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April 2003
30 Apr • Bush to declare that war in Iraq is over
28 Apr • Single assailant injures 4 US troops in Baghdad ambush: report
26 Apr • Captured Iraqi leaders may face criminal charges: US • Iraq's ex spy chief associated with a 1993 plot to kill Bush's father in US custody
25 Apr • Bush raises possibility that Iraq's banned weapons were destroyed • Iraq's former deputy premier Tareq Aziz in US custody • France welcomes 'marked progress' on nuclear issue, human rights in Iran
24 Apr • US confident of finding alleged Iraqi WMDs, but critics unsure • Annan wants UN resolution fulfilled before lifting Iraqi sanctions • US would leave Iraq after democracy established: Chalabi
23 Apr • France calls for immediate suspension of UN sanctions on Iraq
21 Apr • Bush 'confident' Syria listening to US concerns on Iraq
20 Apr • US to proclaim Iraq victory in next few days: Australian FM • US wants UN sanctions lifted in phases: report • Seven American former POWs arrive home from Iraq
19 Apr • Critics slam presence of controversial speaker at Pentagon's Good Friday prayers
18 Apr • US sends FBI agents to Baghdad to recover priceless artifacts • Rumsfeld insists US dictate rebuilding of Iraq • EU rejects US call to lift bans on Iraq without guarantee of central role for UN
17 Apr • US aide believes Saddam is dead • Bush urges UN to lift economic sanctions on Iraq
16 Apr • US scales back rhetoric on Syria as Iraqi pipeline shut down • Bush, Chirac hold first conversation since start of Iraq war • US shuts oil pipeline running from Iraq to Syria • No US plans to attack Syria, Iran: Powell • Bush says victory 'certain' in Iraq, but warns of more difficult work
15 Apr • World Bank to send rebuilding assessment team to Iraq as soon as it's safe there • US may impose sanctions on Syria for alleged support of Saddam's regime: Powell
14 Apr • US troops working towards interim authority with Kirkuk residents • Bush warns Syria not to harbour fleeing Iraqi leaders
13 Apr • 3 Malaysian journalists kidnapped in Iraq released • Syria says US accusations that Damascus is helping Iraq are baseless
12 Apr • Singapore offers SAF medical team to help in reconstruction of Iraq • Bush to declare victory in Iraq only on general's advice • Widespread looting in Iraq is 'untidiness' and a transitional phase: Rumsfeld
11 Apr • US troops move in on key northern Iraqi cities; Baghdad faces civil disorder
10 Apr • Bush, Blair assure Iraqis they will control their own future • Palestinian gunmen kill two soldiers in West Bank • UK press rejoices at the fall of Baghdad but PM Blair warns war is not over yet • US not declaring victory in Iraq yet, warns of more 'dangerous' days • France and Britain call for humanitarian aid in postwar Iraq • Iraqis celebrate as Saddam's rule collapses in Baghdad
9 Apr • Bush, Cheney pleased with war's progress but remain cautious of great danger ahead • Debate continues in US over who should rule post-war Iraq • Unanswered questions remain over UN role in post-war Iraq • Bush, Blair back UN role for post-war Iraq reconstruction • Israeli air strike kills Hamas leader, 6 other Palestinians
8 Apr • Bush hails a new beginning in Iraq even as Saddam's fate remains unclear • Bush and Blair cautious over Iraq war developments • US to send team to Iraq to plan interim authority • US assures Russia 'no harm intended' if US troops had indeed shot Russian convoy
6 Apr • Jordan faces difficult questions about war in Iraq • US says American military deaths in Iraq war rise to 80 • Anti-Bush rallies continue in war's second week • 'Liberation' of Iraq is near, says Bush
5 Apr • US war toll rises to 75 with inclusion of ambushed troops • US allows quarantines as suspected SARS cases hit 115
4 Apr • US Congress bans France, Germany, Russia, Syria from rebuilding Iraq • Seven in 10 Americans back Bush, war on Iraq: poll • Coalition forces might isolate, not storm Baghdad: US military • No chance for deal that keeps Saddam in power: Rumsfeld
2 Apr • US forces smash through to within 30km of Iraqi capital Baghdad • Iranians divided over US-led war against Iraq • Muslim Americans express mixed feelings to US-led war in Iraq • American woman POW rescued in Iraq: US general
1 Apr • Despite possibility of a protracted war, US is making plans for Iraq's reconstruction • Bush pledges Saddam's regime will be toppled by ongoing military action • Bush confident allied forces moving ever closer to victory

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