US Troops Enter Saddam's Hometown in Final Combat in Iraq(20030414)Two Looters carry away a piece of furniture from a presidential palace in Baghdad on April 12.(AFP) |  |
Petersburg summit calls for UN's central role in Iraq restoration(20030413)Russian President Vladimir Putin (C) answers journalists' questions, flanked by his French counterpart Jacques Chirac (L) and German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder (R), during a joint press conference in St. Petersburg, Russia April 11, 2003. They started a two-day tripartite summit Friday to discuss issues on the reconstruction of post-war Iraq. (Xinhua) |  |
US Military Issues List of 55 Most-wanted Iraqi Officials in form of Playing Cards(20030413)Brigadier General Vincent Brooks, an officer of the US Central Command, displays sample playing cards with images of 55 most-wanted high-ranking Iraqi officials listed by the US side at a press conference in the as-Saliyah military base near the Qatari capital of Doha April 11, 2003. (Xinhua) |  |
Looting, Anarchy Grip Baghdad (20030411)An Iraqi leaves a bank with stacks of bank notes robbed in his arms.The looters, many from the impoverished Shiite neighborhoods, stormed into luxury villas abandoned by high-ranking Iraqi leaders to steal everything that could be moved.(Xinhua) |  |
11-year-old Iraqi Boy's Fate(20030411)An 11-year-old Iraqi boy is treated in a hospital in Kuwait City April 9. The boy was sent to Kuwait on Tuesday after he was wounded during a US air raid near the Iraqi capital of Baghdad. He is believed to be the second Iraqi refugee accepted by Kuwait. (Xinhua) |  |
Turkey Intensifies Military Deployment in Border Area(20030411)A Turkish armored car is parked beside a highway in Mardin bordering on Iraq April 9, 2003. Since the outbreak of US war on Iraq on March 20, Turkey has intensified its military deployment in the border area to cope with possible sudden incidents. (Xinhua) |  |
Bush, Blair Send TV Messages to Iraqis(20030411)US President George W. Bush and British Prime Minister Tony Blair on Thursday sent a broadcast message to Iraqis through a new TV service launched into the war-torn country, telling the local people that their country would "soon be free." |  |
Saddam Loses Control in Baghdad (20030410)Iraq's Saddam regime completely loses control over Baghdad on April 9. Foreign TV footage shows that a bronze statue of Saddam in Baghdad's Al-Fardus (paradise) Square is polled down. This marks the fact that the rule Saddam's dictatorship has collapsed.(Xinhua) |  |
Mourning for the Deaths of Journalists(20030410)A journalist cries at a press conference held by Al-Jazeera television station at it's headquarters in Doha, Qatar April 8, 2003 when he was told that his counterpart died during the US attack on Iraq. Al-Jazeera TV channel reported Tuesday that its office in Baghdad was bombed in the latest US air raid, with one wounded and one missing. Another two foreign journalists also died in the raid. (Xinhua) |  |
Mourning for the Deaths of Journalists(20030410)Al-Jazeera television station holds a press conference at its headquarters in Doha, Qatar April 8, 2003 to condemn US military attack on Iraq. Al-Jazeera TV channel reported Tuesday that its office in Baghdad was bombed in the latest US air raid, with one wounded and one missing. Another two foreign journalists also died in the raid. (Xinhua) |  |
