Tuesday, May 27, 2003
In CBS News: Iraq Crisis
UPDATED REPORT ON ATTACK AT AL FALLUJAH in CENTCOM: News Release
TWO ?IRAQI TOP 55? CAPTURED in CENTCOM: News Release
Ethnic tension divides Kirkuk in BBC: War in Iraq
West Bank Violence Ahead of Peace Talks: "Israeli troops shot and killed a 16-year-old Palestinian boy and critically injured two children, ages 7 and 9, during conflicts in the West Bank that erupted Tuesday as Israeli and Palestinian leaders moved toward talks on a new Mideast peace plan."
In Seattle Post-Intelligencer: War on Iraq
U.S. Said to Arrest Saddam Kin in Tikrit: "U.S. forces arrested a man they identified as Saddam Hussein's brother-in-law, a military spokeswoman said Tuesday. A newspaper reported the arrest but identified the same man as Saddam's son-in-law."
In Seattle Post-Intelligencer: War on Iraq
Officials Work to ID Plane Crash Remains: "Turkish and Spanish experts worked Tuesday to identify the charred remains of 75 people, mostly Spanish peacekeepers returning from Afghanistan, who were killed when their plane crashed into a remote Turkish mountain."
In Seattle Post-Intelligencer: War on Iraq
Iraq Firefight Leaves 4 Dead, 9 Injured: "Two U.S. soldiers and two unidentified attackers were killed and nine other American troops were wounded in a firefight Tuesday in the troubled town of Fallujah, a hotbed of support for Saddam Hussein's fallen Baath Party, the U.S. military said."
In Seattle Post-Intelligencer: War on Iraq