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War Recap

Aired April 17, 2003 - 05:41   ET

THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT. THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED.


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CAROL COSTELLO, CNN ANCHOR: In the war in Iraq, it's been a day of some important arrivals.
Our Miles O'Brien has details for you.

(BEGIN VIDEOTAPE)

MILES O'BRIEN, CNN CORRESPONDENT (voice-over): 8:04 a.m., CNN's Mike Boettcher reports from Baghdad about 120 U.S.-trained Iraqi soldiers called the Free Iraqi Force entered the city this morning. The FIF, armed with AK-47s, is patrolling Baghdad and other Iraqi cities to help restore security.

8:07 a.m., Central Command confirms General Tommy Franks, commander of coalition forces, is in Baghdad today.

10:36 a.m., seven U.S. soldiers held as Iraqi prisoners of war left Kuwait City bound for Germany, according to U.S. Central Command. The six men and one woman have been resting and undergoing medical checks in Kuwait since their dramatic rescue Sunday.

12:01 p.m., 8:01 p.m. in Baghdad, CNN's Jim Clancy reports electricity and phone service still are out in Baghdad. Red Cross officials say their first priority is the safe delivery of fuel and medical supplies to hospitals.

1:24 p.m., the Pentagon says as military operations move into a support phase in Iraq, coalition command headquarters will probably move from Qatar to a site within Iraq.

2:01 p.m., CNN's Christiane Amanpour reports there is an eerie uneasiness in Baghdad because Iraqis want to know when they are going to be able to lay Saddam Hussein's ghost to rest. She says security, water, electricity and medicine are the top concerns of still nervous residents of the Iraqi capital.

2:10 p.m., the Pentagon's comptroller says the cost of the war with Iraq so far is about $20 billion. The cost of ongoing operations expected to be about $2 billion per month.

(END VIDEOTAPE)

COSTELLO: All right. Thank you, Miles.

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Aired April 17, 2003 - 05:41   ET
THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT. THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED.
CAROL COSTELLO, CNN ANCHOR: In the war in Iraq, it's been a day of some important arrivals.
Our Miles O'Brien has details for you.

(BEGIN VIDEOTAPE)

MILES O'BRIEN, CNN CORRESPONDENT (voice-over): 8:04 a.m., CNN's Mike Boettcher reports from Baghdad about 120 U.S.-trained Iraqi soldiers called the Free Iraqi Force entered the city this morning. The FIF, armed with AK-47s, is patrolling Baghdad and other Iraqi cities to help restore security.

8:07 a.m., Central Command confirms General Tommy Franks, commander of coalition forces, is in Baghdad today.

10:36 a.m., seven U.S. soldiers held as Iraqi prisoners of war left Kuwait City bound for Germany, according to U.S. Central Command. The six men and one woman have been resting and undergoing medical checks in Kuwait since their dramatic rescue Sunday.

12:01 p.m., 8:01 p.m. in Baghdad, CNN's Jim Clancy reports electricity and phone service still are out in Baghdad. Red Cross officials say their first priority is the safe delivery of fuel and medical supplies to hospitals.

1:24 p.m., the Pentagon says as military operations move into a support phase in Iraq, coalition command headquarters will probably move from Qatar to a site within Iraq.

2:01 p.m., CNN's Christiane Amanpour reports there is an eerie uneasiness in Baghdad because Iraqis want to know when they are going to be able to lay Saddam Hussein's ghost to rest. She says security, water, electricity and medicine are the top concerns of still nervous residents of the Iraqi capital.

2:10 p.m., the Pentagon's comptroller says the cost of the war with Iraq so far is about $20 billion. The cost of ongoing operations expected to be about $2 billion per month.

(END VIDEOTAPE)

COSTELLO: All right. Thank you, Miles.

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