Topic: W A R - on March 22, 2003 at 12:09:47 AM CET
Iraqi Commander Surrenders to Marines, U.S. Military Says
CAMP DOHA, KUWAIT, MARCH 21 - The commander of Iraq's 51st division and his top deputy surrendered to United States Marine forces today, according to American military officials.
It was the first time that the commander of an Iraqi division has surrendered to allied forces. The 51st is a Regular Army unit that was deployed in southern Iraq directly in the path of the allied invasion.
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Topic: Terror - on March 21, 2003 at 11:26:38 PM CET
Loss of control in the Middle East; Explosion at U.S. embassy compound
Nearly 40,000 protestors have broken through police lines and held up traffic in downtown Cairo, Friday, hours before the shock and awe phase of Operation Iraqi Freedom was initiated.
On Friday, Egyptians cried in unison their support for Iraq and their resentment of Arab leaders as they set fire to trucks near the Egyptian TV and Broadcast building overlooking the Nile in downtown Cairo.
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