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War Recap

Aired April 07, 2003 - 12:48   ET

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

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


WOLF BLITZER, CNN ANCHOR: Now let's get a recap of some of the other late-breaking developments in the war in Iraq.
(BEGIN VIDEOTAPE)

HEIDI COLLINS, CNN ANCHOR (voice-over): 2:58 a.m., live pictures from the northern city of Mosul show huge fires and explosions from a burning ammunitions dump. CNN's Jane Arraf reports later that U.S. forces are trying to dislodge Iraqi fighters between Mosul and Kirkuk.

3:17 a.m., Associated Press quotes a British officer who says the body of Ali Hassan al-Majeed has been found is Basra. Al-Majeed, Saddam Hussein's cousin, was known as Chemical Ali because of his use of chemical weapons against Iraqi Kurds in 1988.

5:02 a.m., CNN's Walter Rodgers reports U.S. Army sources tell him an Iraqi missile hit the Tactical Operations Center for the 2nd Brigade 3rd Infantry resulting in casualties.

6:45 a.m. President Bush departs the White House to travel to Northern Ireland for a summit meeting with his coalition partner, British Prime Minister Tony Blair.

7:20 a.m., U.S. Central Command says even though U.S. forces have taken over one of Saddam Hussein's presidential palaces, they're not hunting for any particular individual. Instead, says Brigadier General Vincent Brooks, the coalition is focused on the regime. Brooks also says he cannot confirm the death of Ali Hassan al-Majeed.

9:17 a.m., Martin Savidge, traveling with the 7th Marines, shows video of U.S. Marines searching the Iraqi Atomic Energy Commission headquarters near Baghdad. The scientific team will analyze the substances found in laboratories there.

(END VIDEOTAPE)

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Aired April 7, 2003 - 12:48   ET
THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT. THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED.
WOLF BLITZER, CNN ANCHOR: Now let's get a recap of some of the other late-breaking developments in the war in Iraq.
(BEGIN VIDEOTAPE)

HEIDI COLLINS, CNN ANCHOR (voice-over): 2:58 a.m., live pictures from the northern city of Mosul show huge fires and explosions from a burning ammunitions dump. CNN's Jane Arraf reports later that U.S. forces are trying to dislodge Iraqi fighters between Mosul and Kirkuk.

3:17 a.m., Associated Press quotes a British officer who says the body of Ali Hassan al-Majeed has been found is Basra. Al-Majeed, Saddam Hussein's cousin, was known as Chemical Ali because of his use of chemical weapons against Iraqi Kurds in 1988.

5:02 a.m., CNN's Walter Rodgers reports U.S. Army sources tell him an Iraqi missile hit the Tactical Operations Center for the 2nd Brigade 3rd Infantry resulting in casualties.

6:45 a.m. President Bush departs the White House to travel to Northern Ireland for a summit meeting with his coalition partner, British Prime Minister Tony Blair.

7:20 a.m., U.S. Central Command says even though U.S. forces have taken over one of Saddam Hussein's presidential palaces, they're not hunting for any particular individual. Instead, says Brigadier General Vincent Brooks, the coalition is focused on the regime. Brooks also says he cannot confirm the death of Ali Hassan al-Majeed.

9:17 a.m., Martin Savidge, traveling with the 7th Marines, shows video of U.S. Marines searching the Iraqi Atomic Energy Commission headquarters near Baghdad. The scientific team will analyze the substances found in laboratories there.

(END VIDEOTAPE)

TO ORDER A VIDEO OF THIS TRANSCRIPT, PLEASE CALL 800-CNN-NEWS OR USE OUR SECURE ONLINE ORDER FORM LOCATED AT www.fdch.com