IRAQ-CONFLICT: US troops reportedly kill seven civilians at roadblock

US troops killed seven Iraqi civilians, including three children, at a roadblock southeast of Baghdad, ABC news reported today.

IRAQ-CONFLICT: US spokesman denies Iraq’s recapture of airport

US Navy Captain Frank Thorp vehemently denied the reported recapture of the Saddam International Airport by Iraqi forces and insisted that US troops were still in control of the airport.

IRAQ-CONFLICT: Iraqi minister confirms expelling US troops from Saddam

Iraqi information Minister Mohammed Saeed al-Sahaf has confirmed that the US troops were expelled from Saddam International Airport.

IRAQ-CONFLICT: US troops get more logistical supplies from Turkey

Some 28 Turkish trucks carrying military and other logistical supplies for the US troops stationed in northern Iraq have been seen passing the Turkish city of Adana and heading towards northern Iraq, the Arabic Al Jazeera TV channel reported.

IRAQ-CONFLICT: Conflicting reports on capture of Baghdad airport

Vanguard units of the US troops are controlling some 80 percent of the territory of the Saddam International Airport, near Baghdad, Al Jazeera satellite TV channel reported on Friday.

IRAQ-CONFLICT: Saddam urges Wasset tribes to resist oinvaders"

Iraqi President Saddam Hussein assured his people that - Baghdad would stand steadfast against invaders."

IRAQ-CONFLICT: Saddam Hussein is alive and well, says Iraqi foreign minister

Iraqi Foreign Minister Naji Sabri in a radio interview to BBC today said that Iraqi President Saddam Hussein was alive, but refused to say whether he had seen the Iraqi president.

MIDDLE EAST: Two Israeli soldiers killed near Rafah

Al Quds Brigades, the military wing of Islamic Jihad Movement, announced that two Israeli soldiers were killed near Muraj settlement, north of Rafah city, south of Gaza Strip when a militant of Al Quds Brigades attacked an Israeli patrol last night.

IRAQ-CONFLICT: US forces control part of Baghdad airport, 300 Iraqis dead in

US infantry occupied part of Baghdad's airport Friday and sealed the entrance closest to the capital, fighting to seize a strategic prize as coalition forces converged on President Saddam Hussein's seat of power.

MIDDLE EAST: Israeli army enters Gaza Strip refugee camp

More than 20 Israeli tanks and armored vehicles and bulldozers backed by Apache attack helicopters entered this morning jinni city, north of the West Bank and An-Nuseirat refugee camp in the central Gaza Strip.

IRAQ-CONFLICT: US-British troops come under attack in Al Kut

The Iraqi armed forces have launched a violent attack against the US Marines in Al Kut city, 60 km southeast of the capital, Baghdad.

MIDDLE EAST: Six Palestinians killed in raids

Israeli troops backed by tanks, attack helicopters and bulldozers raided a Palestinian refugee camp early Thursday, exchanging fire with gunmen that killed at least four people, witnesses said. Two others died in the West Bank.

IRAQ-CONFLICT: Defenses reinforced around Baghdad as US troops near

Iraq moved reinforcements to defend Baghdad today as US troops advance to Baghdad, reportedly 30 km from the capital city, after bombing two divisions of the elite Republican Guard.

TURKEY: Minor explosions in front of British consulate and a parcel company

Assailants hurled a bomb early today at the British consulate in Istanbul, causing some damage but no injuries, police said.

TURKEY: Minor explosions in front of British consulate and a parcel company

Assailants hurled a bomb early today at the British consulate in Istanbul, causing some damage but no injuries, police said.

IRAQ-CONFLICT: Britain admits failure of a northern operation

British special forces were discovered near the northern Iraqi city of Mosul and forced to withdraw rapidly by helicopter, abandoning their equipment, ‘The Daily Telegraph' reported Thursday.

IRAQ-CONFLICT: Iraqis in Scandinavia want to go home to fight invaders

More than 1,000 Iraqis living in Scandinavia have reportedly applied to the Iraqi embassy in Stockholm for help to return home to fight the US-led coalition's invasion of their country, Deutsche Presse Agentur (DPA) quoted press reports as saying.

IRAQ-CONFLICT: US military spokesman says forces edging closer to Baghdad

A spokesman of the US forces in the US Centcom headquarters in As Sayliya, Qatar, told Qatar News Agency (QNA) that the coalition forces advancing towards the airport of the Iraqi capital Baghdad from the southern-western side have indeed edged closer to the airfield.

MIDDLE EAST: Two Palestinians killed in West Bank

Israeli soldiers shot and killed two Palestinians in the northern West Bank early this morning.

IRAQ-CONFLICT: Amnesty International denounce US use of cluster bombs

Amnesty International has denounced use by the US troops in Iraq of cluster bombs and asked Washington to publicly pledge not to use such bombs.

IRAQ-CONFLICT: International official cautions against breakout of human

Rawhi Obeido, Information Advisor of the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF), praised United Arab Emirates (UAE) President Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan for his constant support for human causes and his emphasis on the importance of cultural interaction among the people of the world.