN BRADLEY FIGHTING VEHICLE ROLLOVERS CENTCOM 27 Apr 2003 -- One soldier was killed and one injured yesterday when their Bradley Fighting Vehicles rolled over at a Coalition checkpoint here.
• Coalition Forces Detain Self-Proclaimed "Mayor of Baghdad" Washington File 27 Apr 2003 -- Coalition forces have detained Mohammed Mushin Al-Zubaidi, the self-proclaimed "mayor of Baghdad," according to a news release issued by the United States Central Command (CENTCOM) April 27.
• Information Warriors on USS Tarawa Win Hearts, Minds in Iraq Navy NewStand 27 Apr 2003 -- Imagine you're an Iraqi soldier with limited resources and confronted with the military of a super power.
• CJTF-HOA Commander meets with Ethiopian and Kenyan officials USMC News 27 Apr 2003 -- Captain Edward R. Fergus is the Air Officer for Battalion Landing Team 1/8, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable), and is currently deployed in Mosul, Iraq. This is his first-hand account of a rescue mission that he and 11 other Marines of BLT 1/8 conducted April 22, 2003 to retrieve a downed CH-46E in Northern Iraq following a mechanical failure on that aircraft.
• 26th MEU (SOC) Marines recover downed CH-46E in Northern Iraq USMC News 27 Apr 2003 -- This Marine camp would be a relatively quiet place if not for the 24-hour a day construction noise coming from the airfield. But, what may be annoying to some, will eventually be a blessing to all.
• "Dirt Sailors" aid Marine missions USMC News 27 Apr 2003 -- This Marine camp would be a relatively quiet place if not for the 24-hour a day construction noise coming from the airfield. But, what may be annoying to some, will eventually be a blessing to all. The work is being done by Task Force Charlie, made up of Navy Seabees, are they work to improve the quality of life for the Marines of Task Force Tarawa.
• 2/8 Echo keeps the streets of Al Kut safe USMC News 27 Apr 2003 -- The day for E Company, 2nd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment began as it has for the past few days here. The Marines on foot patrols, keeping the streets of Al Kut safe. The warriors go on numerous daily patrols to show a presence, which also gives them time to interact with the local residents.

Deployments

US Policy

• Study Needed Before Force 'Footprint' Changes in Gulf AFPS 27 Apr 2003 -- The footprint of U.S. forces in the Persian Gulf region will change in the coming months, but it is too soon to say how, defense leaders said following meetings with leaders of the United Arab Emirates today.

United Nations

• UN moves to assume key role coordinating relief effort in Iraq UN News Centre 27 Apr 2003 -- The United Nations is preparing to assume a central role coordinating international efforts aimed at providing aid to war-ravaged Iraq, a spokesman for the world body said today.

Reconstruction Issues

• IRAQ / ISLAM / GOVERNMENT VOA 27 Apr 2003 -- Shia Muslims make up 60-percent of Iraq's population, a fact that has sparked debate over whether a future democratic government there will be an Islamic theocracy.

Foreign Reactions

News Reports

• IRAQ/AL QAIDA VOA 27 Apr 2003 -- A British newspaper alleges that it has uncovered documentation in Baghdad showing that Iraq made low-level contact with Osama bin Laden's al Qaida terrorist network in 1998.
• IRAQ / WOMEN VOA 27 Apr 2003 -- U-S and Iraqi leaders continue their meetings aimed at mapping out the country's short-term political future. Women are starting to wonder where they will fit.